Horological Meandering

Morten Linde – the ‘lead in the pencil’ at Linde Werdelin Design Studio – part 2 Previously on PuristSPro, we had articles about Danish Design click the link: home.watchprosite.com and Conversations with Morten Linde – part 1 click the link: home.watchpro...  

As a residential architect who has also worked in most construction trades, I agree with the method of designing and building. In my field many can draw or design, but they don't understand how it goes together in the field. When a designer has that conne... 

MTF...  

We're a little bit like hockey goalies. What was that line in Braveheart? "He wasn't right... in the head".

We get a great insight into Morten's thinking and influence. Having worked with a designer for my other business, it's always insightful to listen to designers because they view problems and ideas from other angles I'm not used to thinking about. I'm a fa... 

when a watch is being designed. I may have more material for a part 3. if needed. Regards, MTF

... to hear the designer talk about his design and evolution of the models and the brand. My father was an architect and my mother was always complaining to me that you should not live in the house designed by the architect but by the carpenter who knows ... 

Morten was that he had been a junior designer of my Bang & Olufsen hi-fi equipment. I bought the B&O stuff from Yamagiwa store in Akihabara, Tokyo back in 2000......seemed like millions of yen.....but I was a lonely tanshinfunin (working bachelor) and nee... 

... why I feel somewhat familiarity.... Tanshinfunin? Wow, that is once in the lifetime opportunity for you, I mean, to enjoy youth once again , and it was some kind of "it is meant to be" to interview him. Good work MTF! Ken

That Linde Werdelin recorded clicking noises from Leica cameras and door latches to get the perfect "click" when attaching the instruments to their watches. I love that kind of thoughtful, purposeful (to give adventurers an audible signal that they've sec... 

And really impressed upon me how thorough these guys are. I expect to own one of their pieces, one day.

...and then there's the Octopus Tattoo watch. That really resonates with me, because of my love of tattoos. Cheers, Daos

but hey! I'm only reporting the design aspect. if you build it....they will come........ MTF

. . . to lightening their cases, I wonder if Ettore Bugatti was an influence on Morten's perspective of design. Did he mention any other guiding lights?

but he did mention lightening the watch by removing material like with sports cars. Morten went through a Porsche phase in years gone by but now he has a large 4-WD probably more suited to the ice and snow of Denmark Regards, MTF

... because it is placed with water all around it, and in between big land masses as UK etc. Also we have no mountains, so basically very mild climate in general. So having a 4x4 is more if you really fancy it.. I got rid of my Jeep Grand Cherokee due to ... 

Hans, Thanks for your comments. I was acclimatised to cold when I lived in North Wales but for the last 5 years, I've been basking in 30 - 35 deg C Singapore so the shock of cold sleet and snow for 2 days and night was off-putting. They told me there was ... 

.. Copenhagen this year...? I believe we only had one week of Summer...., and I missed it as well.. ! But I agree. When I lived in Australia and mainly traveled in Oz + Asia, did I really feel the cold in Scandinavia when I had winter vacation in Denmark ...