Independents

I know, I know... But I just want some help to evaluate the relative merits of these two regarding: 1) reliability of the movement & complications (in particular, the deadbeat seconds and foudroyant of the Habring) 2) quality of the finishing & details of... 

...that being Habring. I own two of their pieces, including a Chrono and a "first gen" dead seconds. My observations: 1. Both of my watches run great and keep excellent time. I can imagine that there would be some wear in the dead seconds mechanism over t... 

I own a time only and a foudroyante. They are both very sturdy watch, highly reliable and legible. The foudroyante has been my daily wearer for about 7 months now and I cannot fault it for time keeping or anything else. With 42 mm it is quite a big watch.... 

And i think it's different watch in character. Legibility is better in dornblueth because of the bigger dial and case size.

...42mm... I have a deadbeat seconds from Panerai (PAM80 Radiomir Independent) which hosts a Chezard movement. It has let me down already once, and I barely use it! That is why I was a little scared with the complication itself. Regarding the finishing it... 

Firstly, I think either one you go with, would be a great decision. Both Dornblueth and Habrings produce high quality watches at affordable prices. I only own the Habring dead seconds (their current in-house version as opposed to the Doxa version) since J... 

Thank you, sidneyc!

And never regretted it. But I still want a Dornblueth too (the Regulator in particular). My primary reasons for going with the Habrings were the lower costs, the customization options, and the variety of complications available, and those three reasons ke... 

...is not really an option for me, since I am fairly sure I would have trouble reading the hours... The complications are, in effect, the big temptation that the Habrings offer to me. I already own a deadbeat seconds (the PAM) and a foudroyante (a Graham)... 

You really can't go wrong here, as both produce interesting, limited timepieces which are extremely well executed. For me, the choice came down to wanting to work with Richard and Maria, wanting more customization options and preferring the design aesthet... 

A foudroyante is one of the most eye catching complications you can have. When I have my Graham chrono switched on I have a hard time taking my eyes off it!

I have been fortunate enough to own both a Dornbluth 99.2 and a Habring manual wind chrono with engraved carinthian bridges. On the movement side I am going to give the edge to Dornbluth. This is purely from a handmade aspect and the warm copper colored g... 

...new Regulator is the thing that made me "jump" onto Dornblueth's website! As a complication the Regulator is no good for me because of the poorer visibility of the hours, but the movement finishing and the overall quality looks fantastic.

Currently have the Habring2. Dornbluth was my first attempt at a 42mm watch. I really loved the classically styled dial and the craftsmanship of the movement was a sight. My Habring is the time only with Felsa and I actually asked that they tone the finis...