Independents

A visit to Angular Momentum - Manu Propria by Don Corson, May 2012 Seeing the inventiveness and production of Angular Momentum - Manu Propria it is hard to believe that this really is a one man shop... all the work of Mr. Martin Pauli. As the name says, t...  

Angular Momentum - Manu Propria: The Crafts In the first installment we have seen some of Martins equipment for doing Urushi work. We will now continue with some of the other crafts that he has mastered. First a look at the jeweler’s bench and the p...  

Angular Momentum - Manu Propria: The Watches We have taken a look around Martin’s workshop and seen many of the crafts that he uses making his watches and cases. Martin makes what is known in French as the “habillage” of the watch, literally its clothing....  

A lot of hard work here. How does one see and buy these beauties? Best, Joe

I am not sure about small manufacturers being vertically integrated because I feel they can never truly master the art as a specialist can. So while it is admirable that Mr Pauli can make practically all of the external components himself, they don't seem... 

It was my very pleasure to welcome Don to my atelier, to show him around and to have an interesting conversation on watches in general. To respond to SJX's comment: When it comes to watch case making its obvious that hand made watch cases cannot compete w... 

Hello All, I have had the pleasure of having two custom watches created for me by Martin. The first featured a custom Lapis blue Japanese lacquered dial and a custom engraved movement by Jochen Benzinger. The second featured a design theme inspired by the... 

Yes a full automatic and otherwise reduced to the tiniest skills subdivided manufacturing can produce perfection in every detail. But at what price. Such work is perfect..., but cold. It does not have the human streak, humans are not perfect. Humans are w... 

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Thanks very much. I want several ... Cazalea

i have 2 AM's, simpler pieces, but i really like the dragon, in fact both of them. both of mine have ETA movements, would i be right in thinking that he no longer uses them or uses them only in the simpler pieces. great report and thanks again Don Graham

Known this brand for some time, but did not know they make their in house dials, very nice! Stefan

Thank you, man!

Best regards, Jack Freedman

Thanks for the detailed report, Don. I've looked at AM watches a lot on the web and they've never clicked, apart from the Urushi dials. Having said this, I've seen plenty of watches that I loved on the web and disliked in the flesh and vice versa, and I t... 

thats a coincidence as im on the AM website looking at their new stuff. i dont think i like the single boulle lug on the artisan pieces, but the advantage of a one man band is that he could, if you asked nicely, put one of the artisan dials in the more m... 

Thanks, Don. He is a real artisan.