Independents

Was pondering this the other night and thought I would pose the question here. Forgive me if this has already been a prior topic of conversation. In essence, what I am curious to know, is if you ever have any concern about such things as repairability, ac... 

...before I bought a watch from an independent maker. Obviously, the more complex, proprietary parts or techniques the watch employs, the more likely it is that you will face challenges servicing it in the long term. However, I do think many Independents ...  

Thanks, Daos. Very thoughtful response. So many wonderful watched

you bring up all the question I also asking myself and : - should I get a piece all make in house which will lead to the service issue in the future - if not then am I buying because of the case and dial design as the movement is from the very standard on... 

I too have thought long and hard about such issues and came up with the same conclusions. For me the thought of owning such beautiful timepieces as well as becoming part of the history of the brand is a huge bonus.

It's not wisdom, my friend, just opinion. I don't know what the future will bring for any of us in terms of our watch collecting, and the challenges we may face. I do love the Independents though! Cheers, Daos

You've always got something cool on your wrist! Cheers, Daos

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I love the timepiece. It's mesmerizing to watch. Cheers, Daos

I chanced upon an Erwin Sattler jumping seconds watch by Richard Habring and fell in love with it. It s now on my wrist. Its actually modified from the Valjoux 7750 movement and Richard Habring is very proud of this watch as it actually won 3rd prize in s... 

hope all is OK .... and all the best in new year looking forward to see more posts of your great pieces in 2010 Best Damian

Hi Damien I've got another big piece the Panerai P9000 series L AT 44 mm Will post photos later. Meanwhile my Erwin Sattler.. No 09 ... This message has been edited by VPREGULATOR on 2009-12-28 00:22:24...  

Love the movement shot in particular! It does bring a smile... Cheers, Daos

Great watch BTW

Gosh - do you know how much the clock costs? It'll certainly break my bank.. I believe Erwin Sattler has plans to get a high profile watch critic to give his views on this watch. So watch the news.

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That's a great-looking timepiece in pictures! I'd love to see it in person. I really admire Richard, his work ethic, and beliefs about making dependable, well-functioning watches. Do you have any pictures of your new Erwin Sattler? Congrats on the purchas... 

Its a great piece - you should see the amount of work done through the back crystal. Lovely at 44mm . The pictures I have already posted.

for the watch and a clock? Glad to see you are back. Happy Holidays to you and family. Kong PS : Shot a few quick pics of Richard Mülle's Regulateur Classica Secunda when he was here recently, show us more of yours when have time. home.watchprosite.com

Hello Kong There was this clock with the same number serial number 09 but its price was way too high and being only a month runner I gave up the idea.. My current regulator by Karl Sartori runs for 3 months and has a similar Invar pendulum. Not bad for a ... 

Hi VPRegulator Not sure how is the response here but I do wish the pricing to be more attractive. Understand it is promising in HK. Last round when Richard was here, he mentioned he had installed the Opus Temporis (Perpetual Calendar with Striking mechani... 

Karl Sartori - He's the highly respected German mathematician and clock maker. Just locate my friend Gerhard Enzi (another authority on precision regulators in Austria) and he will give you all the info you ever need.

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HI I have thought long and hard about this topic - have discussed it with collectors on a few different continents - these are my views on buying from independants.... It depends. Do you know a watchmaker (local) who can service complex movements - can fa... 

Appreciate hearing your perspective. Makes sense to me.

Thank you for your thoughts. I found them very enlightening, and think it will be interesting to see what happens to watches made from the new, high tech materials you bring up in your post. Cheers, Daos

there were only two companies in Europe which could manufacture CDs - now everybody can burn them on the home computer. This trickling down of technology could happen with Silicium parts as well, so the issue of replacement parts becomes almost a non-brai... 

But, the widespread use of the CD was much greater at its "birth" than the use of silicium or silicon or other for watches......I agree that at some point, everything is replaceable, for a price. The CD has been out for twenty years plus??? So, maybe in t...