Independents

Another highlight of our recent trip to Switzerland was a great visit with Vianney Halter. After saying hello, we began our tour on the ground floor, which is filled with wonderful things: Vianney peers out from what I presume was a display stand for his ...  

Long story, but I will post next week. Another excellent factory visit post, bringing us the men, machine and methods behind these independents legends. Best, Horo

Can't wait to hear your "long story..." Bring it on! Best, Gary

But it's more a personal journey to a VH, and also my take on the different QPs I have, from a usage and user interface point of view. Best Horo

...making order out of chaos and what an order... Thank you so much for this wonderful pictorial that gave me senasation about Janvier SA Sincerely Damjan This message has been edited by Ares501 on 2011-01-30 02:29:01

Vianney's atelier is unlike any other place I have visited -- a playground of the mind where very beautiful things are also created. I hope that you will see it for yourself someday! Best, Gary

thanks for sharing J

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I find the surroundings very fitting to how I imagine Halter to operate. The attic is way cool too! Thanks Andreas

The attic is a real treat, and completely in line with the rest of Vianney's operation. Best, Gary

Order from disorder. Detailed perfection from grand chaos. Hoarding of past mega horological works (such as church tower clocks) as inspiration for wrist-sized micro-mechanical marvels. Boot-strapping of antiquated machines by the "mad" genius to make mod... 

...who first pointed out the "ordered beauty from chaos" theme in this visit. So true! I'm pleased to be able to chronicle these wonderful times with friends! Best, Gary

When you see these pics, the aesthetic of the watches start to make a little more sense. To my eye the workshop has more than a little of the feel of a 'mad professor' about it. Thanks for sharing. You certainly have been visiting some interesting places ... 

To see the tidy order at PSM, the artisan clutter of Dufour, the bustling professionalism at Kari's and the zany surroundings at Vianney's all in a few days was almost overwhelming. Not to mention that we also got to see the high-end scale operation at VC... 

for a new slide-show about the Classic Janvier. I will be getting my own now very (!) soon. Regards, amerix