I so regret not getting one while Beat was still at the company. I talked to him and even met him a few times and discussed about ideas. Put it off to get an other piece, thinking I could always get the Ochs. I know i still can, but I’m just less motivated without the experience with Beat.
The same happened to me. After a long time of exploring designs on my own, and ready to go for it I received the mail about Beat Leaving. It was a sad weekend. The project and the dream seemed over. Two days later, almost in a miracle, I found and got one offered unworn, by someone who bought it just for the joy of the design process with Beat, and which was not only almost exactly what I would have wished, but with a detail that made it even better. Beat was ( and is) great but Oechslin´s creation is Center Stage as well.