Prescher

Check out Don Corson's reports of the Independents at Basel and Geneva 2008! Speake-Marin Take an intimate tour of Peter Speake-Marin’s workshop, guided by his wife Daniela. From hand-finished tourbillons to maki-e dials crafted by Japanese masters, this

I def can see a thomas Prescher vibe going on! I would be very interested to see when this artists next piece will be! I hope he also makes a triple axis tourbillion :p What I especially like about this watch is how much symbolism and meaning there is beh

Very interesting story, too. The company (founded in 2002 by one man with marketing experience from TAG Heuer) developed, with the help of Thomas Prescher, "the first watch capable of displaying half-hour time zones (as in Nepal, for instance) and Dayligh

While indie watches usually have..... let's just say bismal.... resale valye, they create something truly spectacular that I believe goes much better with the direction that the entire watchmaking industry is heading towards, which is creating works of ar

Containing an original Zenith Cal 135, but with a new case, dial, and hands created by Thomas Prescher💪. I think it's one of the most beautiful watches which exists. Ownership and photo credit to doobooloo on IG.

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would shoes the Kati for quality , craftsmanship, esthetic and the man. Going off the ranch a bit look at Roger Smith as another true independent who follows George Daniels’ principles of everything possible made in-house. Note that Dufour used an off the

For me, independent watchmakers as much as independent brand is important. And at a time in their careers when they "benched" their own work, which I suspect the names on the doors of many of the independent brands don't actually do anymore themselves. Th

In your definition of "top notch" I think you should be thinking about "and or" versus solely "and" in many cases as while it could be argued that some indies bring to the table "superb finishing" and "a reputation for remarkable timepieces" some clearly

I just finished reading about Harrison's marine watches and the significance of his H4. The H4 was such an advance in horology that it did change watchmaking for all time. I reflected on my visit to the Patek Phillipe Museum several years ago. When I visi