Black Forest

In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

Wonderful, your photos have made me feel like I was there. I was interested by your references to the clock and watch industry in the Black Forest area, and was especially intrigued to see the early M ax Bill model and the Junghans Mega 1 which must've be

Some weeks ago pkonos has presented his new Junghans timepiece and we discussed about the hometown of the brand and the museum landscape there. As mentioned in that thread there are two Junghans focused museums, the one in the manufacture proper and the U

With the Breguet 5207.

What a surprise. In Accra Beet root salad Guinea fowl

Don’t have nightmares )

The first time I saw a Breguet was at lunch in a hotel in the Black Forest. A stylishly dressed woman rose from the table next to ours and I immediately noticed what I later identified as a 39mm watch from the Classique line. Although I didn’t start out t

Is my favorite pass… Next week I have another road trip planned to the Black Forest in Germany and Grossglockner, very much looking forward to it!

Hanhart is one of those brands that are appreciated but whose notoriety does not go beyond the small circle of watchmaking enthusiasts. The situation could change, however, with the reissue of one of these emblematic models, the chronograph 417. The histo

We left home today with only a fuzzy idea of where to go - East - but where? We had chosen watch for the day - Mrs. C's beautiful little 17-jewel automatic day-date, just revived by yours truly. We turned onto the Admiral Baker Golf Course road, knowing w