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
Just adding this no glass 'montre à tact' concept watch by Japanese master watchmaker Hajime Asaoka. Just planned for the moment, not yet realised and the final watch might be slightly different. credit: hajime asaoka
Tact or tactful watches - ' montres à tact ' in French - are destined to remain polite and enable a discreet 'reading' of the time: this reading can be tactile , like in some of Breguet ’s pocket watches, or visual , like in Svend Andersen ’s 'montres à t
Hi All, I was just looking at the AHCI website and noticed a section called "Passive Members" that includes Soren Andersen, John McGonigle, Thomas Prescher, and Volker Vyskocil. Does these mean these firms are no longer trading? If that were the case, I'd
The Joker with the “suit strap” is amazing (so well though out to push the Concept further) but I’m less thrilled by the “pumpkin”. What’s the button of the Joker made in collaboration with Andersen? (Montre à tact? Minute repeater?...). Regarding Ludovic
Here are the names of watches they own - we could not agree on whether AHCI or not was important; if once independent now brand was important or not. Svend Andersen Soren Andersen Hajime Asaoka Felix Baumgartner Aaron Becsei Robert Bray Vincent Calabrese
Friends, This is report is overdue for a few weeks, but now here it is. One of my recent additions to my collection is the Vintage 45 Chronograph, Ref 2599. As it happens, the Vintage 45 Chrono, Ref 2599 was my second GP in my collection many years back.
Recently I had the chance to attend an exclusive event organised by the Breguet Boutique in Vienna which celebrated the 200 th Anniversary of both the landmark Congress of Vienna and the adjacent Battle of Waterloo , as seen from the perspective of the ke
Baselworld 2010: Svend Andersen By Don Corson Svend Andersen who together with Vincent Calabrese founded the AHCI 25 years ago keeps going strong. This years new watch is the Quotidiana. The Day disk turns slowly once a week inviting to enjoy the days as
Svend Andersen who together with Vincent Calabrese founded the AHCI 25 years ago keeps going strong. This years new watch is the Quotidiana. The Day disk turns slowly once a week inviting to enjoy the days as they pass. The date is shown at the edge of th