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You have expressed it beautifully…

‘Just the windmill of the ticking time’. That is the whole point: to know only that time is passing, very elegantly, but not to know or care how quickly. If it was necessary to know the time at all, then Haldimann also adds the minute repeater to the tour
2Y
By: pplater
75
amanico
22077

Ahhh, sandgroper...

...you found it - "below". ;-) The H11 plays to every personal preference. It is not the H1, or the H8 (either of which could bring an end to this madness), but it is a worthy addition to the Haldimann family. Perhaps, one day, an addition to the watchbox
13Y
By: Valentin Blank
47
sandgroper
22868

Francois, I am honoured to have introduced you to

Beat Haldimann’s wonderful creations and I am humbled by your kind words. Thank you so much! Of course, I can fully understand your first impression of the H8 and H9. I have been interested in horology for more than thirty years now and I have kept cultiv
13Y
By: Valentin Blank
47
sandgroper
22868

Well, where to start Valentin? Perhaps from your beautifully written...

text about Haldimann's prowess as a "Maitre Horloger" his philosophy about time and his achievement so far demonstrated in his Extra Ordinary Time Pieces. Firstly, I have to admit that I didn't know of Haldimann, (ok, I live under a rock:)) and reading yo
13Y
By: Valentin Blank
47
sandgroper
22868

Essay on the latest Haldimann creation – the H11 (pre-Basel world premiere)

Pre-Basel world premiere: H11 – Two faces of time (exclusively on PuristSPro) The first watch with central balance and central indication of time Dear fellow PuristS Many of you know about my fondness for Haldimann watches. Always keen on sharing my enthu
13Y
By: Valentin Blank
47
sandgroper
22868

Let's have some fun guessing what TimeWriter 3 will be...

There will be a special prize from me to you for the most interesting guess. Looking through various databases, I found this picture from an old abstract dated 2009 from various people associated with Minerva/Montblanc. Interesting that it looks sort of l
13Y
By: mkt33
7
patrick_y
2119

well seen the overwelming positive responses

perhaps , someone is interested in the fact that the watch will be presented at Baselworld 2013, just recieved a reply from Beat. So I suppose everyone has his own favorite, for me that happens to be Haldimann with his H1 and H8. I must admit that the H9
13Y
By: dedestexhes
8
Mostel
3437

Ever seen/heard of a Haldimann H11?

Hi all, I was just browsing the Haldimann website (I'm still in love wih the H8, yes I know a lot of controversy about this watch/sculpture :-)). On the pricelist, I saw a H11 was listed as follows: Central balance platinum. It seems to have the same base
13Y
By: dedestexhes
8
Mostel
3437

If that happens..

Just get a custom made sapphire set of balls, similiar to appearance to the Haldimann H8. So when you look down you can be reminded that watches ultimately led to the demise of your family jewels But I hope that it never comes to that.
14Y
By: bernard cheong
17
Davo
5064

Thanks Francois for this great post !

Well said. I missed Valentin's previous article when he posted it and only caught it later. I'd like to say that I share both his and your viewpoints. As for me, among all (yet certainly a limited number of) watches that I know of, only the Simplicity, H8
14Y
By: cisco
53
cisco
23324