Otsuka Lotec No.6 from Jiro Katayama
First of all: The Otsuka Lotec No.6 by Jiro Katayama is a watch that I myself chose as the winner in this category, for the ‘Challenge Watch Prize’ of the 2024 GPHG edition. I find...
Masters of horology Geneva – completely grounded in watchmaking heaven
Ganz geerdet im Uhrmacherhimmel ist das, was man beim Masters of Horology erfährt. Und das in einem unaufgeregt persönlichem Rahmen.
Vianney Halter, independent watchmaker.
Deep Space triple axis tourbillon Is Vianney from outer space? I am asking that because his enthusiasm for space is tremendous. Certainly the most famous watch by Vianney Halter is related to this. It is...
Baselworld and AHCI
The Academie Horlogere de Createurs Independants (AHCI) is my highlight at Baselworld, always. “My” Baselworld this year was actually like last year, lots of time at the AHCI, the Academie Horlogere de Createurs Independants. A...
The Other Boutique: A Visit with Martin Pauli aka Angular Momentum
A necessity for the big watchmakers, a virtue for the independents: Martin Pauli is a one-man show and the workshop is also a showroom for the customers. Baselworld versus boutiques and the internet Admittedly, Martin...
Why does the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve exist? The grand prize of the watch industry.
Here is the answer right away: Because it is a prize for tangible works. Something that remains. Something that changes a craft, that inspires, that has value, that is art and technology at the same...
Haute Horlogerie – The High Art of Watchmaking
What is Haute Horlogerie and what does it have to do with the quartz crisis? Literally translated “Haute Horlogerie” means high (art of) watchmaking. The term emerged in the 1970s during the quartz crisis. Another...
Baselworld, Independent Watchmakers
My view of Baselword This year I made it to Switzerland for Baselworld, one of the most important watch fairs in the world. It’s my first visit to the fair and, as always, my very...
Independent Watchmaker Kari Voutilainen
In the spring of this year, I visited Baselworld for the first time. There will also soon be a small report on this. After the visit to the fair, I went on a little trip...