Horological Meandering

Dear All: every once in a while I feel blessed to witness the emerging of a concept, a brand which shows pure dedication to watchmaking, not to marketing. Being professionally involved in novel approaches to economic development, I am convinced that such ...  

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I guess this was due to an update of the server software on my image host. Best, Magnus

First of all, I will do within a few months a review of a Zeitwinkel watch. My question is: further to the troubles faced by Les Artisans Horlogers, what are the consequences for Zeitwinkel ? Thanks for the high quality post ! Fr.Xavier

Hi Fr.Xavier, I asked Laurent Besse today what is the status of the movements made by Les Artisans Horlogers, such as these for Zeitwinkel, now that LAH is defunct. Laurent told me that most, including Zeitwinkel, have integrated the movement production i... 

it is great to see that the watch industry is supporting itself. Best, Magnus

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Hi MB Many thanks for your fantastic interview. Can I ask, did you talk about the movement and what it is based on? Is this a totally adapted redeveloped existing movement? or this is a new design by Laurent Besse and made to spec by the brand (lets say s... 

Thanks Magnus, great report. Very entertaining. Hope to read more from you. Cheers SamEE

i checked the brand long ago upon the launching... i liked itd loved their simplicity , was and still amazed by the movement and back then i said that the brand got a basic block which is more solid then any other reason they came up to justify their exis... 

I am really surprised to see that one of the principals of this brand is a "professor for communication design". While the design of their watches is a little bland and I see no particular brand identity in the design, somehow I find them intriguing. The ... 

on what you find insulting to your intelligence? Thanks, Magnus

I was also not impressed. A simple reality check says that if no gold + no exotic skins=eco-friendly, sustainable or whatever you choose to call it, then virtually my entire collection is eco-friendly, and 99.999999999999999999999999999999999999% of curre... 

but however, I think it should be treated within a context. If you engage in any productive activity, you inevitably have an ecological footprint. But you can try to reduce it to the extent possible. So, while there is a problem of replacing several mater... 

Hi Magnus, Sorry I can't copy out the portion of their home page as it appears to be all a flash image. But in the 3 languages I understand of the 4 they have, they are all trying cute little pressure sales tricks (let's be cute and instead of getting the... 

I like the movement and the price but I agree that the exerior design could be a bit more inspired. I think in Germany they would appeal to the same clientele as Nomos. I did look at their website and did not see anything that rubbed me the wrong way more... 

selfish to ask for them to create a manual wind watch at 40mm or under? Great looking watch but as always, too big for me...

... i find 42mm diameter for a simple date and time watch hardly timeless, though I'm not sure if the quotes around that word in the article was intended to raise that same point. To me, the dimension merely indicates 'trendy'. The fact that the movement ... 

...with its distinctive rotor. The dial-side is a bit lackluster for me. I'm not quite convinced by the subtle color-on-color pattern that makes up the dial, or the very slender hands. I'd like to see these watches in person, as I suspect they impress mor... 

Thanks. Vte

I absolutely love the movement. It's a great cross between the German and Swiss styles. The German silver of the bridges is beautiful and I really like the exposed wheels. Couldn't care less about the 'sustainability' dross and I'd really appreciate a bet... 

But its notion or concept or belief of sustainability is much left to be desired. Simply put, I don't get it. For a stainless steel watch (with quite a quality movement), the price is reasonable at most but not attractive. Regards Ling