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A new watch fair, the Manufakturmesse in Baden-Baden

Date: Oct 22, 2011,07:09 AM -  (view entire thread)
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Manufakturmesse Baden-Baden

As the dominance of the big brands has become overwhelming the smaller watchmakers have been finding new outlets in smaller watch fairs.  One of these new fairs in Germany is the Manufakturmesse (Manufacturer Fair) in Baden-Baden which took place last weekend.  Not only about watches, this fair is dedicated to hand made products ( manufaktur=made by hand) and included also writing implements, jewelry, cutlery and silverware.

Baden-Baden with its famous thermal baths, casino and festival theatre provided a fitting atmosphere for this event.  Let's take a walk around and see what we can find.

Jochen Benzinger's engraved and with guilloché decorated watches will be well known to many PuristS.  He brought many stunning watches and also a work bench to show how the work is done.... by hand.













Jochen Benzinger at work with his graver.




The movements are hand skeltonised after engraving.  When the skeletonising is finished the edges will be engraved too.





















Rainer Nienaber is an AHCI member that we meet at the Basel Fair every year.





Rainer has 2 versions of his regulator, here with seconds on top, like a clock.


If you really want to think every time you look at your watch the Nienaber Dezimalzeit watch is for you.  A decimal time watch.


A "watch regulator" with the seconds at the bottom of the dial and a 24hour indication.

Retrograde seconds

Regulator with retrograde minutes.


My favorite Nienaber watch, the Anterograd.  It is a one hand (with seconds two) watch.  The hand jumps forward over the sector at 9 oclock.


Retro 2




As Rainer says he made this watch using a chinese tourbillon just for fun.  It is his "Hummer", a monster watch, for people with "big arms".


Chronoseum is an exclusive dealer representing several high end independents.  This armillary sphere is an elegant astronomical sculpture.




Irene Bruckmann makes jewelry from nobel metals and also stainless steel.  Her designs are light and airy.






















The watches of Dirk Dornblüth are well known on our forum.

















The two level dial




Dirk Dornblüth


Torsten Nagengast's Timekeeper Chronometrie is based in Asslar Germany and makes some very handsome watches using well decorated several NOS movements.










Timekeeper is working on their own movement which will be released soon in their first sporty watch.  The movement plates are milled in aluminum which allows great freedom in the possible colors through anodising.

A prototype





Modeatelier Bischoff, Thorston Bischoff offers individual tailored suits and travels to his customers in the German speaking countries.

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  This message has been edited by DonCorson on 2011-10-22 07:13:25

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