Horological Meandering

Basel 2014 – A "quick“ overview about highlights from several brands, watchmakers & more…

 

Tudor, Zenith, Marc Jenni, Jaquet Droz, Louis Moinet, Breguet, Glashütte Original, Romain Gauthier, Stepan Sarpaneva, Grönefeld, Laurent Ferrier, Miki Eleta, Paul Gerber, Maurice Lacroix, Nomos, Leinfelder, Patek Philippe, Pita, Blancpain, Breitling …

 

Almost two thousands pictures have been taken by us, 7.7kg of more input (brochures, catalogues, books …) on top of what fitted in the regular luggage arrived by FedEx today. There is a lot to do in the next weeks …

 

Basel in the morning & Tudor

Vintage and heritage are the main topics for Tudor and nothing is wrong with that.

As always the beauty was and still is in the details.

Zenith

Traditional crafts and modern materials are shown - not disappointing, not at all.

Marc Jenni

Four times steel to cover the “sophisticated” basics of a connoisseur and promising projects in the pipeline.

Jaquet Droz

Sophisticated dials and a new improved finishing for the movements is what we have seen.

Louis Moinet

Passion for details and lots of heritage when looking closer.

Breguet

High-Tech and outstanding crafts - Breguet at its best.

Glashütte Original

High attention to details instead of a firework of novelties. Bravo!

Romain Gauthier

Genius meets class and everything shown inside watches.

Stepan Sarpaneva

Never ending source of creativity seems to be his secret.

Grönefeld

A strong statement to proof that they are more than just two highly talented watchmakers. Their general approach to watchmaking is getting clearer with the latest novelty shown.

Laurent Ferrier

A bouquet of variations under new leadership was shown. Somehow surprising but not disappointing.

Miki Eleta and Paul Gerber

Ingenious men with outstanding skills.

Maurice Lacroix

Affordable masterpieces (even with in house escapement; incl. hair spring, balance wheel and silicium assortment) and solid basics with a lot of attention to details.

Nomos

Variations and evolutions have been on display. Not to forget some breaking news inside a superb novelty.

Leinfelder

The big surprise (at least for us) with a very interesting approach is what we have been shown. Lots of passion in general will help to be different.

Patek Philippe

A wide and solid statement as a “finger exercise” for what is coming at the 175^th Anniversary – sometime soon, has been shown. On top they introduced the (probably) most desired novelty at the fair – Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph.

Pita

We saw super creative, passionate, open minded and affordable watchmaking. Pita next level with their new CNC machine. Very promising prototypes shown.

Blancpain

A new chronograph movement shown in two very different watches and “revalued” members of the Villeret collection.

Breitling

Consistent variations/evolutions of well-known products and a new high-tech tool for pilots are part of their firework of novelties.

Lang & Heyne

Things are getting more complicated than ever before … and a new manufacture called UWD (=Uhren-Werke-Dresden) … and a renaming is in the making. What we have seen and heard is everything but not boring – for sure.

 

Some additional snapshots taken at and around the fair:

 

Early in the morning and even when it was sunny it had only about 3-4°C (outside the water). No way that I would go for a swim … brrrrrrrrrrrr.

At the show we had lots of appointments and lots of watches to appreciate – not only novelties.

More impressions, details and in-depth reports from Magnus & Oliver will come – step by step over the next weeks.

 

We hope you liked what you have seen so far!

 

Oliver & Magnus

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