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From ugly duckling to beautiful swan : the transformation of ETA Unitas movements.
I am a big fan of the ETA Unitas 6497/98, one of the most legendary swiss watch movements.
These movements are the base for many talented watchmakers to express their creativity and artisanal qualities.
There is nothing special about the base movement (here a picture of the 6498-2) but the architecture with the wide bridges leaves room for many different finishing techniques.
Torsti Laine certainly does a great job with this movement.
The focus is here on the immaculate finishing and polishing of the various edges.
A watch from a brand that may be unknown to most : Tourby, a small artisanal brand from Germany.
A watch from a brand that may be unknown to most : Tourby, a small artisanal brand from Germany.
They do an amazing job on the movement ... at a very fair price point.
And the Lapis Lazuli dial is just a beauty!
Those that follow my posts will know how much I appreciate the work from Jochen Benzinger.
Those that follow my posts will know how much I appreciate the work from Jochen Benzinger.
The first example is a movement finish mostly focused on the free hand engraving of the various skeletonized bridges.
And the next example is for a fully skeletonized movement cut out by hand (no CNC machine in the process) with rose engine guilloche on all parts.
And the next example is for a fully skeletonized movement cut out by hand (no CNC machine in the process) with rose engine guilloche on all parts.
And there are many more great watchmakers that take advantage of the Unitas architecture to show us their talents !¨
Best,
Gerard
From ugly duckling to beautiful swan : the transformation of ETA Unitas movements.
I am a big fan of the ETA Unitas 6497/98, one of the most legendary swiss watch movements. These movements are the base for many talented watchmakers to express their creativity and artisanal qualities. There is nothing special about the base movement (he...
There is hardly any truely independent watch journalism.
Most magazines,journalists ....and watch forums are financially dependent from the watch industry (the popular names).
Wait, you mean for the past 25+ years on timepiece internet ____ with over 20,000+ posts i could be getting paid ??? Are there groupies too?
Did get a couple baseball caps over the decades, and Panerai was kind... on my second PAM procurement i got a vest (gave it to my wife's daughter). Oh, and a green Rolex candle. So... After 25 years, three caps, a candle, and vest. Oh and a few springbars...
Well, you see, the below pic....
....explains my 'problem'. It's just who i am (✿◠‿◠) ...
And yet brand defenders will come out of the woodwork whenever this criticism is raised.
It interests me why it's so difficult to be honest in watch review spaces. After all, these are really expensive items a lot of the time. If the houses that make them really are venerable to the extent they pretend, it should be part of the discourse to h...
Lovely timepieces by Lecomte. []~(￣▽￣)~*
Like music has many different genres, and painters have their styles / inspiration... so does artistry by watchmakers. And, thankfully, we have choices of 'horological art'. Love seeing how the many independent watchmakers express their craft ❤️
NSFW!!! --- Hi-rez WIFE's NUDE photos!!! ;-)
And if you like.... more pics of my wife's.... enjoy ABOVE: Notice how clearly you can see the LED lighting in the mirror polish. Imagine how small those dots are in real life, and the clarity you see within the photo above. . . . . When Torsti Laine says...
The Germans love them, Moritz Grossmann, Lang und Heyne, D. Dornblüth & Sohn, etc...
All use Unitas derivatives
I love them too…
Most independents have risk when they use a completely proprietary movement. Usually these movements are far less reliable than a well regulated ETA movement too. I love that theoretically anyone can service a common movement like ETA.
I sometimes wonder who will service all these "manufacture" movements from the small independents in the future ...
...when many of them will be out of business.
Pretty much any watchmaker with a basic degree
At school, I learned on 6497 ; 2892 ; 7750. And I am confident that pretty much every watchmaker had the same movements in hands during his studies. However, service will require to have access to spare parts but as long as those brands use ETA manufactur...
Meanwhile
If Rolex puts 3 lines on a watch instead of 4 it’s on every watch site. Pathetic really.
I like these watches a lot. I recall having a conversation with a watchmaker,
He made the point that designing a movement that is truly reliable for years of wearing, made with ease of service in mind, rate stable and capable of fine tuning--this is not so very easy. At one point saw more high end in-house movements coming in for s...
Reliability should be the main target for any movement.
Not so sure about this for the many fancy (beautiful looking and finished) movements from the small hyped independents.
Are we talking watchmaking or decoration ?
I understand that these days, decoration tends to be associated to a watchmaking skill, however, if there is no technical improvement on the base movement, I don't really call it watchmaking. Decoration and more precisely finishing is definitely an import...
For me watchmaking is not only about movements.
I also appreciate the skills that go into case,dial and movement finish.