Independents

Friends, My fellow purist and I are excited to share our passion of Laine watches to this community. My dear friend and I started a journey with Torsti Laine to co-design bespoke dials that we always wanted on a time-only piece. Why Torsti? We liked the d...  

i don't know any other independent who will give you this type quality of finishing and customization at his price point. true value!

the plus is the in-house dial, which some independents don't do. And the movement well finished, but the the process of making a bespoke dial is a positive experience!

Torsti Laine is not only a very accomodating person, but also a clever watchmaker. He found a way to offer a combination of in-house produced parts (he has his own CNC-mill), hand-crafted decorations and parts from sub-contractors to offer unique watches ...  

incredible work...esp. i love the domed sapphire

I think you made a key point in noting that in order to deliver a fair price, you have to innovate a way to build movement parts in-house without incurring a ton of cost. I think Laine has found an interesting niche to provide a product where you recieve ... 

Would love to see the watches in person one day

Wow love your new baby and especially with that blue dial!! Really striking! Which dial are you having fitted? Can't wait to see the pictures when it arrives. Cheers Andrew

I plan on fitting with the fume dial as a starter! Love the vintage look. Will send more pics upon arrival!

Must confess I didn’t know about this watchmaker. Fabulous movement and dials. Congrats

Glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully will see more Laine watch threads in the future

i like the first dial style but in blue or silver - would be damn good one !! thanks again. Best, mahesh.,

Is you can make a silver or blue dial with the vintage layout as part of the experience. Thank you!

cases, his new case design , like on your watch is great! Love the dials, congrats

He’s reworked the dial movement case with open syringe hands as a new offering that works well for me

I never heard of this brand, but the watches seem like incredible value.

Indeed great value and high quality independent!

I have been following them for a while on IG and would love to see one in person soon . Congrats with your great choices . Looking forward to see more pics

Will definitely post more pics when I receive it. If you ever in true NYC/NJ area I’d be happy to meet up to show the Laine in person if greatly interested. -Eric

Wonderful watch. Great unique features. What options and choices did you and Torsti discuss during the design phase?

The obvious one is choosing which dial you'd like to do from the designs he has in stock versus customizing to a certain layout and dial layout that you like. Second is choosing the finishing of the movement there are several options from a YG, RG bridge ...