Independents

On the advice of patrick_y I paid a visit to L’Atelier in ION Orchard, Singapore, where I had my first up close experience with a Voutilainen. I can honestly say that I now have “non-buyers” remorse. The only hesitation I had was that this was a Rose gold

During the day we spent with the Horological brothers Grönefeld in Haarlem we got to see many beautiful creations! The Remontoire has already been mentioned, but there were others as well... Like this Parallax Tourbillon 1912 - Stainless Steel, Salmon dia

So the brothers have build an automatic movement for the Remontoire case. My first reaction was “hey a 1815 from the Netherlands”. But after some more contemplation that is not a fair reaction. Purists would probably want a hand wound movement. Especially

Never get tired of watching light play off this dial

Leica Noctilux 0,95 lens, Sony A7R body, bellows

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Just back from a service. Now at the pub

One of a series - Stories of visits with independent watchmakers. A big part of a watch from an independent watchmaker is the watchmaker. These are the stories not of the watches and their technical marvel, but of my visits with the watchmakers themselves