Independents

The following is the edited transcript of a brief chat with an eminent collector of timepieces from independent watchmakers. His collection is notable not only for its diversity but also for its high quality, including pieces like Kari Voutilainen, Philip...  

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I love it Thank you SJX . *CL

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Beautiful photos! The details really shine through. I think I have a new grail ...

L & H should enter that chrono in the 'how many hands can you put on top of each other' competition Graham

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of Dr. Daniels (co-axial, design) and Breguet (overall). In a way, it makes owning an Omega with the 8500 movement (not yet, future) a bit of a thrill for those of us who are limited to such purchases : ) . PP and VC and AP will always be tops (as far as ... 

it brings back memories of the 19th century. having spoken to Roger briefly he is a lovely man and makes a lovely watch. i should be supporting british independents. one day perhaps i will. Graham

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The central tourbillon of the Haldimann certainly mesmerizes! Congrats to this astute owner!

the "coolest" wrist shot of Voutilainen Cal. 27, I have seen so far. Fits just perfect. I really appreciated the interview and the very nice pictures of gorgeous watches. Thanks for your efforts. Oliver

Thank you for writing the report & showing us those stunning photos. I love the Lang.

and great pictures too, Don

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Wow! Beautiful timepieces to share. The Haldimann is one of the coolest tourbillons out there, to me. Love the cage shape and everything about they way it looks. A FANTASTIC timepiece you don't see very often. So elegant. The Lang & Heyne is stunning, wha... 

He is just like my long lost rich brother (or my competitor) . I got or will get whatever (almost) he has. cen@jkt

Thanks for this brief interview SJX. Always great to see more Haldiman tourbillon pics, and the Lange & Heyne looks stunning! Congrats to the lucky collector! Cheers, Anthony

add to the collection, but as the collection stands, very very impressive. Thanks to the collector and SJX for sharing. Andrew H

Congratulations to this aficionado. He has an enviable collection of beautiful timepieces. Many of the watches pictured, if not all of them, are grail watches (and deservedly so) for lots of folks. I think the real revelation in this article is the monopu...  

All Lange & Heyne watches have diamond endstones. - SJX

What can I say? Diamonds are a girl's best friend. Another watch goes on my grail list. Sigh... Thanks, SJX! Daos

Hello Daos, the diamond is not used as a cap jewel. Diamonds are not soo good in this function cause they are too hard. The watch has also an shock-proof system for the balance axis. This system works with rubin as a deck cap under the diamond. If you com... 

Thanks for the info Johannes. By the way, for readers who are unaware, Johannes formerly with Lang & Heyne and he was the one who built the prototype of the chronograph. - SJX

I appreciate the information! That is so interesting that the properties we often extol in diamonds -- its tremendous hardness, make it less suitable for purposes such as cap jewels. The Albert is an amazing timepiece, and I'm very grateful for the inform... 

Hi Johannes Thankyou for building this astounising watch! Would be really interesting if you could share some more details to this true magnificant watch that you do not see every day! BR Hans

thanks for showing the great pictures. i love the details. regards

do you still happen to have the prototype? i think every watchmaker should be able to keep their prototypes instead of just the memory. great interview SJX, thanks Graham