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Dear Bernhard, thanks for this additional background...

which is well appreciated. I tend to take manufacturer's information very seriously and thus often get quite confused of what I read ;-). 'Schwamm drüber', as the German phrase proposes (engl: let bygones be bygones!).

More important is that I think I understand where you're coming from. I believe that I am with you in bewailing the silent loss of 'soul' (for lack of a better word) in watchmaking. Watchmaking art has largely been replaced by 'creativity without bounds', definitely helped by modern CAD design tools, new materials and computer-assisted production machinery.

I am not saying that such is to be bedevilled a priori. Note my qualification 'without bounds' above. The technology listed above makes it easier to forget technical bounds. I firmly believe that watches created with some restraint, in aesthetic as well as technological sense, retain their appeal over a longer time. Restraint here is one distinguishing mark of soul.

Another aspect of technological advance is more directly visible. If one takes a look at the novel movements presented by the majour manufactures in the last couple of years, I cannot help but recognise that - while lots of new manufacture movements are now available - they clearly show a techno-affine instead of artistry-enabled approach. While finishing is beautiful on the first view, it has been economised on design complexity, multitude of surfaces requiring finishing etc.

In this sense I am really looking forward to see your creation in the metal soon!

Cheers,
Magnus