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Dear All: I wanted to share this story with you since quite some time, but the dodgy thing with time is its fugacious nature... So it did not happen so far. But the positive things with time's passing is that sometimes it brings its benefit. More on that ...  

what an honour it would be to test drive a watch for Ludwig this would be a thrill for anyone so you are a lucky person as to the watch it looks neat and simple i would like to see it in the flesh before i put my verdict, thankyou for a great story and th... 

As always, its a joy to read your posts !! And wat an honour Magnus !!

NT

dual time watch. And in Titanium, it should be resonably priced. i have to ask Beat about this!

Wow, I really love this kind os post. So fresh, with new creations, excellent pictures and great stories. That new creations looks very attractive to me. So simply and so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Vte

Thankyou Magnus For a very good post with some brilliant pictures an history on a very well thought trough dul-timezone watch that now is on my wishlist Best regards Hans

i so loved your report as much as i loved the watch just wish it was one mm larger. Faisal

I wonder what else is in Oechslin#s vest! Best Andreas

A number of years ago, I was attending a dinner with Rolf Schnyder. At the dinner, Rolf was wearing a watch that was extraordinarily rough. The whole piece looked like it had just been thrown together, in a beaten up brass case on a cloth strap. The dial ... 

A wonderful story, and a very appealing watch -- how wonderful to have been involved in its development! Best, Gary

Thank you so much! So unusual and human. I have to say, I LOVE the first RAW watch, and if I ever were to order one, I would wonder if I could get one with that fantastic raw finish... in a way, I even prefer the raw, first dial, too! It is like some apoc... 

Im still blown away by this watch since I saw this post yesterday. I have been checking the Ochs website several times today. I am however a bit shocked by the price of the calendar piece, but I guess since this is eta based and a relatively simple ( but ... 

As far as I know, Embassy only has stores in Lucerne and St Moritz.... Regards, Alex

my mistake Christian

Thanks for putting it all together. And what a simple way of two timezones, really godlooking watch. GEO

and thanx so much for sharing this Magnus! I just love this sollution for a second time zone, like Oechslin's other ideas it's great in simplicity or maybe i should call it pragmatic. Love it... and love to get a closer look of these watches.

And a piece of history in the making.

I am a fan of this new brand, especially of the anno cinquanta, which unfortunately is out of my budget. I hope this new GMT is more affordable, because I think it is their best piece so far, at least aesthetically speaking. Thanks for sharing your nice s... 

... because it looks as if hammered by the local horse blacksmith, and we all know that girls are crazy for everything connected with horses . Its finish quality left aside, it is indeed a great watch! Best regards, Marcus This message has been edited by ... 

but at 39mm it is so Tiny.!! wish it was in 46mm. BTW .what's that watch in the Back. looks BIG :0)) Cheers and thanks for the great Report Tony...  

using only three additional moving parts. The watch actual was the 'inception piece' of Ochs und Junior and is 43mm in diameter: The watch uses a novel 100h power reserve movement developed by Paul Gerber as basis: I own the Anno Cinquanta watch myself an...  

Super simple, super cool. Vte

wow. that's a very cool watch. Tony

....and excellent report. I like the conception behind this watch, particularly the adaption of the 2824 date mechanism to the second time zone. As a robust travel watch, maybe the only thing to add is some decent water-resistance. I was thinking, though,... 

without preempting anything, it seems technically feasible to me, and I would be surprised if the Ochs und Junior team would not consider this if one requests. Cheers, Magnus

Dear All: thanks a lot for reading my post - very encouraging! I have some additional information for you: what I did not know is that the heat-treatment of the dial not only changes the colour without painting it, it also confers a strong hardness to the... 

Your story only enforces one of the reasons I like the Ochs und Junior pieces. I've had an Anno 50 for six months with an upcoming post of living with this very creative watch. I am very happy to see more ideas, simply executed, from Oechslin, et al. I wo... 

is a story of growing together, understanding each other and allowing life to leave traces. Truly fascinating, and am thinking about putting together a post about this. Cheers, Magnus

I seem to be the only who doesn't get it how the watch works, and, unfortunately, the depictions above do not explain it to me. So, please, can you describe the watch's function for a dummy like me? So the small window pointed out by the orange dot marks ... 

...I would use the watch this way, using NYC (GMT-5) and London as examples. At home in NYC at noon, the hands indicate noon and the 12 o'clock window reads "12". To set the second time zone to London (5 hours ahead), I would pull out the crown one stop a... 

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I'm not sure if this is past the prototype stage and into full production but will a day/night indicator of sorts be put in?

as this is a watch from 'Ludwig's ideas chest' which are more or less conceptual studies and produced in very small quantities to give people an opportunity to be part in Oechslin's creative process. So, they might make a handful. I don't think that they ... 

learning everyday. the 24h indicator would be good I think as I find that useful for travel albeit not essential. And just a handful or so.. that's nice for the to be owners. thanks again for the explanation.

thanks a lot for that lucid explanation. However, to put my feelings into mild words, sacrificing the date for a "function" that has been realized many decades ago, by means of a simple revolving bezel with 12 hours-increments, at a fraction of cost, is a...