Baselworld 2012: Beat Haldimann H9
World Premiere: Beat Haldimann H9 ? — ? The power of reduction An essay on Beat Haldimann's philosophic watch without time indication How much watch do we need in order to be able to describe something as a watch? The German word for "watch" has its roots...
So either
There's a detail, perhaps on the back, that hasn't yet been revealed, or this isn't a watch at all. Even the H8, which was detectably a watch, indicated the instantaneous passing of time, ticking away seconds without ever counting them. This is lovely, bu...
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I must be missing something.
I kind of understand the idea, but not clear that the watch does anything. Effectively, it is kind of like jewelry for men. Best regards, George
Like you George, I missed the point for the time being.
And I already know the H8! I will visit him at Baselworld of course. Fx...
Please, do visit him
And then clear it up for guys like me too! Let me get this, so there is a full ticking movement inside the H9 but you just CANT see it? So we take it out on Herr Haldimann's honour that he puts his own movement inside and not just an ETA?! Stephen
There is a difference between nothing and content-less something.
We might make an analogy between a man who has never had a watch and always been poor, and the man who has only recently become poor, but wears this "watch". DJK
still not getting it.
But definitely a conversation piece if there ever was one. Best Andreas
A timeless piece...
Seriously, it would be nice if somebody from TP would interview BeatH regarding the H9... before people start misinterpreting it... although, since I think this is art, that it will be subject to a lot of interpretation, as well as, misinterpretation. It ...
If it's art, the analogy is different...
It's more like the artist painted a masterpiece, and then painted over it in black. If Beat wanted to do this properly, he would simply sell the empty case with the black crystal and then sit back and observe the reaction (including the great number of pe...
Complications?
I probably made a comment like this the first time round, but it makes me wonder about adding complications such as a silent repeater mechanism, a chronograph without buttons, a diver's version with a bezel with no markings that won't rotate in either dir...
Oh common... this is a watch for the enllightened :-)
For those at the self actualization summit of maslow's horological pyramid of needs... can;t you see it.... and if you dare say otherwise, you are a lesser being LOL Just joking and to each his own.
good call.
Lange paved the way here by giving us a perpetual calendar mechanism that performs as an annual. Best Andreas
I'd only be concerned if it actually sold well...
Artists are free to produce anything they want, my only concern is if this watch actually sold in any quantity. At that point we know that the end is nigh for the luxury watch industry for it has become a parody. I swear I can actually hear Mr Haldimann l...
This has been done before.
Duchamp some near century ago was tackling similar themes. I've read this and seen it come up regularly. Could it not be an extension of the previous H8 "exercise"? Personally I find it pretentious too. But I don't take it seriously and doubt the creator ...