Independents

Casemaking at Thomas Prescher Haute Horlogerie Today I will be visiting Thomas Prescher to see their CNC machine making case parts and learn how this is done. After arriving in Twann by train I realise that I could have better taken the boat for a leisure...  

Makes me appreciate the watch case even more. Andrew

Thanks for all those juicy details and wonderful pictures. I really enjoyed it.

As I have always noticed and maintained about the Europeans..they know how to live ! Summer holidays...its something that only applies to students in S'pore and a long time ago ...to teachers. Just reading the report and viewing the environment outside th... 

for taking us along for a free ride on this eye-popping journey. You are becoming a master of trades combining great investigative and journalistic talents which you generously share on this forum. I'm amazed that small independents find it important, in ... 

to produce the usually low numbers of cases required, up to the exacting standards of the discerning independent watchmakers, and if that is not enough, within a reasonable timeframe. Don already alluded to the high costs of changing/modifying the case ma... 

I'm well aware of the problems with outside suppliers but find it interesting that a small independent company can justify the usual high costs associated with obtaining expensive CNC machines etc. A lot of watches must be sold just to pay off that type o...