Independents

Back in 2016 , Kaj Korpela , a watchmaker with a Finnish name but born in Sweden in 1982, created his “ Timepiece No. 1 ”. This rectangular Tourbillon wristwatch, inspired by some timepieces of the 1920s by Rolex or Patek Philippe , was made entirely by h...  

well that'w what I think. It’s comparable to having a very beautiful painting and not hanging it on a wall, but keeping it in a cabinet so you never see it ... only when you open the cabinet, or in other words, when you take off your watch and turn it ove... 

beauty which must be seen, and I know that I might be in the minority but I feel differently because what I’m looking for in a watch first and foremost is an understated, familiar, elegant, time-telling device. For that reason, I don’t want the technical ... 

Best, Emmanuel

Best, Emmanuel

Dial, stripes, cage. This is a watchmaker I'd be happy to support if he were in my neighborhood.

Best, Emmanuel

And Keeping Busy These Horological Ronin are helping many brands realize their objectives ...  

Best, Emmanuel

And I have a hard time deciding which dial I prefer! Best, Emmanuel

Almost like the actual time display is secondary which is sort of strange because the time display is the purpose of the watch. And then when you consider that tourbillons aren't even necessary for proper timekeeping it becomes an exercise in misplaced pr... 

but there’s no point of doing a small tourbillon, is there? And I personally like the design and balance between upper and lower part. Best, Emmanuel

your feeling here.

Best, Emmanuel

I think that a curved case of shorter lug-to-lug or anything helping the case to wrap a little more around the wrist would be welcome. Other than that, a truly wonderful piece indeed. Best, Emmanuel

So maybe just shortening the lug-to-lug a bit.

Thanks for featuring my pics, which I took in Baselworld many moons ago. It had the pleasure of meeting Kaj then and seeing this amazing watch. Not built for commercial purposes, rather an exercise in demonstrating his horological art. Clearly a serious w... 

shedding some more light on this talented watchmaker. His Tourbillon really appeals to me and I’m sure he keeps doing a great job. Cheers, Emmanuel

A tourbillon can ruin a nice dial.

To see if he would be willing to build me one of these watches. I think it is absolutely stunning. I did hear back from him. It took a lot of legwork to get his contact information. Unfortunately, nothing came of our very brief discussions. But this watch... 

this watch is still haunting you! It is so rare to see such an original and wonderful design... Best, Emmanuel