A History of Independent Watchmaking - Curated by Phillips
Phillips quoted George Daniels when announcing an exhibition in Geneva this May to pay tribute to independent watchmaking: “ Independence is the utmost importance in life. Without it you are subject to the whims of other people. You are pinned down to a p...
Wow...thanks for this incredible write up...
Enjoyed reading it & went through all over again ! Very informative !! Well done... Best, Mahesh.,
Extraordinary post!!
Thank you so much! I have not read it but I shall print it out and keep it in my special file.
Very interesting article, Bjorn. The " artisan finishings " is indeed THE essence. Even if some" big brands " reserve such a treatment for some of their watches. BUT...
The contact, the relation with the watchmaker is unique to these Independents. I have fond memories of some moments spent with Max Busser, Kari Voutilainen, Laurent Ferrier, The " Dutch Brothers ", and a few others. It was really magical. On anther note, ...
One of the best articles in the history of Purists
Incredible. Thank you so much for this. Bookmarked permanently.
Thank you.
An impressive and engaging review. Appreciate the efforts and time this represents as well as the important examples and reminder of the role independent watch makers fill
Excellent report my friend . A real joy to read .
I think independent watchmakers are the real future for our hobby . They are infinitive and progressive imho.
Incredible work, huge thanks for this reference post !
I imagine how many hours you must have spent to write this incredible article, huge thanks it is so interesting 👍
Bravo!
Fantastic, passionate and erudite article covering my favourite aspect of the industry - the Independent Watchmakers. Thank you for showcasing the masters. Interesting that Vianney Halter, Vincent Calabrese, Daniel Roth and Paul Gerber were absent from th...
I stopped whatever I was doing when I saw this article out, to read it immediately
Monumental effort; especially having so much information contained in one place! Definitely an article people should be bookmarking for reference. The more I read up on independents, the more I'm fascinated by the English works. Its a strange amalgamation...
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Very nice report. And the use of the cover photo (Opus V with Daniels) is an excellent choice.
Very cool documentary
I like the kV with silver art deco dial. Reminds my of my book masters of contemporary watchmaking. Thanks for sharing
A sincere thank you, for a most informative and amazingly written article
We can only be thankful for such educational contributions. Thank you again
The rectangular Smith is a dream watch...I saw one years ago...
...also really interested in the Frodsham...
Thank you so much Björn for this outstanding report!
It was a real pleasure to read through it, and to obviously look at the excellent images of iconic independent pieces. My favorites here remain the Opus V, and the Urwerk AMC. Cheers, Filip
