Independents

This Minute Repeater Retrograde Perpetual Calendar was made by Svend Andersen in the mid-1980s for Henry Birks , the luxury jeweller and watch retailer based in Montreal , Canada. Notice how the dial does not feature the signature of Svend Andersen or And...  

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Everywhere you look seems to have something special about it. Amazing!

I’m glad you like it too. Best, Emmanuel

Watch case by Hagmann perhaps?

but it might well be him. Best, Emmanuel

Andersen is such an underrated brand or should I say person. It’s just amazing what he made in his 45 years independent watchmaking He was not known for top finishing but back in the days that was not a must do. If he would have started 10 years ago and n... 

away from the frenzy that now surrounds independent watchmakers. In the long term, his me value will undoubtedly be more widely recognized, and it already is by all those who do not need the limelight. Best, Emmanuel

One thing I wonder about this PC and some other older ones I’ve seen is how the leap year is determined. Is there an indicator on the back? If not do you just set it until you know? Thanks for showing this.

but I think that before a leap year indicator was introduced, you had to have your watch correctly set by a watchmaker. Best, Emmanuel

You can see the owner, Yoshihide Isogai, Former President Of Shellman Watches In Tokyo, talk about the watch in the video below. Thank you, Salman. Best, Emmanuel

From Phillips, "Andersen Ref. 360 white gold minute repeating retrograde perpetual calendar wristwatch with bracelet, J.P. Hagmann case, was made in 1988 as a special order for Mr. Yoshi Isogai, the President of Shellman Co in Japan. Based on a vintage Ti...  

It is very possible, but the case is a bit different (position of the crown and MR slide), so I really couldn't be sure. Best, Emmanuel

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Thanks for sharing this beauty

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