The internet is a wonderful information source when looking for details on subjects not covered by main stream publishing. About two years ago I spent some time to gather information on independent master watchmakers from websites, particularly reports ab

My first encounter with Beat Haldimann was at the AHCI booth at Basel sometime in 2001 or 2002. I was subjugated by his H1 Flying Central Tourbillon with its mesmerizing dance on the centre of the dial. A very discreet watchmaker, Haldimann set up his wor

Beat Haldimann showed his H11 two hand and H12 three hand watches, at BaselWorld 2017 for the very first time in a stainless steel case. As always Beat's watches show us best finishing and are hand made without the help of CNC machines. The hand design is

As we have just discussed, Haldimann has achieved a remarkable step forward with his H9, challenging not only our primitive desire to "tell" time, in a vulgar and ultimately futile attempt to objectify and linearize it and make it, for lack of a better wo