Astronomical watches

Merci MM OESCHLIN and SCHNYDER. Add MM GYGAX and HUMAIR, and you have THE Team who gave life to some of the most marvelous and innovative masterpieces, such as the Astronomical watches, the Sonata, the Freak and so on... What an era! As for your Marine Pe

Five years ago I sent back my Moonstruck for service. It was, as all their astronomical watches always, sent back to Le Locle. It spent there six months. When it came back it had this tag and clamp on the crown. It was set to the indicated time and date.

The original and only. Truly reflects Oechslin's philosopy. How he imagined all of his astronomical watches. And he created them for the thinking person, who understands and knows how the celestial and terrestrial works. For those just one look at the glo

After our Girard Perregaux Roll Call, let's now have one about Ulysse Nardin, the watches we have, the watches we had and those we are dreaming about... I had a strong relation with Ulysse Nardin for a bit more than 20 years, now. I was able to get some,

A couple of pictures. My favorite trio: If I had to choose only one, I would say the Tellurium: For me, these Astronomical watches are part of the Ulysse Nardin DNA, born from the genius mind of Rolf Schnyder and Ludwig Oechslin. What's your favorite? Bes

Assuming Ulysse Nardin releases one more mega watch in this collection, we'll have a new trilogy of ultra complicated Ulysse Nardin's. This trilogy is one that does not take itself quite as seriously as the Oechslin astronomical watches, though the qualit

We'll agree on one point: Official pictures are rarely exciting, most often uninspired. But sometimes, there are some strong exceptions. Like here. Astrolabium Galileo Galilei: Planetarium Copernicus: And Tellurium Johannes Kepler: Without forgetting the

A "perpetual" love story Marcus Hanke A "perpetual" love story - and its happy fulfilment at Christmas by Marcus Hanke Christmas is approaching, less than a week is left. It is a time of love and affection, a time to spend with the family, the beloved one

The Astrolabium was the first to be launched, in 1985, while the Planetarium came in 1988 and the Tellurium, in 1992. The first Astrolabium ( I can't remember who to credit for this photo. sorry ) : The first Planetarium: And the Tellurium, which as you c

I would love to see something that is a unique concept of a known complication like his GMT+/-, the Sonata (best alarm) or something off the charts like the freak but not a freak. Something new. Of course astronomical watches are the true sum total of who