Montre à Tact

Check out Don Corson's reports of the Independents at Basel and Geneva 2008! Speake-Marin Take an intimate tour of Peter Speake-Marin’s workshop, guided by his wife Daniela. From hand-finished tourbillons to maki-e dials crafted by Japanese masters, this

Just adding this no glass 'montre à tact' concept watch by Japanese master watchmaker Hajime Asaoka. Just planned for the moment, not yet realised and the final watch might be slightly different. credit: hajime asaoka

Tact or tactful watches - ' montres à tact ' in French - are destined to remain polite and enable a discreet 'reading' of the time: this reading can be tactile , like in some of Breguet ’s pocket watches, or visual , like in Svend Andersen ’s 'montres à t

The Joker with the “suit strap” is amazing (so well though out to push the Concept further) but I’m less thrilled by the “pumpkin”. What’s the button of the Joker made in collaboration with Andersen? (Montre à tact? Minute repeater?...). Regarding Ludovic

Recently I had the chance to attend an exclusive event organised by the Breguet Boutique in Vienna which celebrated the 200 th Anniversary of both the landmark Congress of Vienna and the adjacent Battle of Waterloo , as seen from the perspective of the ke

Baselworld 2010: Svend Andersen By Don Corson Svend Andersen who together with Vincent Calabrese founded the AHCI 25 years ago keeps going strong. This years new watch is the Quotidiana. The Day disk turns slowly once a week inviting to enjoy the days as

Svend Andersen who together with Vincent Calabrese founded the AHCI 25 years ago keeps going strong. This years new watch is the Quotidiana. The Day disk turns slowly once a week inviting to enjoy the days as they pass. The date is shown at the edge of th

Svend Andersen who together with Vincent Calabrese founded the AHCI 25 years ago keeps going strong. This years new watch is the Quotidiana. The Day disk turns slowly once a week inviting to enjoy the days as they pass. The date is shown at the edge of th

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Svend Andersen has two new watches at the show this year. The half spherical Montre à Tact Regina which is covered with 529 diamonds for a total of 8.74 carats and the Montre à Tact Calvin 1509-2009 to comemorate the 500th birthday of Calvin, the theologi