Vianney has been improving quite a few things on the initial product and servicing this generation is indeed -very-costly. This means that once the upgrade done, the next service, simple one, should be much, much less. I've seen Classic serviced for aroun
I recall reading an article/post that either all or some of the watchmakers were not paid in full by GPfeil who fell on hard times after the launch. One of those were allegedly Urwerk who did a TV screen watch with power reserve for that series. And not a
Approximately two decades ago, we were in a golden era of independent watch design and manufacture. In my opinion this era began with Vianney Halter and the Antiqua in 1998, which split the traditional perpetual calendar complication into separate subdial
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
Thanks for sharing this video. For sure, it was far more challenging for the independents back in those days. Many have to come up with fresh ideas to do the same/different things and made them happened. Today, the barrier of entry just isn't the same, th
This is the cheapest of Otsukas and least complicated. To me it feels lot different to other things on the market, it is supposed to be reminiscent of old 8mm 3 lens cameras and I think you can see that, to me it is also reminiscent of Vianney Halters Ant
I certainly can understand why you dislike the Comets. The reason why I personally find them worthy of attention is that this retro-futuristic aesthetic has had some interesting later development, leading in particular to the steampunk icons of Vianney Ha