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

. I’ve been dying to see one of these in the flesh ever since it was announced: www.watchprosite.com From the start, I loved everything about it — the design, the proportions, the vintage cues. It all spoke to me. But I had one lingering concern: the brus

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

Wearing a RG as well today Justin Love the way the Fagliano sits

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

Would definitely looove for that to happen! And indeed I'm sure we would all enjoy Aptronym to be our guest of honour! Regrettably my Habring club membership had expired but the Gerber P10 is still with me. Congrats again! I could stare at the photos of y

...that you weren't going to spot in an instant that it was CK! You're also right when you say that he's a genius and a lovely man into the bargain. Expect a more detailed post shortly. Cheers, pplater.

K.V is my favourite, by far, from your list. A Patek 5196P, a Langematik Anniversary also have their place. But I would also mention some Vintage, like the JLC Geophysic, or some Divers, like the Blancpain FFs or the Tudor / Rolex BCs. Or the Patek amagne