Flying Central Tourbillon

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

BaselWorld 2014 - Beat Haldimann Beat Haldimann showed his H1 flying central tourbillon and H11 central balance watches at BaselWorld this year. The big novelty this year is the shape of the hands. He has also has finally found sapphire crystals with an a

Our Japanese moderator twisted my arm to confess that the mystery non-PIAGET watch in the mini-contest was the Haldimann H1 Flying Central Tourbillon: The PuristS edition.

This is Beat Haldimann's H1 flying central tourbillon. Hand made without the use of CNC machines. The large balance and tourbillon cage set up a type of resonance and the watch literally 'sings'. And then you should have a look at the H2 Resonance and H8

REF No : 513.93.39.21.99.001 Movement - Exclusive Omega calibre 2636 - Self-winding central tourbillon - Officially certified chronometer - Jewels: 52 - Frequency: 21,600 A/h (3 Hz)

This one's for you, Arthur, aka wmclarenF1 - this was originally posted on Oct 29, 2005, on the AHCI forum when it was still hosted on Network54 and under ThePuristS.com . Beat (Bay-aht) Haldimann has honored us, ThePuristS' Community, by introducing a sp

It was a great pleasure for me to meet Mr Beat Haldimann because we all know the special relationships here at The PuristS we have with him... and because he produces some of the most fascinating watches of the industry. The collection is based upon 2 mod