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 also think they look to be a bit on the large size and would look more refined slimmed down a bit but the case shapes are very nice as are the movements. That is all except for the one with the faceted crystal as I don't see the point and would not wear
Marc Brogsitter was a German lawyer and watch collector who was passionate about shaped wristwatches from the 1940s and 50s , those from Patek Philippe in particular. In the early 2000s , he decided to create his own brand and started a collaboration with
Would not hold the dead companies against him, as sometimes great ideas do not gather enough traction. The lawsuits and contractual breaches should be concerning to collectors and investors. Where possible, it would be helpful to provide references and le
You may know Karsten Frässdorf (KF) from his most recent project "Montres KF" and the blatantly praising blog posts from MonochromeWatches. Since especially with independent watchmakers, you largely invest / buy into the person behind the brand, I think i
... can be found on his still accessible Website: And while the theme at the European Court of Justice was the jurisdiction, the published decision gives nevertheless also some interesting background about the movement developments commissioned from Kars
Behind the scenes at Heritage Watch Manufactury Don Corson 2011 Chronometers with large slow beating balance wheels have always been the field of predilection of German master watchmaker Karsten Frässdorf. We have seen his designs, for example, in the wat
philosophical question isn´t easy to answer, is it? What I had in mind were interesting projects like Ochs und Junior ... Marc Brogsitter ... . Are they true independants from your point of view? To me it is not that important, as long as I fall in l
Bringing us great pictures, and new fascinating information of these little wonders of micro-mechanics. Happy to finally see the front of these pieces, having seen several images of the calibers over the net. Looking forward to hearing more about them, as