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It was 2006, and I was in Switzerland for my first time vacationing with my family. I started with no intentions for horology: my brother and sister wanted to go paragliding and I wanted to go skydiving. We found a little town with companies offering the aforementioned excursions, but on the day we

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"You never really own a ---- ..." I think Howard has them by a few years.

that of watch school. It looks like you've been invested in micromechanics for a few years now, and I hope you continue to enjoy success in your work.

With examples like the Daniels co-axial, perhaps the Audemars Piguet escapement, and new developments like the Voutilainen Caliber 28; this new Laurent Ferrier escapement is in a fine modern tradition. I am curious as to the fate of the lever escapement: will one of these new designs be adopted by a

I am so glad to see this brand continue production - the loss of Mr. Baumberger was tragic. This new model - the Voutilainen influence extends to the case: those beautiful, sensuous lugs!

I love the case: it's got a real Genta / PP Nautilus vibe going on. The dial, though - it is nice in its own right, but clashes too much when paired in this case. I'd much rather more rounded markers, unlike the present sharp and triangular indices.

That strap looks stellar - mind talking about it?

and hope I can help. There are eleven schools within the United States that offer programs in watchmaking and micromechanical engineering (the two programs go hand-in-hand, and are most frequently offered as a two-year school program), a full list can be found here . Within these schools, there are