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MOONMACHINE embargo  is over now so I can propose you my 2012 Baselworld MB&F report. Obviously, the MOONMACHINE concentrated the main part of the interest but we don't have to forget that another watch was unveiled during the Fair: the HM4 Thunderbolt RT.A) HM4 Thunderbolt RTMax Büsser proposed surprising (and logical!) evolutions of the HM4 at the end of 2011 with the Razzle Dazzle and the Double Trouble. Max is back with a more classic evolution (if I can use such word with the HM4) ... more

Read nitedivers 3 part in depth introduction to the Ochs & Junior's watches and their new store in Lucernochs und junior (PART 1) a non-watchmakers approach to watchmakingochs und junior (PART 2) a non-watchmakers approach to watchmaking ochs und junior (PART 3) a non-watchmakers approach to watchmaking ... more

Dear All: with this report I'd like to bring the only Austrian watch manufacturer closer to you. Maria Kristina and Richard Habring are not only the principals of Habring2 , one of the most innovating and refreshing creators of fine timepieces, they are also watchmaking consultants who's services are in high demand throughout the watch industry. And moreover, they are a fun and lively couple!   The Habring2 manufacture is located in the city of Völkermarkt, a town of 11000 inhabitants locat... more

Pre-premier of the 4N Digital Carrousel WatchFrançois Quentin is a designer with ideas and perseverance.  He started his adventure in watchmaking with Hautlence in Neuchâtel working on the design of the display and the housing.  His particular interest is in new ways of displaying the time on a wrist watch, an interest which he has continued to cultivate since leaving Hautlence.His present project, the 4N watch, made its first appearance at the BaselWorld Fair in 2010.  At tha... more

 The 2012 SIHH PuristSPro Live Report - Jon Z. (Z3) Greubel Forsey Speechless.... I will let the photos do the talking. GMT - Calibre GF05 in white gold case Quadruple Tourbillon Secret - for those discreet gents do not wish to have their quadruple tourbillons shown on the dial. Tourbillon 24 Seconds Contemporain - I love the depth of the dial and its liberal use of sapphires. Hope you have enjoyed the post. Yours Truly, ... more

  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 watches of Marc Brogsitter.  (click here to see my report from the Basel Fair 2008 ahci.watchprosite.com ) Karsten FrässdorfAfter moving to Normandy in northern France Karsten founded the Fabrication de Montres Norman... more

La Chaux-de-Fonds, November 3rd 2011 - This timepiece marks a first for both Greubel Forsey and the history of GMT watches. After exploring, inventing, and developing new mechanisms in the world of the tourbillon over the last decade, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have now combined it with a new complication, the GMT, which they have naturally interpreted in their own way.   From the Tourbillon to World time: Greubel Forsey presents the GMT With this remarkable ... more

Kari Voutilainen Visits Tokyo!The title says it all   I, along with another KV owner (Observatoire AND Chronometer 27) had an opportunity to meet with Mr. Voutilainen ("KV") for the first time in Tokyo.  This was made possible by kind offer by Mr. Masahito Hayashi, who is the proprietor of the high-end jewelry/ watch retail shop - The Carat - in the center of Ginza AND also is/was the student of KV when he was a watchmaker school student.  That is why now The Carat is the sole distributor and... more

Max just unveiled the LM1 in Singapore and it is stunning! It is a total departure from previous machines. Not only is the movement classically styled but it is finished to the nth degree. - SJX Press release: Legacy Machine N o 1 Wild, extreme, outrageous, unrestrained: all might be used to describe MB&F's futuristic Horological Machines, but traditional, classical… round? With its monumental central balance; superlatively finished movement; completely independent dual time zone... more

Antiqua wearing impressions (with new photos)by GaryG Well, it's only been a week, but I have been wearing the Antiqua the great majority of that time and have made a loooong list of wearing impressions.  I hope that you are not getting "Antiqua fatigue" from this rapid-fire series of posts, but I am really inspired by this watch!  That's not to say that it's the perfect timepiece -- haven't found that one yet, but the quest is great fun.  That said, the "love" column substantially out... more

Today, the majority of the exportations of Swiss horology is bound towards continental China, Max spends lots of time in Asia…In the Orient, there are not only customers, but also artists; Max met Huang Hankang, a chinese painter who produced this work, which sits in Maximilian Busser’s living room: In order to transcend purely horologic concepts, MB&F draws its inspiration from several domains, obviously from mechanical machines but also from contemporary art. In the Western world, the ... more

Take it from me: this is the watch of the year! I saw it first at SIHH in January; and then again, just the other week when I was introduced to the rose gold/charcoal ruthenium version. In my (perhaps) jaded and tired view of most of the watch industry, the watches that really ‘rock the boat’, are far and few between. All too often there is the hyperbol and the sound bites that this is now the "latest and the greatest" and "how could we have had any watch other than this before now!" Most a... more

by pplater There isn’t much that hasn’t already been written about the fascinating personal development of Spain’s pre-eminent watchmaker (and AHCI member) Senor Ancieto Jiminez Pita: for example, there is the thoroughly readable chapter in the book “Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking” by Michael Clerizo and, more locally, the excellent post with fantastic pictures brought to us on this forum by Fr. Xavier last year. Even so, it is fascinating to hear those stories from the m... more

The Paul Gerber PuristS Tenth Anniversary (P10) watch is a limited edition of 10 pieces based on Paul’s Model 42 that comes as either a Pilots watch or the funkier “Synchron” with green luminescent numerals and hands. The bold and sporty 42mm diameter case is crafted in titanium, and there is a matching signed titanium buckle and an oversized screw-in crown (the water resistance is 10ATM / 100m). The case is made in ... Click Here to read the full review, including a video of the... more

[In this series of vignettes I will highlight a few of the key points that the independent watchmakers made during their presentations on Day 3 (June 1) of the IGOTT. Some are direct quotes that tickled my fancy, and others give you an insight into the watches presented.] Paul Gerber Introduced by MTF as: "the master of miniaturisation." Started working for himself in 1976 making miniature clocks, restoring pieces for auction houses and building watches for friends. Paul has worked for many ... more

It's been some considerable time since I posted on PuristsPro. However, I'm back, and plan to gradually start posting photos from my trip to Switzerland this last January.I was inspired to finally post this set of shots by seeing the Kari Voutilainen Vingt-8 "Purists IGOTT Edition" unique pieces over in the Collectors Market section. This is not intended as a shill. However, the photos (most likely supplied to PPro by Kari himself) were actually taken by me as long ago as Saturday, 22 January. They are in f... more