Marvelous craftmanship................

Oct 07, 2009,18:40 PM
 

Thank you for your photographs & report.

That 35mm carriage clock is beautiful. As is the Habring2

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20 Years of Tourbillons from Richard Habring

 
 By: DonCorson : October 6th, 2009-10:46
20 Years of Tourbillons from Richard Habring It was in September 1989 that Richard Habring presented his first tourbillon watch or better, a tiny carriage clock with a movement about 35mm long in a linear arrangement. After completing his apprenticeship a...  

I feel privileged to be the first to post a response to this thread, Don.

 
 By: CaliforniaJed : October 6th, 2009-13:24
Every day I am learning more and more about Richard (and Maria) and every day I grow more impressed. I am fascinated to read about and see the evolution of his approach to the Tourbillon, and I only wish my technical knowledge were enough to appreciate th... 

I really admire Richard's work...

 
 By: dxboon : October 6th, 2009-21:33
...and I feel he strives to remain true to himself in terms of both the mechanics and aesthetics of his watches. I sense that he and his wife, Maria, are more interested in crafting robust and reliable companions for their customers, as opposed to delicat... 

That carriage clock....

 
 By: BDLJ : October 7th, 2009-00:25
....is magnificent. I have issues with the utility of tourbillon, but not with the execution of such an fascinating mechanism. And that is a perfect execution.

Lovely pictorial,

 
 By: gweilgi : October 7th, 2009-05:30
thank you very much! I was slightly surprised to see #6 described as a deck watch, though. I haven't taken my calipers to it recently, but it is really a dress watch of around 45mm (and I use it as such). The one small quibble I have with the later tourbi... 

Marvelous craftmanship................

 
 By: Topcat30093 : October 7th, 2009-18:40
Thank you for your photographs & report. That 35mm carriage clock is beautiful. As is the Habring2

That's a whole bunch of nice tourbiS! [nt]

 
 By: BluNotte : October 7th, 2009-22:14
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Had the privilege...

 
 By: moc : October 9th, 2009-12:39
of wearing H2 Tourbillon.I must say I had no intention to get a tourbillon in my collection as I find it a little gimmick to get people amazed to see something that "turn"on your dial but doesnot mean your watch accuracy will increase(Richard Lange PLM do...