A ten year journey for me, delving into the Independent Watchmaking world, culminating with my friend Keaton Myrick, who is creating his own watches in Sisters, Oregon, here in the western USA. A long way from Switzerland or Germany!
Very excited to announce a visit by Martin Braun, founder of Antoine Martin.
October 6th, 2012, Passion has the great pleasure of hosting Martin Braun, the Master Watchmaker previously of the eponymous company Martin Braun. Like many of his colleagues in the Independent Watchmaking world, they lose the ability to make watches under their own name once attaching themselves to a large corporate brand. With the help of a Swiss businessman by the name of Antoine Meier, hence the new company name, and the ever resourceful and energetic Bruno Jufer, who as CEO, runs the business side of things, Martin is once again free to design and create his vision of a mechanical watch.
The latest from Speake-Marin, Peter's Piccadilly Serpent Calendar returns...
This time the Serpent Calendar is only being made in two metals, either 18k RG or stainless steel. As previously offered it is available in two cases sizes, 42mm & 38mm, but now features a new caliber, the Eros 1. An automatic caliber with twin main spring barrels, it has a 5 day power reserve when fully wound. Differing slightly is the profile, a 2mm slimmer case and stepped bezel...
A Finnish version of the Moonphase watch, the K3 Northern Stars.
We received this stunning piece for a client yesterday. Having seen a version of it last Basel, I was eager to see this here in CA. The dueling moons are very neat and Stepan Sarpaneva has created one heck of a watch here! His strong design sense is in full view here with this version of the Korona K3 Northern Stars.
Check this out, Derek Pratt's superlative tourbillon pocketwatch.
Possibly my highlight of all of Baselworld 2012, was this sublime pocketwatch by one of the greatest watchmakers of the past 100 years, Derek Pratt. Completed in 1987 for Urban Jurgensen's late owner Peter Baumberger, it is one of if not the best pocketwatch I have ever seen in 25 years of being in this field.
Made for Urban Jurgensen in 1987, with a remontoir.
I am very excited to announce the Authorised Dealership for Paul Gerber
My first watches should be heading this way from Zurich in 6 weeks or so. The titanium cased Model 42 both versions, the Synchron and the Aviator both 42mm and sporting the synchronised 18K triple rotor Paul is known for.
Here we have the Model 41 on left with white dial, and the other two are the Model 42 in either dial format.