Double Barrel / Perpetual Calendar Retrograde / Reserve DeMarche / Complicated Watch Repair

A double barrel timepiece with retrograde functions and perpetual calendar on the retrogrades is quite a complication. In mechanical terms this complication combination on a timepiece only 40 years ago would have taken the finest Master Watchmakers all trapped in a little room separate from the normal factory years to accomplish, by hand. Each piece cut by hand on the micro Watchmaking lathes we use on a “per piece” basis. Today thanks... [Read More...]

Tourbillon Repair / Christophe Claret / Leviev

Not sure many of you get to see one the World’s most incredible Tourbillons outside of it’s case, especially inside the U.S.A. boarders. Special tools are needed just to get inside this baby. Once inside you need special tooling designed for the movement to do anything. So, if you are a Watchmaker and considering having a dabble inside please consider a second option. This movement is art that needs a no time limit work approach and many... [Read More...]

An Open Letter To My Fans

An open letter to all the wonderful fans, friends and family that has shown me so much love during this trying time. I am home and live to riff another day. For those who know me closely are quite stunned that something such as this can happen so suddenly to a person who has worked out each and every day of their life, strict diets of no red meat for so many years I can’t count, no drinking, no smoking and just an all around healthy person.... [Read More...]

Christophe Claret DualTow

Little known to most USA watch enthusiasts is the genius movement and watch manufacturing of Christophe Clare. If you have been interested in timepieces above the 50K mark you might actually be wearing one of his movements and not even know it. He has been making movements in a very secret fashion behind the scenes for 20 years. If you have a dream he can make it happen. Not many like him. A few of the Leviev watches are using Christophe Clare movements... [Read More...]

Hublot King Bang

Hublot and its genius CEO Jean Claude Biver has launched an all black ceramic case monster! The King Bang series is an entirely new design as far as I’m concerned and executed perfectly. If you are looking for a ceramic case watch you are probably familiar with the usual long waiting list from most Swiss companies. Paying double the list price is quite ordinary as well. Hublot has led the chase in the ceramic luxury market in both research and... [Read More...]

Gefica Bi Retro Gerald Genta

If there is a watch that is “Metal” in the Swiss luxury watch arena this is it! Most of you are aware of my passion and love for fine mechanical micro miniature mechanisms, well I’m going state right here that this is the ONLY watch I salivate for right now. How’s that for an introduction? Click to Expand Article / Click to Close Mid-Evil (that’s right the spelling is correct) is what this piece of incredible art translates... [Read More...]

Freak by Ulysse Nardin

Enamored by avante’ garde watches I nominate Ulysse Nardin to be given a metal of courage, honor and astonishing Watchmaking prowess for delivering the goods (as Rob Halford of Judas Priest would say). Freak is by far andlarge a watch I could work on on a daily basis at a bench in there factory in Switzerland and smile each day I reported for duty as Ulysse Nardin Watchmaker. Click to Expand Article / Click to Close Some specifications... [Read More...]

Memovox Jeager LeCoultre

The vintage Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox has crossed my bench quite possibly 500 or more times for service over the years. What you are seeing above is mainly the automatic bumper unit on my bench along with some other parts. Touching base on this movement: Automatic Bumbers x2 (I love this!) 241 pieces 18,000 bph Alarm At the time of manufacture for these watches an alarm watch was quite an achievement. I must say I have worn a memovox myself for... [Read More...]

Brands We Service

Most of our work is concentrated on high end luxury brands manufactured within Switzerlands borders. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Brands We Service", url: "http://www.spitzwatch.com/2009/03/04/brands-we-service/" }); Read More →

GyroTourbillon

If you have severe arthritis, I’m not quite sure sitting at a Watchmaker bench and playing with the tourbillon cage on this Jaeger Le Coultre is for you. The gentlemen that was in charge of most of the creation of this piece is certainly very “Metal” looking. There are [Read More...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "GyroTourbillon", url: "http://www.spitzwatch.com/2009/03/04/gyrotron/" }); Read More →

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