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...]

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...]

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 →