Tag Archive for: handmade

Gold Dust: Vacheron Constantin’s ´American 1921 Piece Unique` – “faithfully recreated as if in 1921”

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How Vacheron Constantin created the ´American 1921 Piece Unique`: When one of the ´Holy Trinity` comes across like an independent artisan …

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The value of passionate spending: A bespoke project about shoes with ´Atelier Leonard Kahlcke`

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A first meeting with shoemaker Leonard Kahlcke and no intention to start a new bespoke project on my side … and then life came in between

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Gold Dust: the early Daniel Roth Double-Face Tourbillon Ref. 187

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The Daniel Roth Double-Faced Tourbillon Ref. 187 has that heft, solidity and old-world charm – masterfully illustrated with photography by Ming Thein

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Centralised: Close-up with the De Bethune DB21RE MaxiChrono Réédition

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Third time’s a charm: three column wheels, three clutches – and three iterations to perfect it

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The pinnacle of (fine) watchmaking – of old masters, elves, virgins … or superheroes?

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How to define the very best in watchmaking? the eclecticum looks beyond in-house and finishing…

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