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Le Garde Temps, la Naissance d’une Montre” Preserving, perpetuating and sharing traditional watchmaking expertise

Preserving, perpetuating and sharing traditional watchmaking expertise for future generations: such is the challenge that Philippe Dufour, Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel set for themselves when they decided to join together in the adventure of an unprecedented project, “Le Garde Temps, la Naissance d’une Montre”.

His contributions to watchmaking will never be forgotten Master watchmaker Dr. George Daniels died

The master watchmaker Dr. George Daniels CBE died on Friday 21 October 2011 at his home on the Isle of Man. Dr. Daniels had worked in his profession for more than sixty years and in the course of his life was presented with more honours than any other horologist.

A limited edition of 30 pieces The Marin 2 Mk1 Thalassa by Peter Speake‐Marin

It is extremely rare for every single component of a watch’s case, its dial and its movement to be designed by just one man. When that man has the talent of master watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin, the result is a timepiece of transcendental harmony of form and function, aesthetics and technique. The result is the Thalassa.

Drive time Christopher Ward’s C70 Aston Martin DBR1

Christopher Ward, the luxury watchmaker, has launched a limited edition watch, celebrating Aston Martin’s famous victory at Le Mans in 1959. Details inspired by the winning Aston Martin DBR1’s livery, have been faithfully incorporated into the design of the watch, which is limited to just 500 pieces worldwide.

Concours Institut Horlogerie Cartier 2010 Swiss Prize for up-and-coming watchmakers from A. Lange & Söhne

On 29 May in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the “striking mechanism” for a pocket watch by Janina Thiele was awarded the first prize of the Swiss watchmaking competition, “Concours Institut Horlogerie Cartier 2010” (IHC). Patrick Ritschel and Eric Geissler, two further apprentices from Lange, came fifth and sixth.

Passing on the fire Young Watchmakers follow in the footsteps of Ferdinand A. Lange

David Weber is happy. He has cleaned and regulated the customer’s watch, fitted and aligned the spring, and checked all the adjustments. He has assembled the movement and rechecked its accuracy over the course of a test run of several days. Now he is putting the watch back into its case. If it had been necessary, he would also have filed the bevelled edges and renewed the polish. He is trained to do so. In 2008 he passed his final examinations at the Lange Watchmaking School with flying colours.

Traditional training’s values Seventh training’s class signs apprenticeship contract at watchmaking school Alfred Helwig

On Friday, March 2nd, 2007 twelve future watchmakers and three tool makers signed their apprenticeship contract at the watch manufactory Glashütte Original. More than 220 candidates had applied for the 15 training vacancies at the company-owned watchmaking school “Alfred Helwig”.