Category Archives: ETA 2824-2

Upcoming Archimede Outdoor model

Posted on April 6th, 2011

Icklers are a third generation of German watch case makers. They now run the family business by supplying quality watch cases to some of the nicest European watch companies. Besides the traditional case making and watch assembly, the Icklers also run several watch brands such as Limes, Autran & Viala,  Defakto and Archimedes. It seems to me that Limes, Autran [...]

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Hamilton, mass-produced anachronisms

Posted on March 30th, 2011

For the record, guess who in 2011 A.D. still runs a Website designed for Internet Explorer only? Hamilton watch company …And to add insult to injury, they require me to upgrade from Explorer 7 to a more recent version. The browser you are using is not supported by this website, please upgrade to the latest version [...]

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Certina DS Action Diver

Posted on March 28th, 2011

Hat tip to WorldTempus.com Owned by the Swatch Group, Certina isn’t exactly your typical small independent brand. For the last decade of the 20th century, Certina was positioned below Tissot in terms of pricing and finish. But over the past few years, the brand has benefitted from a quality increase in design and movements. Now, Certina use amongst [...]

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introducing: manufacture Mühle Glashütte SA

Posted on February 24th, 2011

Okay, this is not really a new brand. I’ve know about Mühle Glashütte (Muehle Glashuette) for as early as I caught the watch collecting bug in early 1990′s. At the time, the company was relying upon calibres manufactured by Swiss leader ETA, so I personnally didn’t find their “Made in Germany” watches that interesting. But the recent release [...]

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introducing: Magalex, run by an entrepreneur extraordinaire

Posted on January 13th, 2011

Born in 1949 in Pune, one of the largest metropolis of then-freshly independent India, Mr. Gurdeep Singh Kundan carried out a BA (Special) Economis at the University of Pune before relocating to Switzerland, where he studied Journalism and Sales Management in Fribourg and St. Gallen; and Germanic languages at the University of Bern. Besides High [...]

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introducing: Temporanea Manifattura Fiorillo

Posted on January 12th, 2011

Unveiled by TLex of OceanicTime.com and mentionned by Grégory Pons of BusinessMontres.com, Italian entrepreneur Federico Fiorillo launched his watch company. Temporanea Manifattura Fiorillo was first born in Spring 2009, as a project to supply a small number of watches to friends. Mr. Fiorillo was quickly overwhelmend by orders, and so he decided to plan production [...]

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introducing: Grəve Watch Design

Posted on January 12th, 2011

Hat tip to WatchOtaku.com Based in Germany, Grəve Watch Design plans to release small series of watches made with components from the city of Pforzheim. The founders put a great enphasis on the traceability of all their components and their Web site even features a Google map and a list of the various suppliers. For [...]

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Proyecto Pleamar para el Foro de Relojes

Posted on January 3rd, 2011

Hat tip to Grégory Pons of BusinessMontres.com [EDITED Feb 18, 2011] When it comes to diving watches, there is very little information publicly available regarding one of the most remarkable Swiss case makers of all times. Located in Bassecourt, in the heart of Swiss Jura mountains, Ervin Piquerez S.A. used to produce and supply watch [...]

Posted in ETA 2824-2, forum watch, historic designs, legacy, Limited edition, made-to-order, militarophilia, Spain

Got Mikl?

Posted on November 19th, 2010

Located at Wollzeile 35 in Wien, Austria, Uhrmachermeister Mikl repairs most watches and mechanical devices. Run by master watchmaker Hans Mikl and his wife Eva, the workshop is capable of supplying most hard-to-find spare parts because they can custom-built it if needed. There are currently a second master watchmaker and a watchmaker helping in the workshop, and the merry team can [...]

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Dodane 1857 chronograph for the French Armée de l’Air

Posted on November 16th, 2010

Hat tip to forumer Jecko. We previously talked about Dodane 1857, a brand founded by heirs of the French family business that was once famous for their clocks and watches built for aviation. Besides Bell & Ross, Time On Target and Oris, Dodane 1857 is one of the few watch makers to have some of their watches worn by French armed forces. A cost-efficient new [...]

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