Category Archives: Unitas 649X

introducing: Burlington, the watch that will knock your socks off

Posted on December 8th, 2011

If you are European like me, the name “Burlington” unmistakably brings to mind the iconic and colorful “diamond harlequin” cotton blend socks adorned by the upper class of the continent. To be fair, the name Burlington may refer to many a thing besides a company of the Kayser-Roth Corporation. In case of the Burlington Watch Company, there are [...]

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introducing: SK Watch Parts

Posted on November 23rd, 2011

Based in the German metalsmithing Mecca of Pforzheim, SK Watches sells pare parts for standard Swiss mechanical movements: ETA 2824-2, Unitas 6497, Unitas 6498, Valjoux 7750 and Valjoux 7751. For orders of 10 dials or more, it is possible to have a personal brand printed on the dial. For orders of 75 dials or more, [...]

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introducing: Neuhaus watches

Posted on September 6th, 2011

Founder Manuel Neuhaus is quite an interesting man: Having dropped out of school to become a photographer, he trained in painting and design before earning his living by producing computer graphics in the early 1990′s. Herr Neuhaus then worked as a freelance media designer, but in 2007, he discovered the facinating world of watches. Manuel [...]

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introducing: International Watch Man

Posted on February 9th, 2011

I came across their Website before, but a recent visit to International Watch Man drew my attention to their 2010 collection of Fifty Fathoms homages. Bill Yao of MKII, Eddie Platts of Timefactors and the brothers Cameron of Corvus Watch have all famously released homages of what is considered the first proper “diving watch”. For more [...]

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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 [...]

Posted in assembler, brand of origin, ETA 2824-2, ETA 2892-A2, ETA 2893-2, historic designs, legacy, Limited edition, made-to-order, militarophilia, novelty, Unitas 649X, vintage movements | 2 Comments

Your future eX-watch

Posted on December 19th, 2010

Hat tip to Grégory Pons of BusinessMontres.com. Based in Switzerland, watchmaker Peter E. Kreuter-Gariko launched the Web site eX watches, where according to the founder, customers can order an eXclusive timepiece. I was expecting the catalog to show a range of watch components that one can choose from, but apparently the only choices are pre-organized [...]

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introducing: Wei & Friends, the hands that carve time

Posted on December 2nd, 2010

Combining the skills of watchmaker and designer, Martin Weichert set on to create his personal watch collection 2 years ago. His vision was to create watches with a high level of craftsmanship and an uncommon design. Interestingly, one of his sources of inspiration being abstract British sculptor Henry Moore, Weichert describes his creations as Watchsculptures. [...]

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Regal timepieces

Posted on November 24th, 2010

 King Ludwig II, who reigned over Bavaria from 1864 to 1886, was known for his taste in fine pocket watches which he used to commission and collect by hundreds. These timepieces do sometimes appear in prestigious auction sales and end up in many a private collection, but the 800 years-long lineage of the House of [...]

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introducing: Premium Watches Pforzheim

Posted on November 3rd, 2010

Established as a Civil Law Partnership between German craftsmen located in the city of Pforzheim, Premium Watches offers a range of services of high interest to watch collectors. The partners can do a thorough restoration of timepieces, they can built and decorate a timepiece upon request, and they also have a range of personnalized and private label [...]

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introducing: Buttes Watch Company

Posted on October 17th, 2010

Hat tip to Watchipedia Blog. NOTE: Before any English speaker starts cracking jokes, Buttes is pronounced with a U like in the adjective sure and the noun brochure. The last three letters T-E-S are left silent. It is a Swiss village in remote Val de Travers valley, close to the French border. BWC was founded in [...]

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