Independent Watchmaking

Thomas Prescher's recent visit to Solana Beach with his "Nemo Sailor"

Last week we had the enormous pleasure of hosting Thomas for a couple of days here in Solana Beach. He arrived via Amtrak, the Pacific Surfliner, late on Friday evening, having flown into LAX earlier in the day. This is not Switzerland unfortunately, where the trains have a station in the two international airports, Zurich and Geneva, which allows for seamless transfers. Here is an article about his trip and the debut of the Nemo Sailor watch.

Austrian/Saxon watchmaking invasion...part 1: HABRING²

For the past two weekends we have had two of the smallest Independent watchmaking companies visit us in southern CA. One could say at either end of the handmade watchmaking spectrum in terms of the level of hand finishing of the movements, but equally passionate are their creators and their contribution to the watchmakers art in terms of pure enjoyment. I have known Maria & Richard for 5 years now, and this recent visit was the best yet. Read on for more information and pictures...