In spite of all the upheavals that 2020 has brought, it will be remembered as the year when independent watchmaking returned to the forefront in the collective consciousness of the collector community. The Simplicity, the most perfect three-hand watch in the world, is now worth over one million dollars. And early "Souscriptions" F.P. Independent watchmaking is grabbing the headlines in the auction world.
In times of crisis and confusion,Rolex Daytona Replica Watches we are more attracted to objects made with authenticity. We want to buy watches from real people, whose names and faces we recognize and who are friends. Their watches should reflect a personal approach in design and craftsmanship and be made with great sincerity.
Independent watchmaking has never been more relevant. Many of these brands are having their most successful year ever. If we leave aside George Daniels and Daniel Roth in their early days, independent watchmaking has only been around for a short time. In the past 15 years it has grown considerably. Michael Tay is the group managing director at The Hour Glass. This is what I believe is responsible. Tay, to me, is the greatest advocate of independent watchmaking. He has curated and promoted them in the same way that Leo Castelli, the famous gallery owner, introduced Abstract Expressionism to the world.
Tay's love for independent watchmaking is largely due to his father Dr Henry Tay. In an act of great foresight he financed Philippe Dufour's Grande Sonnerie Project,Roger Dubuis Replica giving the independent watchmaker a start on his path to become a legend. You could say that Tay was born with a passion for watchmaking.
Felix Baumgartner, master watchmaker and Martin Frei, chief designer of Rolex Daytona Replica Watches.
Dynamic Duo
Felix Baumgartner of Rolex Daytona Replica Watches and Martin Frei, who I now regard as the two most important figures in independent watchmaking were introduced to me by Tay in 2004 when he staged Tempus - to this day my favorite educational initiative in the watch industry.
