These 17 techie watches fascinate me due to the technical approach that was chosen by the manufacturing brand to realize the timepiece.
I will only in brief present you my top 17 techie watches since I have been presenting all of them already in the last weeks here on the blog. So if you look for more information, PLEASE look for it on the blog.
Why 17? Why not! 🙂
This is my personal choice, the listing is in alphabetic order and I did not make any difference concerning the price of the watches.
A. Lange & Söhne Grande Complication
The Saxon Manufactory finally showing all its skills. A hyper complicated watch realized in a very traditional way
Antoine Martin Slow Runner
Master watchmaker Martin Braun slowing down time in a fascinating way
Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel
Honestly I don´t like the design of the watch, but its technique is stunning. Blancpian told me that the Tourbillon Carrousel might as well be shown in a much more modern design.
Breguet Classique Chronométrie 7727
The watchmakers at Breguet showing the rest of the world how creative one can be.
Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Hours Calibre 9981 MC
This is a fascinating see-through watch with an exceptional movement.
Girard-Perregaux Constant Escapement
It took Girard-Perregaux some time to industrialize its constant escapement. Very cool!
Hublot MP-05 La Ferrari
A watch only Hublot can build and sell. As crazy as fascinating …
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 Jubilée
The very best of watchmaking presented by the specialist of Jaeger-LeCoultre
Jaquet Droz The Charming Bird
No need to find any superlative for this watch. The Charming Bird is the superlative. My favourite here
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra > 15.000 Gauss
No more magnetic fields will be able to harm an Omega watch in the future. This is a watchmaking revolution!
Oris Aquis Depth Gauge
The very best of KISS (Keep it simple, stupid)… It is fascinating to see how one can make a perfect depth gauge watch for almost no money
Panerai Luminor 1950 Regatta 3 Days Chrono Flyback Titanio
The easiest to use regatta countdown watch on the market. Well-done Panerai!
Piaget Emperador Coussin Répétition Minutes Extra-plate
The watch represents big cinema for the eyes and a remarkable good sound.
Ressence Type 3
The best design in 2013 realized through a brilliant idea. Well done Benoit!
Swatch Sistem 51
Cool! Cool! Cool! This is a mechanical, automatic movement consisting of only 51 parts for approximately 150 Euros. A proof that everything is possible as long you want it to get done. To cool!!!!!
TAG Heuer MicroPendulumS
Avant-garde shown to us by the pioneer of high-speed timekeeping
Ulysse Nardin Stranger
Strangers in the night performed by a watch. Frankie Boy would definitively go for it
Watchmaking seems to be propelled both in mechanical and techno watches, by the ego trip of the designer. Look at casio and citizen and try and spot the attractive looking watch, also some of the dials are just gap fillers, and not customer serving. In the luxury watch market, the byword appears to be snobbery and price protection. Two very attractive watches, in my opinion, are omega speedmaster, and rolex submariner. The next development I would like to see is, wave ceptor technology, and solar power incorporated into the luxury watches for perfect timekeeping.
Agree and concur if the Cartier was omitted from the techie grouping. Well thought out otherwise. Kisses!
You have bloody good tastes in watchers , all incredible designs. Trouble is some are incredibly unreliable. My old Heuer and Rolex need constance attention . My Sekio that
was given to me for my 21 st , some 47 years ago has never missed a beat. Why dont you
show or review Japanese watcher ? Think you have a great site.
Cheers
Leon Marshall
I’ll have a look on Japanese watches … Promised 🙂
Sir, and I say this humbly, but the acronym KISS means keep it simple stupid. There is no “and” between simple and stupid. It is a command, an imperative sentence. This is not for publication but I thought you would like to know.
Sincerely,
Robert Harper
Robert, thank you for the advice! I will from now on use KISS correctly … But it seems that almost everything is possible. At least according to this site: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS-Prinzip