Ochs und Junior Watches Interview With Beat Weinmann
On Jan 27th, I had the pleasure of talking to Beat Weinmann of ochs und junior, as a follow-up to my review of the selene tinta. Allow me to thank Mr. Weinmann for his time.PH: One of the things that came up in the comments on my review is the cost of ochs und jr compared to other Swiss brands. Briefly put, why so much for an unpolished titanium case and basic ebauche?BW: There are several reasons for the costs, mainly due to nonstandard cases and limited production runs. Most case makers have minimum order quantities of 500 or more, which is more than the entire annual production for ochs und junior. We wanted a 2-part, unpolished case with no movement ring, and no manufacturer could make that for us. Having them made by Peter Cantieni allows top quality and small quantities, but of course the per-unit cost is much higher. It also allows much faster turnaround on new ideas and parts, and we felt it was important to work outside of the industry.Our watch cases are somehow like raw conc

Speedy Apollo 12
I got the bug to pick up a Missions watch - I like the somewhat discreet patch. It makes it just a little different from any other Speedy I may encounter. This mint one came from Kringkily - great guy!

more random shots...
different lighting...IronMan anyone?? Have a good week everyone!James

SD43 & Red Text
HI TRF, 1st time poster, longtime lurkerI paid in full for an SD43 at a local mall AD 2 weeks ago with an estimated delivery time of 2 months.IF the Basel rumors about the red SEA DWELLER text changing to white are true, which version would I be getting?thanks, dweezy

series V explorer 114270 spiral
Explorer V series is equipped with spiral parachrom blue or breguet ?Thanks