Dress Watch, Opaline Dial
From our atelier in Glashütte, a hand-wound calibre in a 38mm rose-gold case.
- Movement Mk-I
We make and service mechanical wristwatches for men who buy once and keep for life. Every piece is hand-finished in our atelier. We don't chase volume. We've worked this way since 2011.
Each piece signed by the master who completed it. Numbered, archive-recorded, and available to view in our private salons by appointment of the Concierge.
From our atelier in Glashütte, a hand-wound calibre in a 38mm rose-gold case.
The perpetual calendar mechanism in this reference was developed over four years in our workshop.
A matte black dial, Arabic numerals, and a hand-wound movement in a 38mm brushed steel case. No date. No complications.
Calibre with column-wheel chronograph, 42mm steel case, anti-reflective sapphire.
One-minute tourbillon, hand-wound, in an 18-carat white gold case.
Hand-stitched alligator in midnight navy, with contrast cream stitching. Fits any 20mm lug.
It began with a movement that refused to be thrown away.
In 2011, a friend handed me a water-damaged calibre from the 1960s — cracked mainplate, bent escapement wheel, one bridge missing entirely. Most would have binned it. We spent three weeks on it. When it ran again, that was the answer to a question we hadn't quite asked yet.
The workshop opened that autumn with two benches, one regulated timing machine, and a small stock of ebauches sourced from a retiring specialist we'd known for years. We were four people. We still are — four full-time, one part-time on strap and bracelet work. That's not a constraint. It's a choice.
Every calibre that leaves here has been regulated by hand, not by machine average. We use a six-position timing test, not three. The difference rarely shows in the first year. It shows in the tenth.
We work with collectors, engineers, and men who've spent thirty years buying carefully and have no patience for pieces that don't last. Join the community of collectors who've trusted us since our first year — men who read the specs, ask the difficult questions, and come back. That is the client we're here for.
What we don't do: we don't offer same-week turnaround on service work. A movement opened on Monday won't leave before it's ready, and ready takes as long as it takes. We don't cut that short for anyone.
— Eduard Brandt, founder (2011)
We don't chase volume. We take on what our watchmakers can finish properly, present it without theatre, and stand behind every calibre that leaves the workshop. Be part of something built to last.
Eduard trained under a Glashütte-school movement specialist for eleven years before opening this atelier in
Gerhard spent two decades restoring vintage pocket watches before joining the team in 2013.
Thomas came from a family silversmithing background and retrained in watch case work in his late thirties.
Each reference is presented with its movement specifications, finishing notes, and the name of the atelier where it was assembled. Take your time.
A travelling pavilion of Maison heritage — forty pieces from the archive, one master on site, one film. By invitation of the Concierge.
Forty pieces tracing the long form of the Maison craft. Master on site Tuesday through Saturday.
Pavilion expanded with the Asian collectors’ loan: twelve pieces never previously shown.
Decorative crafts programme: live enamelling and hand-finishing demonstrations daily.
Pavilion closing with the Maison’s anniversary commission, presented for the first time.
The Heritage Department at the original premises. Tour conducted by an archivist. Maximum six guests per session.
Public lecture: “The Quiet Trade — a history of the Maison archive.” Tickets via the Concierge.
Service intervals, bespoke commissions, authentication of archive pieces, and what to expect at a private viewing.
Every piece — from the Dress Watch in opaline dial to the Tourbillon in white gold — is assembled and finished in our workshops. The calibres are hand-wound, the bridges hand-bevelled, the dials hand-guilloché where the reference calls for it. We do not contract out finishing. That is not how this maison works, and it never has been.
That depends on the reference. A Field Watch in brushed steel, or the Navy alligator strap in 20mm, can be dispatched within two to three weeks. The Perpetual Calendar, the Pilot Chronograph, and any rose gold or white gold reference carry longer lead times — sometimes several months. If you are enquiring about a specific piece, contact us directly and we will give you an honest date.
Yes, and for certain references we prefer it. The Tourbillon in white gold, in particular, is not a piece we feel comfortable presenting only through photographs. Write to us through the Contacts page to schedule an appointment. We will arrange a private viewing at a time that suits you — no obligation, no pressure. The maison does not pursue clients.
We accept returns within fourteen days of receipt, provided the piece is unworn and in its original presentation box with all accompanying documents. Bespoke commissions and personalised straps are not returnable. If something is wrong — a finishing detail, a strap fit, anything — tell us before you decide to return. Most things can be resolved.
The Field Watch in brushed steel is rated to 100 metres — suited to everyday wear without reservation. The Dress Watch and the Perpetual Calendar are rated to 30 metres, which covers ordinary exposure but not swimming or diving. The Pilot Chronograph sits at 50 metres. Water resistance figures for each reference are listed in the accompanying documentation.
We do. A mechanical watch needs attention every five to eight years under normal wear — sooner if the piece is used hard or stored badly. Send the watch to us, or bring it in by appointment, and our watchmaker will assess the calibre, report on what it needs, and proceed only with your agreement. We also restore older pieces from the maison archive. Some of those jobs take time. We do them properly.
The commission begins with a conversation, as it always has. Reach out through the Contacts page and we will arrange an initial appointment. From there we discuss the complication, the case material, the dial finish — grand feu enamel, guilloché, lacquered — and any hand-engraving or personalisation you have in mind. Depending on complexity, a bespoke piece will spend between eighteen months and three years in the workshop. You will correspond directly with the watchmaker throughout.
The maison holds archive records for pieces produced since our founding. If you have acquired a watch through auction, inheritance, or private sale and wish to verify its provenance, bring it in or send us the reference number and movement serial. We will cross-check against our records and issue a certificate of authenticity where the piece checks out. There is no charge for this. Provenance matters to us as much as it does to you.
From a hand-wound dress watch to a full perpetual calendar — the catalogue is arranged for the collector who reads before he decides.
From our atelier in Glashütte, a hand-wound calibre in a 38mm rose-gold case.
The perpetual calendar mechanism in this reference was developed over four years in our workshop.
A matte black dial, Arabic numerals, and a hand-wound movement in a 38mm brushed steel case. No date.
Calibre with column-wheel chronograph, 42mm steel case, anti-reflective sapphire.
One-minute tourbillon, hand-wound, in an 18-carat white gold case.
Hand-stitched alligator in midnight navy, with contrast cream stitching. Fits any 20mm lug.
Box-calf in deep burgundy, hand-stitched, 18mm. The taper is cut by hand in our atelier.
The dial is hand-guilloché in a clous de Paris pattern — forty hours of work before the hands go on.
Full disassembly, cleaning, lubrication, and regulated timing.
Column-wheel and vertical-clutch chronograph movements need careful hands.
A woven nylon NATO in muted grey-green — close to a British military shade, without being a reproduction.
Solid walnut casing, single rotor, quiet motor — around 650 turns per day, which covers most automatic
Bring in a piece — inherited, bought at auction, found in a drawer.
The minute repeater is the most demanding complication we produce.
The equation of time display shows the difference between mean solar time and true solar time — a
Write to the Maison Concierge. We do not sell from the website. The Concierge will receive you privately — at the Maison, at a salon in your city, or by correspondence — and answer in the language of craftsmanship, not commerce.
A note to the Maison Concierge. We do not sell from the website. We will receive you privately — at the Maison, in your city, or by correspondence — and answer within the day.