For what I know the development is made in-house, but it’s some suppliers who produce they components. And the finishing and assembly is also make in-house!
I respect the work of viot but is watch is base on an peseux 260 like KV observatoire. I haven’t see the brand atelier de chronométrie or Raul pages who like viot take an exciting movement and reshaped it and hand finish it. It’s an interesting trend in independent! Hand finished watch without the p
HODINKEE: You produce watches without the use of repetitive or automatic tools, is that correct? RWS: We use CNC, which I guess is automatic. HODINKEE: So it’s basically CNC plus hand operated machines and tools. RWS: Yes. For the production volume. KV is between 40/60 depending on the year, FPJ wou
I like the design modern but not over done. Two details: -The "pitonnage" looks to cheap is nice to use for a watchmaker but you find the same on $250 ETA movement. A "Pitonnage genevois" (use by PP, VC.....) look much better with an over cost of 30 to 50 CHF if you make it in Switzerland. -The barr
I love ferrier and as you said Dufour is only on seconde market. But Smith makes a watch like no one else today with a true tradition and unique universe and it's all hand made. If you need something to convince you, watch "The Watchmakers Apprentice"
This device it's only use on centrale seconde. It's a small spring braking the central hand, it's used because otherwise the hand would trembling because there is any energy going through this gear.