A number of years ago i stopped off at a garage sale and picked up a tandy portable wordprocessor wp2. Girardperregaux would soon afterward enter the history books by introducing switzerlands first massproduced quartz watch, which essentially made its mechanical highfrequency watch obsolete. Repeater 10 back fancy watches, gold pocket watch, decimal, accessories. This new publication celebrating kari voutilainen s 30 years as a watchmaker and teacher, as well as the 10year anniversary of the founding of his. This is a totally unique voutilainen decimal minute repeater gmt watch with a semierotic display and a hunterstyle case back that is probably one of his coveted masterpiece watches.
Jul 12, 2016 all about kari voutilainen, his works, his passion. Having restored, serviced and built many repeaters, he always felt their arrangements were not logical. A dozen years ago, kari voutilainen was a horological ghostwriter, working for various highend watch brands. Standing in the main hall, the watch in his hand, hes almost apologetic. Off hours is a conversational podcast that delves into technology, working with our hands, and other curiosities. I justify buying books by saying i need them to write this book, but in reality i am a collector willing to pay out large sums for very little return. Kari voutilainens timepieces are well known to exclusive collectors around the globe, and his unique. A simple chronograph is very underrated, a good column wheel chronograph is a very beautiful complication, but my favorite complication is the minute repeater. It is this particular problem which initiated kari voutilainen s thinking in order to develop a new construction able to strike the time like it is read.
For his observatoire series, unveiled in 2007, voutilainen meticulously finished some peseux 260 movements that had been produced for observatory trials. This new publication by author theodore diehl celebrates kari voutilainen s 30 years as a watchmaker and teacher. Decimal time, by the way, is the division of a day into ten hours. This unusual and extraordinary watch is the first repeater of this kind.
Sep 30, 2014 tandy wp2 running infocom interpreter. Full text of world of watches autumn 2015 internet archive. A collection of kari voutilainen watches at a collector dinner. His vingt8, priced equivalent to rs 54 lakhs, has inhouse movement designed, built, fabricated, finished and assembled in its entirety in voutilainen.
The decimal repeater is a feature that makes a lot of sense unlike some horological. In 2006, girardperregaux introduced its 1966 collection, named to commemorate the observatory award. Locating the thermostat if this is to replace an existing thermostat, just use the existing thermostat location. The movement, case dial have been executed without the slightest compromise, as can be expected from all wristwatches created by the voutilainen atelier. The movement was manufactured by audemars piguet a repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock that chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button. The independent horologist made his mark in history when, in 2005, he introduced the worlds first decimal repeater sounding hours, 10minute intervals and minutes. Kari voutilainen clearing new ground for the future. Meaning this is a complication only mastered by the very few and most talented watchmakers out there.
I have been following the career of the illustrious finnish watchmaker, kari voutilainen for a while. At baselworld 2005, kari voutilainen will be exhibiting as an ahci candidate member. Minute repeater 10 is made according to the desires of a client, one of those superb possibilities for. Kari voutilainen s timepieces are well known to exclusive collectors around the globe, and his unique expertise with repeater wristwatches set him at the very pinnacle of fine watchmaking. Perhaps most interestingly, several pages cover the topic of repeaters in detailed manner, including masterpiece 6, the decimal repeater that voutilainen introduced in 2004. In 2005, he introduced the worlds first decimal repeater sounding hours, tenminute intervals. There are many types of repeater, from the simple repeater which merely strikes the number of hours, to the minute repeater which chimes the time down to the minute, using separate tones for hours, quarter hours, and minutes.
Repeater horology wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Kari voutilainen wins the 2014 gaia award for artisanal creation. Kari voutilainen has a decimal minute repeater ready for delivery. The initial watch education he got in world known finnish school tapiola. Finnish watchmaker kari voutilainen offers intriguing pieces in an industry rife with swiss creators. After voutilainen was founded, kari mainly produced watches for other brands, although a few special pieces of his own were created. He would continue the masterpiece series in following years. This is not the first repeater coming from atelier voutilainen. A very rare and unique pink gold wristwatch with date, dual time zone, moon phases, and day night indications, with signatures of kari voutilainen and andreas strehler modelreference. He has devised a repeating mechanism which sounds the hours, the ten minute interval and then the exact minutes. The first watch to be made by the new company is a decimal minute repeater with powerreserve mechanism.
Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity. There are a few unique elements to the watch in addition to the artwork on the rear of the case that makes it distinct from other known watches by kari voutilainen. Visiting panerais new manufacture in neuchatel 0024. The first watch to be made by the new company is a decimal minute repeater with powerreserve. Tandy wp2 running an infocom interpreter random variations.
Kari voutilainens timepieces are well known to exclusive collectors around the globe, and his unique expertise with repeater wristwatches set him at the very pinnacle of fine watchmaking. Here gary, elizabeth, and ian compare and discuss six areas of these two rare and very technical timepieces. The decimal repeater a ten minute repeater, with updown indicator. It is normal that old hardware is casted out of the desk some day. Indeed, of the 800 or so books in my library there are maybe two dozen i would consider worthy of owning for their content.
These show the positions of the components at 4h 38m 30s. From the book kari voutilainen horlogerie dart by theodore diehl. The best 2016 infographics about books, libraries, and reading. Everything is made in this housegiving a further meaning to the term inhouse. Furthermore, kari voutilainen s movement has been executed in the finest manner. Peter speake marin had much praise and echoed my views of vianney and this watch when we had a chance to chat over a cup of tea. The summary of detected keywords found in the reports is as follow. The first decimal repeater in modern watchmaking was created by kari voutilainen and they remain quite rare. Kari voutilainen minute repeater 10 monochrome watches. A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock that audibly chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button. This new publication celebrating kari voutilainen s 30 years as a watchmaker and teacher, as well as the 10year anniversary of the founding of his independent atelier, is however much more than the title at first. Found one of kari voutilainens very first watches and, yes, its a. Kari voutilainen tantalor decimal repeater the one you all have been waiting for, kari voutilainen s tantalor is the pinnacle of handmade watchmaking. I didnt do anything with it at the time, but set it aside for further analysis.
Kari voutilainen created a gorgeous minute repeater, based on a clients desire for an exceptional and personalized timepiece. In fact, he recently bought the comblemine dialmaking factory to add to his workshops dialmaking capabilities. This unusual and unique watch is the first repeater of this kind. Finlandborn kari voutilainen is one of the increasing numbers of talented nonswiss watchmakers breathing new life into the world of timepieces by continuing the classical watchmaking tradition. Kari voutilainen born in 1962 is a finnish watchmaker residing in motiers, switzerland.
Claret is pretty good at making outthere designs, that new one with the steel balls held in place by magnets, thats daring normally, magnets are a nono for watchmakers. He started an independent watchmaking business in 2002, building a limited number of handmade timekeepers. Kari voutilainen masterpiece 8 decimal repeater by garyg one of the big introductions of 2015 in the collectors world was a. Up close with the kari voutilainen masterpiece 7 decimal. Take for example the decimal repeaterwhere instead of striking the quarters and minutes, the. Part 6, the decimal repeater, could not have been written without the help of two. Kari voutilainen vingt8 iso with blue guilloche dial. Dead seconds, black mother of pearl dial beauties, patek philippe grand complications, audemars piguet cabinet and concept series, richard mille tourbillons eg. Kari voutilainen was born in finland in 1962 and is a passionate watchmaker for already thirty years. Add these 8 independent watchmakers to your watchlist. Kari voutilainens new tourbillon6 the peak singapore. Second, arndt simon spent many hours producing photographs and videos of ellicotts decimal repeater, and he provided invaluable information about it.
The new decimal repeater number 9 tantalor retains the clear and easily readable seconds placement at 6 o clock of the previous decimal repeater. As is customary to kari voutilainen the movement has been executed without the slightest. The overall rating for phone number 07484658019 is dangerous. This new publication celebrating kari voutilainen s 30 years as a watchmaker and teacher, as well as the 10year anniversary. Good evening gentlemen, as i ve been reading kari voutilainen s book cleverly.
Kari voutilainen masterpiece 8 decimal repeater on vimeo. Voutilainen decimal minute repeater gmt watch handson. Masterpiece 7 decimal repeater 2007 and seven sisters minute repeater 20 to free himself from the uncertainty imposed by unreliable parts suppliers, kari acquired his first cnc milling machine in 2007. Up close with the voutilainen regulator dial decimal repeater. The delivery people will be here soon and theres still a lot to prepare. In the decimal model, such as the present watch, kari voutilainen developed a new repeating mechanism which sounds the hours, the ten minute interval and then the exact minutes. Take for example the decimal repeater where instead of striking the quarters and minutes, the watch actually strikes the same way as we read the timein tens of minutes, then minutes. Recently, garyg presented his take on the kari voutilainen masterpiece 8 while elizabeth wrote about the a. Kari voutilainen is well known for his exquisite finishing and dial work. Figures 34 and 35, which show the repeater at rest and ready to strike, form the basis for most of the other illustrations in this chapter. A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock that chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button.
While kari voutilainen is best known for his timeonly vingt8 and the earlier observatoire, he has produced complicated watches regularly. There have been 2,680 phone lookups and 24 comments relating to 07484 658019. Legality of buying indepth the panerai radiomir 1940. Jul 26, 2016 the decimal minute repeater is not unique though and can also be found in the a. Oct 28, 2017 ownership of such a piece would place you in the upper echelon of collectors. It is preprogrammed, mechanically, to chime on the minute, or every quarter of an hour, or hourly, etc. Kari voutilainen a finnish watchmaker that resides in switzerland, kari voutilainen launched his brand in 2002. And i thank kari voutilainen for providing and allowing me to use the photograph of his decimal repeater.
It is for these reasons that he has approached one of the master casemakers who still posseses the knowledge and employs the traditional methods used since the eighteenth century. Written by a longtime observer of the independent watchmaker scene, theodore diehl, the book entitled kari voutilainen horlogerie dart was released in time to celebrate the tenth anniversary of voutilainens boutique brand and the thirtieth anniversary of his overall work as a watchmaker in 2014. Mechanical watches an annotated bibliography of publications since 1800 by richard watkins second edition part 2 indexes. One of the big introductions of 2015 in the collectors world was a. It is much simpler for the ear, explains kari voutilainen, for those of us who are used to the decimal system. May 04, 2016 issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Visiting panerais new manufacture in neuchatel 0024 watchworld. The one you all have been waiting for, kari voutilainens tantalor is the pinnacle of handmade watchmaking. It turns out that the watch in question is one of the very first watches that kari ever made and its a minute repeater no less. One of kari voutilainens very first watches and, yes, its a.
This new publication celebrating kari voutilainens 30 years as a watchmaker and teacher, as well as the 10. Nov 29, 2009 kari voutilainen noticed it when we met and commented how he really loved this piece, his eyes lighting up when we talked about it. Sport watches cool watches rolex watches ring watch luxury watches for men beautiful watches bracelets for men quartz watch fashion watches. Mechanical watches, an annotated bibliography of publications. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Kari s watches range from the incredible his decimal repeater pieces from the mid2000s remain some. This new publication celebrating kari voutilainen s 30 years as a watchmaker and teacher, as well as the 10year anniversary of the founding of his independent atelier, is however much more than the title at first suggests. Kari voutilainen horlogerie dart theodore diehl on. There are many types of repeater, from the simple repeater which merely. Kari voutilainen artisan dhorlogerie dart established. Voutilainen created his eponymous brand, kari voutilainen artisan dhorlogerie dart, in 2002. See more ideas about the man, gold pocket watch and creation crafts.
This new publication celebrating kari voutilainens 30 years as a watchmaker and teacher, as well as the 10year anniversary of the founding of his. I started maintaining a list of systems i had in the last years time for a short road to it nostalgia. Kari voutilainen tantalor decimal repeater youtube. Kari voutilainen voutilainen 28 e wristwatch voutilainen 217qrs wristwatch voutilainen 28 akinokure voutilainen vingt8 iso voutilainen decimal minute repeater 9 tantalor voutilainen masterpiece 7 decimal minute repeater karl breitner karl breitner admiral karl breitner colonel automatic karl breitner aviator collection karl lagerfeld watches karl lagerfeld fallwinter 2019 watch. The first product was the voutilainen masterpiece 6, a decimal minute repeater with power reserve indicator. Kari voutilainen s new tourbillon6 looks like it belongs in the former category at first glance, but still remains one of the best tourbillons seen this year. This is a totally unique voutilainen decimal repeater watch with a semierotic display and a hunterstyle case back that is probably one of his coveted masterpiece watches. This yellow gold repeater dates to approximately 1996 and was something kari worked on in his spare time while he was employed by parmigiani fleurier. The in 33 cm watch by louis brandt 1892 was the first wristwatch with a minute repeater. In just three years, he created the worlds first decimal repeater sounding hours, tenminute intervals, and then minutes. With this watch on your wrist, you no longer need to raise your hand to tell the time. Kari voutilainen and family live in the premises, and the voutilainen. The decimal minute repeater is not unique though and can also be found in the a.
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