You know the story - the boss's son. It's so easy to assume that as the son or daughter of the boss, clearly your position is merely an accident of birth. Nayla Hayek will of course prove this old theory wrong. Sharp, driven and capable - I am pleased to see that she will be at the helm of the Swatch ship.
Another family has been building amazing watch cases in Pforzheim, Germany. Not just watch cases, but watches as well. And another generation is proving their mettle.
Thomas Ickler has been the guiding light of a revolution in Pforzheim - directing his family's business forward in decidedly uncertain times. Limes watches were one of the first companies to follow DOXA into the direct sales market place. And it seems that was just the start.
Now the next generation is here - Raphael Ickler has brought his vision of a classic watch design and put a modern twist on it.
Raphael's fantastic watches are available direct to the public -
http://www.defakto-watches.com/
And they are very reasonably priced.
We will be visiting further with Raphael in the coming weeks.
Any Defakto owners out there, please give me your feedback!
Nice looking watch but how do you tell the time?
ReplyDeleteA very good question! I suspect that like the Breguet single-handed watches of old that were reprised by Alain Silberstein and Meister Singer - this is a one hand watch. I have consulted the Defacto website for their answer and here it is:
ReplyDeleteWITHIN TWELVE HOURS THE HAND COMPLETES A FULL ROTATION. THE BIG INDEXES ARE REPRESENTING THE FULL HOURS, THE SMALLER ONES WITH 15, 30, 45 THE MINUTES. AFTER SOME PRACTICE YOU ARE ABLE TO READ THE EXACT TIME PLUS/MINUS TWO MINUTES.