Tutima‘s Hommage Minute Repeater: Deliveries begin!

So let's talk about history - the faux reinterpretation of history - and the GENUINE REAFFIRMATION of history.  And it is the latter of these that comes to mind when I think about the  new pieces from Tutima.  And while I could wax lyrical, they went to the trouble to send something pretty eloquent that tells the whole story - so courtesy of Tutima -

Courtesy of Tutima

Punctually at the beginning of the New Year, the first specimens of this complicated wristwatch with a platinum case were delivered from the Tutima manufacture. Never before had the entire mechanism of a minute repeater been built in Glashütte, so this model attracted tremendous attention when it was unveiled in the summer of 2011 – and it has been eagerly awaited by the world’s watch aficionados ever since. To express gratitude for the patience of the purchasers, the retail price that was quoted at the presentation of this limited-edition wristwatch has been kept unchanged. 

Compared to the version which debuted in 2011, the Hommage Caliber 800 embodies a few small and mostly aesthetically motivated modifications. The most obvious difference is the new rose gold surface on the plates and bridges, which now harmonize better with the material used for the cases of the two models in platinum and rose gold – after all, this watch reveals much of its technical inner life, especially in the version with a skeletonized dial. On the movement side, a connoisseur can admire Tutima’s historical insignia, the cover of the striking mechanism’s barrel (which, like the balance-cock, is now manually decorated with relief engraving), and the mechanism that activates the repeater’s two little hammers. 

Courtesy of Tutima

With the Hommage, Tutima pays homage to the watchmaking town of Glashütte and to its grand horological tradition. The minute repeater marks the return of the brand to the place of its founding and simultaneously heralds the beginning of a completely new collection of Tutima watches, each of which is "Made in Glashütte". These timepieces will be presented at BASELWORLD, the world’s leading trade fair for watches and jewelry, on April 25, 2013. 

And I will be there to share the story with you!