Independant Watch Makers - Any experience you guys?

[Wisingapore]

Have any of you guys bought from those independant watch makers...

There are quite a few brands that come to mind, Steinhart(German), Stowa(German), Ocean7(US/German/Swiss), Timefactors (UK/German/Swiss), Kobold (US/German/Swiss), Azimuth (Sg/Swiss)..., MKII (All over?)

[Wisingapore]

Some links

http://www.mkiiwatches.com/CategoryP...Custom+Watches

http://www.koboldwatch.com/

(i like the name kobold, reminds of those small cute monsters from my AD&D computer game playing days)

http://www.ocean7watchco.com/

http://www.doxawatches.com/index.htm

http://www.timefactors.com/

http://bathyswatch.com/

http://www.steinhart.de/

http://www.stowa.de/

[louisoh]

Haf u bought from any of these urself ?? Some of them looks good..

[Wisingapore]

I got the bom 1 from probmchylde (azimuth)

timefactors... im their fan... i have the prs20/12/17c

the rest i've yet to try... kobold looks good but quite high price for a no-brand(actually its gaining recognition fast)

I am also looking to get from stowa a couple of pieces...

Anyhow, my next one should be a rollie SD/Sub no date (Looking for a good 2nd hand shop with credit card installments)

[exarkun]

How about Orsa?
http://www.orsawatchco.com/ourstory.php



Got this from them and another with the lume dial. Pretty heavy watch.

[Wisingapore]

The orange one in their site looks really nice...

Its abit DOXAish... DOXA is apparantly as hot as rolex in the watch collecting community in the us, uk and europe

[Wisingapore]

[exarkun]

Looks like SM300. Regret sold mine last time.

[nine_eleven]

i have an Azimuth Jagdbomber

very satisfied with it.

uses the Unitas movement, same as some panerais, albeit not as decorated lah, but i think it's mechanically identical.

it comes in 100 pcs per year, but they've stopped production for this model coz Unitas stopped making this movement.

so in the mkt now got at most 200pc i think...

new one left 1 pc at the shop... the rest are owned...

[louisoh]

U own a shop ?...

[nine_eleven]

no lah... just tat i did some homework before buying the jagdbomber...

also support local enterprises mah.... haha!