The Dutch remontoir
By Marco Bellini, Zurich ·
Bart and Tim Grönefeld trained in Switzerland and then went home to Oldenzaal to build watches there. The 1941 Remontoire is the one I would show anyone who wants to understand what they do.
G-02, hand-wound, 60 hours. The remontoir gives the escapement constant force and the seconds hand its dead-beat jump, and through the back you can watch it release. The bridges are stepped, frosted on top, with wide polished bevels, and the bevels are even all the way into the inside corners. That is where you see whether a hand did it or a machine did. A hand did.
39.5 mm by 10.2 mm in steel, 20 mm lugs, 30 m. A good size for a dress watch with this much going on inside.
70,000 to 80,000 USD for steel. You are paying for hours of skilled work, and you should know that going in, because the case material won't explain the price to anyone. Against a gold Lange 1815 it is a harder sell to your accountant and an easier one to me.