I like German watches. You are right about A. Lange & Sohne. Its finish is better than Patek Philippe. ALS should replace AP in Holy Trinity.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Ha! But the Holy Trinity only accepts Swiss members i'm afraid.... ALS will always have to be the secret 4th member of the Holy Trinity hahaha
@PowerControl11 ай бұрын
My holy duo next to the trinity would be JLC and Lange & Söhne!
@mjtaven3 жыл бұрын
Junghans deserve a mention!
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's true and I also wanted to talk about MeisterSinger but I couldn't fit them all or the video would be even longer... Later I'll do brand focus videos.
@tockingwatches23779 ай бұрын
Stefan Kudoke made a Kudoke 2 Gold for me about two years ago called the Kudoke 2 Rhododendron. He did a completely custom ¾ plate featuring a 50% reduction of the plate with hand hammering throughout but for the relief engraved rhododendron to represent the commonality between Dresden and the High Country of North Carolina. I’m hoping to have a second piece created next year but in the K3!
@threethrushes3 ай бұрын
The Kudoke Starry Night is so beautiful that I wanted to acquire it almost immediately within laying eyes on it. Of course it sold out in nanoseconds...
@orchardwatchandclockrepair83462 жыл бұрын
My grandfather / father said German watchmaker s are very underrated. They were both Horologist
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Yeah German brands mostly tend to stay small-ish and never get the attention they deserve but maybe that's for the better... with size comes constraints and group ownership and investor ROI etc...
@matthewreiner1972 Жыл бұрын
Great overview of German watches. I got into the watch hobby last year and currently own six German watches. I'm proud of my German Heritage and will continue to support German watchmakers.
@jaegermeister19682 жыл бұрын
I live in Austria, I collect watches and I know all the brands shown and your video is probably the best video about the various German manufacturers that I have ever seen. it is factual, informative, short and still made with enthusiasm. Subscription and like is fixed
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! German watches are not the most loved by the general public and such videos won't get the most views (not Rolex, duh!) so this means a lot to me! Merry Christmas!
@Bob_In_Thailand Жыл бұрын
I agree with the above comment this is the best video I have seen regarding German watchmaking. I own two German brands a Sothis and a Hanhart.
@christopherlowe22003 жыл бұрын
Excellent,informative ,well thought out video , a real change from the endless KZbin Rolex , Rolex , Rolex videos . Keep up the great content .
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment but I'm afraid I'm not gonna beat the KZbin algorithm with German brand videos though lol.... I may have to do a Rolex one soon to get those views up!
@baoloc11603 жыл бұрын
Gentlemen this is the best video about German Watch Making in general. Thank you for a very informative video.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! At some point I'll make another one about all the other brands I could not mention.
@dnlmoretti3 жыл бұрын
I definitely have a huge soft spot in my heart for German watches - thanks so much for shedding a little light on Benzinger and his brands, I’d never heard of him before 🙏
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Besides the fact that I butchered his first name, at least several people told me they discovered him with this video. If you like real hand-made Guilloché, then you gotta check him out!
@threethrushes3 ай бұрын
So many ridiculously beautiful watches. I started the 'hobby' with an ORIS 20+ years ago, and in the last year or so, I've gone down a rabbit hole.
@Hardjoe8882 жыл бұрын
You have succeeded in making a “thought provoking” video. It is especially good for folks discovering artisanal watch makers in the German horological world. As the grey market is crazy now in May 2022, more and more people are looking at alternatives-discovering independent brands, as well as, non Swiss offerings. I guess, just like coffee houses, most of us avoid Starbucks after a while | for those who really love Gourmet coffee. Explore in good health. Thank you so much for this insightful video and keep on making more!
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment and for watching it! German watchmaking can be an acquired taste but if one can look beyond status then there's a lot to discover indeed.
@kestonwright9881 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@TOKKANTE Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching it!
@felipeucros2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. Learned more in these 15 minutes than in 100 other watch videos I've seen. Liked and subscribed!
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you! I'll do a Part 2 at some point, there are more brands to discover!
@GroovBird5 ай бұрын
Nice Meistersinger lamp hood in the background!
@marczekowski7533 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I have been exploring German watches recently and your video is a great summary.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
And there are quite a few more I wanted to mention but the video would be way too long! German divers
@markbowman72403 жыл бұрын
Love getman watches. Real quality.. Awaiting my hanhart 417 es... Have had a junkers titanium eta since the early 2000s..its been a fantastically reliable watch. Had a zentra too which I sadly lost.. Would recommend German watches to anyone
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Oh lucky you, I love the 417es, so classic! I haven't seen one in person, I can't find them anywhere in Hong Kong but I can find a few other pre-owned Hanhart. Pretty rare brand over here.
@markbowman72403 жыл бұрын
On order from hanhart.. Love classic style watches., and German make some of the best.. Great reviews.. Keep up the good work
@milkismurder Жыл бұрын
I love your Kiwi sculpture
@mehtabbhogal55913 жыл бұрын
Agreed fully. I actually just sold my Zeitwerk and am in the process of ordering a custom Benzinger. He offers some of the most value for the $ in watchmaking IMO.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Oh, lucky you to experience some of the best watchmaking! Ordering a custom piece must be a really special experience, worth going to his workshop in person to take delivery!
@AuslanIz Жыл бұрын
Im not even close to have a German heritage jaja But love German watch makers . People are so mainstream that they dont even whats good and what's commercial watches. Dpnt ever compare German watches with the the brand that almost everyone believes is a good watch. This is the first video that ive seem from you but it was what i was looking! Thank you!
@Nefville2 жыл бұрын
My one German watch, a Damasko DS-30 has a Swiss movement. I'm from a German family, I'd love to have a real German watch, they just do things uh.... sturdier. Look at the gears on a Datograph next to a 5270p and you will see what I mean. The ALS looks like it was built to last millennia, not generations.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Yes I think that's why most people will find German watches to be less "romantic" but more appealing from an engineering point of view!
@UncleDiddlesАй бұрын
I actually prefer the German brands to the Swiss at this point. Muhle Glashutte is a fantastic entry option that flies so far under the radar. Lange is the grail at this point.
@SingPure2 жыл бұрын
Your cat just did the best video bomb of the year! Also good vid in general thanks.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes as soon as I set up the tripod and he knows I'm about to shoot a video, he gets up onto the cabinet! He's the attention seeker and he should be running this channel.
@Tuneitupful2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video- new watch brands now on my list of consideration.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Life was simpler when I didn't know any of these brands... then I didn't have to consider them and they didn't haunt my dreams!
@Tuneitupful2 жыл бұрын
@@TOKKANTE Ha ha. I started with Nomos and the now with a Glashutte Original - Panoreserve. I hope to some day add the other brands you mentioned.
@yermanoh11 ай бұрын
that lange and heyne movement is so pretty
@AnonZero0 Жыл бұрын
*Thank you for this show--the content was excellent!*
@ianwooding3443 Жыл бұрын
Great video 👍
@dnlmoretti2 жыл бұрын
What’s insane to me is that you can pick up Glashutte Original Senator Navigator with the caliber 39 in great condition for just under 5k - amazing value for truly great watches
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Yes, GO on the pre-owned market is so undervalued, a bit like JLC here in HK. Pre-owned shops will give you amazing deals on JLC and GO just to get rid of them I guess (wonder why they sell them in the first place then). I've seen GO Sport Evolution GMT at 4k also with the calibre 39 and I'm sure that was even negotiable!
@dnlmoretti2 жыл бұрын
@@TOKKANTE sport evolution is so much better than any Rolex in its category! it’s criminal how under appreciated they are - that said, I might have to make a run to HK to get a JLC and a GO 😂
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
@@dnlmoretti If you can deal with the unbearable 21-day quarantine!!!
@CaptCanuck44442 жыл бұрын
Did you mention Union Glashutte? They make some beauties.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
I did not and there are indeed enough brands to make a Part 2 of this at some point!
@danielfrancis3660 Жыл бұрын
1st time I've seen this. Excellent video. I have 3 Sinns and a Muhle glashutte on order.
@rogerwilliamson71612 жыл бұрын
Well made video! Greetings from Germany!
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you! Means even more coming from a German! This video has done surprisingly well, I should do a Part 2!
@harrislam2 жыл бұрын
Yes, good video overall. Huge German watch lover here. Very ironically, I was just shopping for a good looking watch to pair with my clothes, and it was Daniel Wellington that brought me to Nomos, and GO, and ALS. 3 of my top favorite brands. I wish Nomos would have a physical store here in HK. ALS though, I've heard it's blowing up. It already has a boutique in 1881 and is also going to open a new store inside a mall very close by? Or maybe the brand is swapping location I don't know. But yeah it seems GO and ALS are picking up in popularity and I'm not sure if I like it lol. Moritz Grossman..... aesthetic-wise it's great.... (aligns with Nomos Ludwig and GO Senator well), but I just can't justify the price versus what I'm looking at.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
See how insidious this hobby is... you start with DW and end up lusting after ALS in no time!! You can find NOMOS at Oriental on Queen's Road in Central but yeah, I'd like a boutique to have the full experience and really talk with them. ALS is picking up indeed, you can see the pre-owned prices going up (it's a shame, pls don't start a bubble!). I remember maybe a year ago you could find a pre-owned Lange 1 at Ken's Watches for about HKD120k, try it now....For Moritz, I think it's something you get to appreciate once you've already reached the ALS level, it's really up there. Lange & Heyne is even better finishing than ALS. But you know, I was just looking at some macro of hand stacks from Horomariobro (follow on IG) and the NOMOS is better finished than some much more expensive watches! Nomos and GO is really where the value is at.
@smoothacceleration437 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@vfp162 жыл бұрын
Very good vid bro, learnt a lot
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching it! I'll do a follow up at some point with some brands I left out.
@nacimsadaoui39236 ай бұрын
Great video thanks a lot.
@MarcJ22 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for your video, loved it. I’m actually in the market to purchase L&H Georg. I wish you went into their boutique and tried that watch. It would’ve been an amazing experience. Thanks again, Marc!
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Oh lucky you! We don't have a L&H boutique in HK but there is a store importing independent brands that carries L&H. I once saw a Goerg in the window but when I went back to try it, it was gone...
@ollit.42512 жыл бұрын
@@TOKKANTE do you refer to The Lavish Attic? The offer amazing watches and besides L&H I think they also import watches from Marco Lang or Haldimann. Outstanding craftsmanship!
@kevinwagner40762 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Excellent - didn’t even know these companies exist- time yo roll up the pennies!!!
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
You may wanna roll the quarters, it'll go faster especially if you shoot for Lang & Heyne!
@mentalplane3 жыл бұрын
Lange finishing and decorating beats Patek. Many agree with you. Just compare the 1815 chrono vs the Patek 5170. I don't think it's close. Lange is way cheaper too.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Right, but I was recently reading and also noticed here in HK that Lange prices are starting to slowly go up on the secondary market (even for more entry level pieces) and I heard of waiting lists now at Lange retailers! Could things be about to change?!
@pilotgak13 жыл бұрын
Another Good Video, keep it up.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for watching!
@frankmastromauro56303 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for the links to the brands. Regarding buying some of these secondhand, I’d like your thoughts on what you think the best sites are.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Try CHRONEXT which usually has a better selection of pre-owned German brands because well, CHRONEXT is a German site, and also ZEITAUKTION (also German as you can tell by the name).
@CokeWithIceAndLemon2 жыл бұрын
Excellent work Ben.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching it!
@drewsleyy38364 ай бұрын
gotta also throw out Tourby and Dekla! they both make excellent watches for under $5,000
@sergezerkin Жыл бұрын
purple is before blue... but its not as hard as you think .. just like enamel dial is also not hard .. you just make hundret of them if they dont work out you throw them away .. just like cooking pizza ... if its bad you trhow away
@whatevs1700 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you. I want one of each :)
@TOKKANTE Жыл бұрын
So do I! But alas....
@kevinwagner8697 Жыл бұрын
excellent!!!
@voltarengulsen26283 жыл бұрын
Great stuff mate 😀
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@mm-pe5rx Жыл бұрын
Junghans are not on your list, why?
@Dip_Life3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, thanks so much!
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Theultimateclimber3 жыл бұрын
Great review thank you 🙏🙏🙏
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching it! Germs brands need more love!
@greghassen47262 ай бұрын
The cat is stealing the show!
@adiands850 Жыл бұрын
Dornblueth & Sohn are fantastic, except that their cases look a bit cheap.
@splootan2 жыл бұрын
Nice video, but what about Wempe!? In my option better than Nomos and Glashutte original
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
hmmm... Wempe makes good solid watches for the price but in recent years they tend to have less than original designs and don't have their own in-house movements, which is fine if one likes their watches but I'm not sure that would qualify as better than NOMOS and GO? In what way?
@Alexander-zs5rj Жыл бұрын
My Favorite Brand is Lehmann Schramberg
@johnayres23033 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks, just ordered a Dornblüth one year waiting list now. I am a big German watch brand fan but there was a few I had not heard of. You did not mention Union Glashutte and a few other smaller brands. I am bored with Rolex, Tudor and others, they get too much exposure.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Yes there are quite a few more but maybe in a next installment... like for example Archimede which many people are suggesting I take a good look at. I just handled a Dornblüth last week and will probably make my next video on it, love it! What model did you order?
@johnayres23033 жыл бұрын
@@TOKKANTE I have ordered the caliber 99.5. I like to have a date complication on a watch and this will be my first watch with a power reserve. The central second hand has a unique circular counterbalance which is attractive. I took time to decide between the Dornblüth or a Glashutte Original Senator Observer, which looks similar.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
I like a power reserve on a manual wound watch too and the 99.5 is the original design I believe that Dieter and Dirk had designed. The wait would be killing me!
@johnayres23033 жыл бұрын
@@TOKKANTE I might buy a Stowa or Tourby whilst I am waiting.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Did you see that Stowa was just acquired by Tempus Arte Group? No longer an independent after 90 years!
@andrekeller61612 жыл бұрын
You could also look at Felipe Pekkulik, incredible value for money from an indie.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
I was not aware of this brand, thanks for sharing and will check it out. But is it German?
@andrekeller61612 жыл бұрын
Yeah, from Berlin
@luxstation72836 ай бұрын
Pls how can I get a good German watchmaker, I want to share an idea
@sergezerkin Жыл бұрын
george is pronounced "GE ORG"
@marczekowski7533 жыл бұрын
Maybe you can answer a question. In my research on German watches, I stumbled across a brand that has a seconds reset function on what I believe was a modified Unitas pocket watch movement. I, however, cannot seem to find the name of that brand. Does anything come to your mind? Thanks.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
I have heard of a Precista B-Uhr flieger (Type B) watch limited to 50 pieces that had a "zero reset" function on a Unitas 6498 movement, although the brand itself is not German I believe but ... British? German flieger style though. When you pulled the crown, the second would keep running until it hit the 12 o'clock mark then stop, quite cool. There are German brands like GO with a flieger (Type B) dial and a zero reset function but on their in-house movement not Unitas (love it with the open caseback, I know it's not historically correct but that movement!)
@sergezerkin Жыл бұрын
bro .. credor beside one model is even below GS
@kevinwagner40762 жыл бұрын
What about the Junghans chronoscope!!! Did they go out of business?
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Jughans is very much still around no worries, but yes there are brands I had left out of course and I will probably revisit this topic in 2022.
@jh-il5sb3 жыл бұрын
no muhle glashutte?
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Lol sorry, I know there are other brands I wanted to cover such as Muhle and MeisterSinger etc. but maybe I'll do a Part 2 at some point. I gave preferential treatment to those brands that have in-house movements or at least heavily modify outsourced ones (because I tend to favor that).
@SingPure2 жыл бұрын
OMG Bagpuss lives!
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
Bagpuss lol. His name is Bambino!
@yermanoh11 ай бұрын
g shock g8000 ftw...
@bushcraftsurvivaljackonly73193 жыл бұрын
You forgot HENTSCHEL Hamburg
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
I did mention Hentschel at 8:46 into the video but very quickly yes. Eventually, I'd like to make a video on each one of these brands but I would prefer to have first-hand experience with them first, which I haven't for Hentschel yet.
@ionutcatalin6620 Жыл бұрын
very informative but I find your constant eye movements tiring...
@thomashendrick67112 жыл бұрын
...ooohh and, the most robust, muscularly well built, pet sized feline I have eeevveerr seen-beyond the known best built genetic base even amongst breaders, certainty. All my family are animal appreciators, and I can say that yours is unique. Never seen any breed type, gender, built as well as this one, and a beautiful coat too. I only hope you will or have bread this uniquely show stopping feline, to select, responsible owners only of course. Congradulations!😃
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
hahaha, I will certainly let him know thanks! Bambino is a 7-year old male Exotic who comes from a long family of Grand Champions and international prize winning show cats, but unfortunately, one condition to get him was that he'd be castrated so I won't be breeding him though.
@vernonwilliams8644 Жыл бұрын
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@chrissy.v3 жыл бұрын
I think D.dornbüth & sohn is better value than glashütte original tho, eventho I'm fan of both
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Could be, maybe less innovative overall? I also love Dornblueth, someday I'd like to have a custom one made, but overall they remain pretty traditional and one thing that kinda bugs me is that all their cases are the same! I'd like a new case, please!
@almac92032 жыл бұрын
@@TOKKANTE yeah their watches look boring to me. Very conservative.
@TOKKANTE2 жыл бұрын
@@almac9203 Indeed, super conservative. But I know they're very open to customizations though (one viewer and his dad + brother who left comments have been customizing 6 pieces with them in total for months and months) as long as it doesn't go against the brand DNA. Wonder how much is possible with some creativity...
@willisbcteoh98402 жыл бұрын
Swiss watches are over priced. It's German for me.
@TOKKANTE Жыл бұрын
Less over priced, still over my budget lol (Lang & Hayne)
@Justsomeguy10153 жыл бұрын
I want to pet your cat
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yes when you see his flat face you want to pet him. Sometimes in some videos I did not know he was behind me.
@erictang72903 жыл бұрын
Another Good Video, keep it up.
@TOKKANTE3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr Tang, can do a collab with your IWC someday lol, it's "almost" German!