Incredible German Watch Under $5'000 That Looks Like This?!? I'm Impressed D. Dornblüth & Sohn!
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- D. Dornblüth & Sohn from Germany is another brand I really like because of their balance between craftmanship and price. Buying a beautifully decorated watch nowadays costs a lot of money so I am always happy to discover a brand which creates a similar effect with less cost for the end consumer. The attention to detail, hours of work and reconstruction of the base movement which is an Unitas 6498 really shocked me when I first saw it in person. Would love to hear your thoughts!
Hope you enjoy the video!
▶Details:
D. Dornblüth & Sohn Limited Edition 10 pieces
Model reference: 99 ZS (Zentrum Sekunde)
Dial: white grained
Case Size: 42mm, bronze
▶Movement:
Base Movement: Unitas 6498
- total reconstruction and decoration
- module for central seconds
- hacking seconds
- manual-winding
- 50 hours power reserve
- red gold plated three-quarter plate with yellow gold plated engraving
- swan neck regulator
- hand blued screws
Price MSRP: (exact model from my video) € 3.990.-
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Would you buy a watch for this price that isn't from Switzerland??
Absolutely!
It’s no Lange, but man, this has amazing value for the money
@@TheRj1986 100% agree!
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Absolutely! I'm graduating next month and I'm doubting between a JLC reverso (ultra thin with the silver dial and blued hands) or a Glashutte Original PanoReserve with the blue dial... What do you think? This one would also be a competitor if it was a bit smaller
Everyone, this is why I love this channel so much. Showing us watch collectors and hobbyist watch brands that we have not heard before and reviewing them. Thanks again Marko. I would love to add this watch to my collection. The calibre is stunning.
Thank you Richard! I will try to keep it up :)
@@SwissWatchGang Marko, spoke to
D. Dornblueth & Sohn and got their brochure and price list. For the entry level 99.0 in steel at roughly £3500, you cant beat the value considering the beautiful calibre at the back. They are made to your configuration ie colour of dial and hands colour and takes 3 to 4 months to make for you. You cant beat the value as a personalised watch made for you and they make very low supply of them. You dont see many on the preowned market if any because owners tend to keep them. I should be putting an order in soon. Many thanks
@@richardman28 Awesome! Hope all goes well and I'm looking forward to seeing it someday! :)
Swiss Watch Gang I’ll definitely show it to you! All of my best to you too!
Could it be a fact that German watch making is top notch in comparison to others.
It could 😁
Ja!😘
That pink hue and green patina looks so good. Compatible. No complaints there.
😁👍
Finally after so many years we start to suddenly see videos on these watches. I’ve been in love since I first saw one my friend bought almost 20 years ago
Well deserved! 👌👌
I own a Cal. 99.1 medium. It's bloody fantastic. Small brand, with annual out put of around only 100-120 pieces a year.... and includes counting all their line together. watches truly made the old way. very special company with old school customer service to match. every time I pu.t on my Dorny, I feel the 100+ years of watchmaking spirit.
love it! i laughed when u wrote "Dorny" haha xD wear it in good health and I agree about the quality and price, its an incredible offer!
hello - what diameter is your Cal. 99.1 medium?
@@malthus101 it's 40mm case diameter but more importantly 50mm lug to lug length. oh and about 10mm thick. 20mm lug width.
@@officialMainspring are they all 20mm lug width, do you know?
@@malthus101 mediums are 20mm lug width.
This is what I like about the SWG channel...you show watches and collectors that don’t only show the unattainable and most expensive timepieces. Always a treat as well as educational. Keep up the great horological work! 👍🏼✨
Thank you for your kind words Chris, I´ll try to keep it up and find more rare gems :)
love the watch! Definitely something I'd want in my collection. Thanks for sharing Marko! I would have never heard of this watch or brand otherwise!
Thank you for watching, happy to hear you like it! 🙏
Definitely impressed with the watch and the quality of the make and build. I would definitely add one to my collection 😁 👍👍
I feel this watch is like an A. Lange & Söhne on a budget.
Agree completely with you! The quality for that price in my opinion is unbeatable.
Hi Marko thank for introducing a small watch makers especially from Germany. I personally preferred it cos it will make it extremely unique as compared to those mainstream brands. I love my GO & ALS is my grail watch for me. Thanks always looking forward for ur new video. Great job! Cheers all the way from SG.
Thank you for the constant support. ✌️ Big hi back to SG!
Beautiful piece
Beautiful watch , very well made and surely competes with the Swiss watches . The movement is so beautifully decorated
Agreed.
A stunning piece for its price, the dial looks good as well!
Absolutely :)
I ama big fan of Dornblueth watches, I own a Quintus Klassic and plan to add another one more to my collection.
Congratulations on your great Channel !
Hey awesome! :)
In addition to progressing movements, they have also developed in-house ceramic dials which can be customized to many colors.
Exactly, awesome watches in general :)
Great review as always 👏 👍
Thank you!
I have trust in any german item not just watches german products are known of good quality ... As for this watch what attract me the most is the movement it's pretty well made
You're completely right!
Another great video man!
Thanks man!
Watchbuys does a roadshow every year in the US. I've handled a few Dornbluth watches they had on display and can say they are very impressive, hand-crafted gems indeed. Great review.
Definitely, in person they´re even more impressive :)
That pink is gorgeous, vow.
Agree :D
It is beautiful.
Great watch from a great brand .
I know about this brand for many years now . Its a bit to classic to my taste but ot def deserves more attention imho
Well there is always the option of customisation which you could discover but I also get what you mean! :)
Excellent jpb my friend. Keep it up.
Thank you Boris for lending me your watch!
@@SwissWatchGang My pleasure.
Independent, great quality and no one knows about
This is great stuff
Thanks
:)
Thank you, great video. Have wanted a 99.1 for at least 15 years. Would have to sell my best 2 watches to get it, but this may be the year.
Awesome! Thank you for watching and I hope you can get it!
Do this brand again pls. They are excellent
Never heard of this company and yet It’s been suggested to me three different times (different content makers) in the last week!
Definitely worth doing some research on, they deserve it :)
Love that watch 😍. Is the movement in house ?
Glad you do Dylan, it is not in-house check out this part of the video you will be surprised to see the "before and after" difference :). ua-cam.com/video/3cPo7jEoLGw/v-deo.html They do have in-house movements also check out their website. :)
Great review! What kind of lamp is this wooden man thing?
Thank you Laurin! It's a lamp I bought on Etsy.com 😁
Artya would be my guess for the next watch!
Bingo!
I find charm in the blemishes found on the movement, it is wabi-sabi. The attention to detail on the centre stack of hands is truly impeccable.
Glad you like it!
I think this company makes the phrase "Swiss Made" just that little bit less significant.
Agree.
42mm is kind of on the big side for a dress watch. Looks fine on your relatively large 18cm wrist, but for those us with more slender proportions I think this would look rather unwieldy. It's a lovely piece nonetheless! 😁😁👍🏼👍🏼
They also offer smaller diameters with their other movements check them out on their website and this one being a highly modified Unitas movement you can´t chop off the sides that much.
Kalbe/Milde isn't in Saxony (capital: Dresden), but it is in Saxony-Anhalt (capital: Magdeburg). That's a little difference because it is another state in the FRG. ;-)
This is under 5000 Euros? I had heard of them, and seen it's incredible level of finishing and thought they were several times that price!
I love their mother of pearl dial!
Definitely something to consider! :)
Swiss Watch Gang I would love it if they made automatic movements. Perhaps they do but none that I could see pictured on their website were automatic. But I’d certainly order a steel model with that MOP dial and blued steel hands, indices, and dial printing. Gorgeous watch!
@@jumboJetPilot I see the practicality of an automatic movement but for me when a watch is finished like the D&S watches are I don't want anything obstructing the view of the movement at any point. As I own automatic and manual winding watches I can assure you that you get used to it. And watching that barrel turn when you wind the watch for this brief moment in your day is also a calming event. 😊
Swiss Watch Gang I would love manual wind watches as well and I know that they’re great for many people. But for me there’s only one thing that inhibits me - I have to travel internationally for work. A mechanical watch that doesn’t have a rapid 12 hour hand adjust simply isn’t practical for me as I cross 100 time zones and the international dateline usually about eight times per month. Unscrewing, hacking, resetting, unhacking, and screwing down the crown would be very tedious as it’s something I would have to do 15-20 times per month. Furthermore, it’s one thing if you travel for business once or twice per month. But as a professional traveler one thing is very apparent - it doesn’t pay to take expensive things with you one on the road. Hauling my bags and just the Boeing 747’s cockpit alone gives more than ample opportunity to scratch, bang, ding, and destroy nice things. And so consequently, my nice watches stay at home on the winder, waiting for me to wear them when I’m not out traveling. And when I am out traveling, I just wear a cheap Casio G-Shock.
@@jumboJetPilot Well makes sense yes, the G-Shock is practical as it is not drawing attention from thiefs. What you might consider then is maybe a Ochs Junior as people have no clue what you'd be wearing haha www.hodinkee.com/articles/ochs-und-junior-two-time-zones-date-introducing
I’m guessing the next watch is Czapek, only because it looks like a black movement with gold gears, but could be way off :)
Have to dissapoint you there :)
Yeah will be good to do a video on Czapek! Gosh seriously under rated awesome watch maker.
Their approved U.S. distributor is way above this price for other models. Was yours purchased in Germany?
Quick note here: They are not from Saxony but "Saxony-Anhalt" which is in the northwest of "Saxony", and southeast of "Lower Saxony".
Glashütte and A. Lange & Söhne are from Saxony though.
You can differenciate them by the SA (without a points in between, for Saxony) and S.A. (With the points, for Saxony-Anhalt)
Others that are close in lettering would be SL (Saarland) and SH (Schleswig-Holstein)
You´re right, thank you! :)
After you get some patina you can even bring it to The Burning Man festival as it'll look very steampunk-y.
Haha yea! 😁
All these independents customising the Unitas /ETA 6498/7 but TA dont supply this movemnt outside of teh swatch watch company, are they all used movements as a base??
Regarding your comments on hacking seconds, note that a significant number of high horology brands and models do not feature hacking seconds (FP Journe and Patek included).
Unfortunately.
I agree with Marko here, most watches should have it. How can you focus on chronometry without setting the watch precisely (I am looking at you, FPJ!)
@@leyay7540 Well, F.P Journe's reasoning for not having stop seconds is that the stoping mechanism blunt force can be harsh on the balance wheel and its stem. Another reason is that hacking mechanisms add more parts and take more space in the movement which is something he doesn't want.
@@inkhaurt5812 Smart like him should be able to invent a new mechanism that won't hurt the balance wheel. That's my expectation 😁
@@leyay7540 Sure. But if his second reasoning is valid that stopping mechanism add unnecessary space and maybe bulk/thickness to the movement, then I wouldn't put them either. I can sacrifice precision time-setting for the sake of a thinner movement, and a thinner movement means you can have more case/dial design leniency.
D. Dornblüth & Sohn - Mvt base Unitas 6498, Model reference: 99 ZS (Zentrum Sekunde)
Dial: white grained, 42mm Dial, 10 piece limited. €3,990,0-
Excatly, as in my description :)
Odlican je , dobar tourbilion
Nema tourbillon ali dobar sat da👍
@@SwissWatchGang pa ima pozadi ,samo se ne vidi s prednje strane pa zato kao da ga i nema
@@nerminsalkic6360 nema nema veruj ti meni 👍😁 Pogledaj ovo, tako izgleda tourbillon: ua-cam.com/video/C2EeaIrW42g/v-deo.html
@@SwissWatchGang ok druze ,ti si strucnjak i znas vise od mene ja sam mislio da ovo sto se okrece je tourbilion
@@nerminsalkic6360 nije nije, to je samo "watch escapement". Tourbillon je kad se vrti naoko 360°
I found a cool seiko 5 Arabic/ eastern Hindi numeral and arabic day window on chrono model SNKP21J1
Awesome, always a good buy. 👍😁
the movement is nice, but the design is simple.
Yes, you can also customize it and choose a different model or dial. 👌
@@SwissWatchGang My bad, didn't know that.
@@aydwatch5355 All good. 👌😊
It seems to me that this brand has a very high quality for price.
100%
Nice looking watches, but a bit uninspired. The movement is beautiful but undermined by a boring dial.
Just want to point out that hacking seconds is really nothing to write home about. The cheapest Chinese or Seiko movements have this function.
Well since many high-end brands don't feature it I think it is good to point it out since it is a useful feature and I appreciate it.
I know what you mean but that is a Unitas movement modified by the watch maker to include it! Also, FYI, if you ask the Head watch maker, Dirk Dornblueth, he can add a zero reset, so when you hack it, the second hand automatically positions itself at the 60 second mark. These guys are awesome.
@@Joe-xo3xy Exactly! For this price the watches are hard to beat! 👍
@@Joe-xo3xy WOW, that is a pretty neat feature.
@@SwissWatchGang Exactly, well said and nice video! 👍
I didn't really recognize how compulsive I really am. If you are doing close up videos of a watch face, for goodness sake ...set it. When the second hand is on six, the minute hand should be halfway between minute marks. Just set the watch for crying out loud
Looks too thick for a dress piece would not fit under my cuff
LOL far surpasses any level of craftsmanship seen in the bozo rolex's that pundites spout off about
Can't compare, different visions and approaches. Rolex has no hand finishing at all but they have their upside and vice versa. 👍