Helmut Crott

Oct 29, 2024 | watchesbysjx.com | Helmut Crott

The flying tourbillon marks the beginning of my career as a watch dealer and collector. In the mid-1970s, I met a former fellow pupil of mine, Richard Miklosch, in a little antique shop in my hometown of Aachen. At the time, I was unaware that Miklosch (1939-2014), originally a technical schoolteacher, had become a highly sought-after watchmaker specialising in pocket watch tourbillons (Fig. 1) – to his great credit being entirely self-taught in the field [1, p. 198][1, pp. 374-377][2, p. 140][3, p.

Jun 11, 2024 | hodinkee.com | Helmut Crott |Erin Wilborn

Last week, we rounded up gifts for the "Outdoorsy" kind of Dad. For our second (and final) installment in this year's series of Father's Day gift guides, we're taking on Dads who would much prefer an evening sipping whiskey by the fire or a weekend in a cozy bathrobe at a nice hotel rather than a weekend off the grid. Yep, indoor dads – this one's for you.