Wonderful report, Gary

May 21, 2009,23:52 PM
 

Thank you for the great write-up and pictures. Kari is doing something very special and you have nicely captured a piece of it.

(When Michael H. and I visited Kari in January, he was just starting to clean out the new building before the remodel. It is amazing how much he achieved in four months. I wish we could get that responsive a contractor in California!)

Terry O.

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More on our visit with Kari

 
 By: Gary G : May 21st, 2009-17:22
Greetings to all! As promised, here's a longer narrative of the highlights of our visit with Kari last week, including more photos. We drove up from Interlaken, and the navigation system in our rental car guided us to Kari's new home and atelier: Quite be...  

Thanks Gary....

 
 By: CL : May 21st, 2009-18:13
Kari's new atelier looks wonderful and inspiring. I can't wait for his new release, it sure will be something extraordinary in a very pure manner Now I really can't wait to see my watch in metal ;-) Lovesss*CL

Fantastic Post Gary!

 
 By: samwan : May 21st, 2009-18:51
Mine was promised delivery this October, and like CL, I can't wait to see it in the metal. Very informative indeed. Cheers Sam

Thanks for a great post Gary!

 
 By: fernando : May 21st, 2009-19:41
A truly memorable experience to savour - lucky you. A deam visit for any WIS. I'm sure the new house and atelier,which is so tasteful, will inspire Kari to create more exceptional pieces; if that is at all possible. Congrats to those who will be getting t... 

Great post....

 
 By: Quan : May 21st, 2009-21:41
Kari's new home/atelier looks peaceful for an artist to create more art pieces...thanks

Great post, Gary!

 
 By: dxboon : May 21st, 2009-22:19
Kari's work is so impressive! Every time someone posts pictures of their new Observatoire I'm blown away by the beauty of Kari's handiwork. I don't think I've ever seen an iteration that I felt really missed the mark. It looks like you had a fantastic vis... 

Wonderful report, Gary

 
 By: Terry O : May 21st, 2009-23:52
Thank you for the great write-up and pictures. Kari is doing something very special and you have nicely captured a piece of it. (When Michael H. and I visited Kari in January, he was just starting to clean out the new building before the remodel. It is am... 

Very informative post !

 
 By: DonCorson : May 22nd, 2009-01:20
Thanks for this great post Gary. It sounds like we will have much joy anticipating Kari's newest work. Don

Thanks for the superb report...

 
 By: Rob : May 22nd, 2009-07:24
superb pictures, superb writing combined with a superb watches done by a superb watchmaker and his talented team. Have I mentioned that it was a superb report? Thanks for sharing!!

Thank you Gary

 
 By: ztirual : May 22nd, 2009-11:04
for your very good, informative report. Thanks also for obtaining from Kari some information about the production number of his Observatoire model. My census has now risen to 24 different watches (ie watches that can be identified as being different from ... 

Superb Post!

 
 By: TimAbz : May 22nd, 2009-13:28
Thanks Gary...what a great place he has there...thanks for the very interesting pictures. Tim

Fantastic Post Gary G! Now I want to meet with Kari!

 
 By: patrick_y : May 22nd, 2009-19:09
Excellent post. I certainly learned a lot about watchmaking (as I do with all the posts on this website).

good

 
 By: pocket : May 23rd, 2009-02:08
Good post ! thanks a lot

Wonderful post, Gary.

 
 By: tony p : May 23rd, 2009-05:27
I will be visiting Kari in July and am eagerly anticipating it, not least because I hope to finally pick up my own Observatoire at that time. Speaking of which, I wonder whether the frosted-gold Observatoire movement in your photos was my watch - Kari tol... 

Wonderful Report, Gary. Thank you. [nt]

 
 By: Douglas : May 23rd, 2009-07:02
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We are in your debt Gary...

 
 By: pplater : May 23rd, 2009-08:45
Thank you for a very intimate insight, one which adds greatly to our knowledge and understanding of the man, the brand and the philosophy. Now, forget all that 'discretion' nonsense: what's next???? ;-) Cheers, pplater.

What a delightful trip!

 
 By: Allen : May 23rd, 2009-20:48
Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I can't wait to visit his new place myself! Calendar plate...hmm...the possibilities. Sounds good to me no matter what it is!

Thanks for the report

 
 By: SJX : May 23rd, 2009-20:56
Very personal look at the man behind the watches. - SJX

Thank you for a marvellous report................

 
 By: Topcat30093 : May 24th, 2009-00:30
I throughly enjoyed reading your aticle and seeing the photos. I shall look forward to reading - hopefully many more reports on your different visits.

thank you for posting this!!!

 
 By: Marlogerie : May 27th, 2009-12:56
This is one of the greatest reports I have ever seen, the overview of the atmosphere in which he lives and creates tells a lot about the person. Thank you so much!