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time

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We can do more than just read the time, we can experience it in a tangible way.

Pausing amidst the chaos of the everyday to return to the present and distil things down to what is most important. This unusual approach is what guides Haldimann Horology.

Over the centuries, Haldimann has developed a philosophy and mentality uniquely suited to engaging with time in this way. We seek new encounters with time, breaking away from established standards and well-trodden pathways of thought. Since 1642, Haldimann has been creating unique pieces that combine history, art and innovation. The reason our creations are such great examples of expert craftsmanship and distinctive flair is because they are shaped by our values. These values are rooted in the long-standing traditions that we hold dear. To this day, Haldimann makes only mechanical movements and timepieces exclusively in Switzerland: timepieces that inspire people all over the world to discover time anew.

We want to work at the very limit of what the human hand is capable of.

AS A MANUFACTURE, WE CAN ONLY DO THIS, IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THAT WORD, BY USING, MACHINES AND INSTRUMENTS THAT "LEND A HAND" TO THE HAND.

Computer-controlled machines would make it impossible for us to truthfully make this key claim. The warmth of the master horologist’s hand merges with the subtlety of its movements to create truly impressive work. Every stage, from the raw materials to the first melodic ticking of the watch, is imbued with this hand-made essence. An essence that the eventual owner of the watch carries with them on their wrist. From there, it enters into their perception and, from there, into them.

In essence, our creations are alive.

Owners of our timepieces often tell us that they forget all about time when looking at a Haldimann.

In fact, Haldimann timepieces are dedicated not so much to showing the time as depicting its passage. Our timepieces sing, speak and dance. Their melodies and speech arise from an orchestrated interplay between many small, unique parts. Melody and speech can also be found in the vibrations of the movement and the overall appearance of the object. The timepiece develops a resonance with the environment and the owner, evident in the “warmth” of the movement, its decelerating effect and its serenity – it feels like an old friend. It feels like the essence of life.

The aim is to exude a flawless aesthetic that stands up to long, penetrating gazes.

Mechanical perfection demands a formal quality that allows the unique character of the creation to be expressed over the course of time without the unnecessary distractions that different times can bring. We produce simple, harmonious, timeless and elegant timepieces – pieces that, once encountered, are impossible to resist.

The work of our own hands in the truest sense, each timepiece is a combination of many tiny and unique pieces, painstakingly put together.

Each timepiece takes a long time to create, and this builds a close relationship between the watchmaker and “their” watch. It is this relationship that brings the watch to life. This vitality is then transferred to the owner. The relationship we build with our creations is at the core of what we do. The technical means by which we build this relationship are purposely kept in background, yet their essence is woven into the work. This approach is what makes each of Haldimann Horology’s creations unique.

Their value stems from their rarity and the creativity that goes into them.

It goes without saying that Haldimann timepieces are made from the most precious of materials.

They are sophisticated, yet understated. The long process of becoming a Haldimann timepiece, which takes place almost 100% in-house over a period of months, leads to a kind of natural selection along the way and to a limitation of the number of pieces available to be passed down through the generations. There can only be a few. There will only be a few. As a result, the worth of a Haldimann creation lies entirely in the value of the work—not in advertising. This value is timeless.

A Haldimann timepiece must amplify the positive emotions of its owner. It must inspire, enrich and anchor them.

Owners of Haldimann timepieces tell stories of shared passion, of love for people or for their watch, of pausing in time and forgetting time, of pleasant ripples on the skin or in the memory, of memories triggered by a glance at the moving sculpture. To many, our watches are “art for the wrist”.

The owner of a Haldimann becomes an inheritor of the artistic and scientific tradition of the “Antikythera”.

The tradition was established around 100 BC. It is an artistic and scientific tradition in which ideals, knowledge and skills are passed down to family. This tradition has shaped our manufacture.

A Haldimann makes this tradition tangible and makes the owner of the timepiece aware of their own tradition. The timepiece transmits the values it represents through its presence: the first time a young person winds the mechanical hand-wound movement, they become part of our tradition. With the first movement on the manual winding mechanism, the passing down of tradition, the inheritance, begins.

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Tradition is what motivates us.

It has also gifted us with something special that we want to cherish.

A legacy stretching back to 1642—a legacy that we have a duty to continue to discover and develop. This legacy connects us to Abraham Louis Breguet, Antide Janvier and John Harrison. This is what drives us: a legacy made up of the combined experience, ingenuity and passion of several generations. Time without end. Thousands of works in the Haldimann Library attest to this. This library is a cultural space that is dedicated to the transmission and dissemination of more than 800 years of horological tradition. Therefore, this space is also available for researchers or those with a passion for horology to use.

Haldimann is the oldest family-run independent Swiss watch manufacture still owned by the family that gives the company its name. The benefits of full creative freedom, of maintaining the highest quality standards and of keeping all production exclusively in-house have been evident in every single timepiece and movement we have produced over the centuries.

1380

Hänsli an der Halden in Langnau

1410

Hänsli Haldimann buys the Horben Estate

1440

Niclaus Haldimann

1480

Peter Haldimann

1525

Hans Haldimann

1550

Christian Haldimann

1577

Hans Haldimann at Schwendimatt in the Bowil district. Patriarch of the Bowil line

1619

Christian Haldimann

1642

Bill of sale. First mention of the Haldimann Clockmakers Ulrich and Hans Haldimann, father and son, at Horben Hans Haldimann, Horologist, at Horben

1647

Emigration of the Le Locle and Yverdon branches of the family

1658

Hans Haldimann

1687

Hans Haldimann

1735

Hans Haldimann

1765

Ulrich Haldimann

1806

Peter Haldimann

1837

Johannes Haldimann

1878

Christian Haldimann

1902

Christian Haldimann

1937

Werner Haldimann, Vater

1964

Beat Haldimann Born in Oberdiessbach Emmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, grew up in Uetendorf and Thun

1985

Beat Haldimann School Clock

1989

Natalie Xenia

1991

Emergence of a new branch in the family tradition dating back to 1642. Foundation of Haldimann Horology as a company

1992

First attempts at resonance with regulators

1993

First attempts at resonance with wristwatches

1995

Regulator with magnetic field transmission

1998

Niklaus Anton

1999

Presentation of the H104 "three-rod pendulum" second regulator

2000

Iris Olga

2000

Awarding of a patent for the “Haldimann Detached Escapement” Presentation of the first double regulator “H101 Resonance/Modern” 200 years after Antide Janvier and Abraham-Louis Breguet

2002

World debut of the “H1 Flying Lyra”, the first central tourbillon to float above the dial. Selected as one of the 20 most important watchmakers in the world by the jury of “Chronos”, Germany and “Watch Time”, USA

2003

Delivery of the specially commissioned double regulator “H101 Resonance Classic/Modern” for the permanent exhibition at the Musée International d'Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The H1 is awarded the “Goldene Unruh”, Special Technology Prize (1st prize awarded by the jury of experts for Innovation of the Year 2003).

2005

World debut of the “H2 Flying Resonance”, the first double tourbillon to float above the dial, at the Baselworld Messe trade fair.

2007

Opening of the Antikythera Library, which chronicles the art of horology starting from 100 BC in Greece all the way to the present. A unique library of unmatched quality.

2008

World debut of the sculpture “H8 Flying Sculptura”, the first wearable sculpture for the wrist.

2009

Beat Haldimann receives the Prix Gaïa—considered the “Nobel Prize” of horology—in recognition of his life's work. The Prix Gaïa is the highest award that can be bestowed upon a person and their work in the world of horology. Laudation delivered by: Lutz-Peter Nolte, Prof. Dr.

2010

Presentation of the “H3 Flying Sculptura” with minute repeater

2012

World debut of the sculpture “H9 Reduction”—The power of reduction demonstrated by this “Black Hole” for the wrist.

2013

World debut of the first wristwatch with a central balance and hours and minutes from the centre: H11

2014

H11 with a small seconds hand and central balance Delivery of the specially commissioned “H1 Flying Central Tourbillon” for the permanent exhibition at the Musée International d'Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

2016

H102 Regulator Small with patented Haldimann Escapement

2018

H1 Stars with diamonds on the hands and flying central tourbillon

2019

H3 Flying Sculpture with Minute Repeater

2021

H51 Time-Hora—The first timepiece to put time into perspective. Featuring the Bürgi parameter and a resonating half-second double pendulum as a tribute to Jost Bürgi. www.bürgi.swiss

1380

Hänsli an der Halden in Langnau

1410

Hänsli Haldimann buys the Horben Estate

1440

Niclaus Haldimann

1480

Peter Haldimann

1525

Hans Haldimann

1550

Christian Haldimann

1577

Hans Haldimann at Schwendimatt in the Bowil district. Patriarch of the Bowil line

1619

Christian Haldimann

1642

Bill of sale. First mention of the Haldimann Clockmakers Ulrich and Hans Haldimann, father and son, at Horben Hans Haldimann, Horologist, at Horben

1647

Emigration of the Le Locle and Yverdon branches of the family

1658

Hans Haldimann

1687

Hans Haldimann

1735

Hans Haldimann

1765

Ulrich Haldimann

1806

Peter Haldimann

1837

Johannes Haldimann

1878

Christian Haldimann

1902

Christian Haldimann

1937

Werner Haldimann, Vater

1964

Beat Haldimann Born in Oberdiessbach Emmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, grew up in Uetendorf and Thun

1985

Beat Haldimann School Clock

1989

Natalie Xenia

1991

Emergence of a new branch in the family tradition dating back to 1642. Foundation of Haldimann Horology as a company

1992

First attempts at resonance with regulators

1993

First attempts at resonance with wristwatches

1995

Regulator with magnetic field transmission

1998

Niklaus Anton

1999

Presentation of the H104 "three-rod pendulum" second regulator

2000

Iris Olga

2000

Awarding of a patent for the “Haldimann Detached Escapement” Presentation of the first double regulator “H101 Resonance/Modern” 200 years after Antide Janvier and Abraham-Louis Breguet

2002

World debut of the “H1 Flying Lyra”, the first central tourbillon to float above the dial. Selected as one of the 20 most important watchmakers in the world by the jury of “Chronos”, Germany and “Watch Time”, USA

2003

Delivery of the specially commissioned double regulator “H101 Resonance Classic/Modern” for the permanent exhibition at the Musée International d'Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The H1 is awarded the “Goldene Unruh”, Special Technology Prize (1st prize awarded by the jury of experts for Innovation of the Year 2003).

2005

World debut of the “H2 Flying Resonance”, the first double tourbillon to float above the dial, at the Baselworld Messe trade fair.

2007

Opening of the Antikythera Library, which chronicles the art of horology starting from 100 BC in Greece all the way to the present. A unique library of unmatched quality.

2008

World debut of the sculpture “H8 Flying Sculptura”, the first wearable sculpture for the wrist.

2009

Beat Haldimann receives the Prix Gaïa—considered the “Nobel Prize” of horology—in recognition of his life's work. The Prix Gaïa is the highest award that can be bestowed upon a person and their work in the world of horology. Laudation delivered by: Lutz-Peter Nolte, Prof. Dr.

2010

Presentation of the “H3 Flying Sculptura” with minute repeater

2012

World debut of the sculpture “H9 Reduction”—The power of reduction demonstrated by this “Black Hole” for the wrist.

2013

World debut of the first wristwatch with a central balance and hours and minutes from the centre: H11

2014

H11 with a small seconds hand and central balance Delivery of the specially commissioned “H1 Flying Central Tourbillon” for the permanent exhibition at the Musée International d'Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

2016

H102 Regulator Small with patented Haldimann Escapement

2018

H1 Stars with diamonds on the hands and flying central tourbillon

2019

H3 Flying Sculpture with Minute Repeater

2021

H51 Time-Hora—The first timepiece to put time into perspective. Featuring the Bürgi parameter and a resonating half-second double pendulum as a tribute to Jost Bürgi. www.bürgi.swiss