瑞宝表厂的一次宣传活动

Hello friends,

My apology for not considering that a few of you may be in parts of the world that does not offer high-speed internet.

The tour of Chronoswiss was a lot of fun and I would like to share some of the highlights. Therefore, below is the original report from yesterday and broken down to four sequences.

Enjoy!

Best wishes,
Joel



PART ONE - Introduction

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With the Oktoberfest celebrations striking in full swing in Germany, my trip to Europe last weekend was something that I had been looking forward to for the past month.

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The simple pleasures of travel to the vibrant city of Munich, enjoying great Bavarian foods, and sightseeing was further sweetened with an invitation to participate in the "International Grand Opening of Bavaria's First Watch Factory". The man behind the invite was Hartmut Kraft; watch collector, fellow Timezoner, and Executive Vice President of the Chronoswiss Watch Company.

The Chronoswiss open-house invite was extended to over 130 people globally. The group was a mixture of international press and magazine editors from all corners of the world, as well as local and international authorized distributors and retailers of the brand.

At the airport we were greeted by Sven. He's wearing a Timemaster.

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Inside the Audi 8 and down the autobahn towards Munich.
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Munich is a city of culture, arts, and history. In 1359, the population of this city had just gone over 10,000 people. Today it is over 1.3 million people. Along with it's Bavarian traditions, modern industry, world famous beers, and companies such as BMW, Siemens, Munich had established itself as a major center in precision mechanics as early as the 19th century.

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Inside the official Chronoswiss shuttle bus we made our way towards Karlsfeld - heading north-west of the city from the Sheraton Hotel in Bogenhausen area of Munich. The small town and quiet roads of Karlsfeld is roughly 8 miles on the outskirts of Munich.

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A little travel tip when you get to Karlsfeld. One landmark that may help with locating the Chronoswiss factory is this radio/cellular tower. Look up and head towards it... directly across the street is the Chronoswiss facility itself.

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(building photo courtesy of Chronoswiss)
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As our group gathered outside the factory building, we are served refreshments and greeted by the founder and president of Chronoswiss, Mr. Gerd-Rüdiger Lang, along with staff from administration, marketing and sales department.

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Sarah, Maik, and Kristine from the marketing and sales department.
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One of the things I noticed first at arrival is this Jaguar parked outside. Besides watches, we find out that Herr Lang has a natural and curious appreciation for technology and all things mechanical. In the basement of the building are more vintage Jaguars automobiles. In the press conference that followed our tour, Mr. Lang pointed out strongly that history has much to teach us -- his collection of Jaguar automobiles are a symbol of fine mechanics, construction, and built with the purpose of performance --and a continual progress to 'improve and make it better'. Not by adding more components, but by simplifying the existing components and optimizing only it's most useful parts.

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Mr. Hartmut Kraft and me. Hartmut was wearing a Chronoscope in stainless steel case.
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And a bit more information regarding the Chronoscope.
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Part TWO to follow: History of Chronoswiss

Best wishes,
Joel

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