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DTS – ochs und junior day/night
Welcome back to the Defining Time Show, in this episode Anthony (@defining_time) invited Paul (@myhorologicaljourney) and Claus (@tapir_ffm) to talk about a niche within a niche: a very special watch that Anthony just got and Paul and Claus also own one. And while they are all called «ochs und junior day/night», they still are very…
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Owner Review: Ochs Und Junior Day Night
Completely unique to most other watches. This Ochs Und Junior Day Night in 40mm grade 5 titanium displays the length of the day time and night time for Adelaide, South Australia, solar noon, sunrise and sunset, position of the sun and moon in the sky, a moon phase, time, and date. So literally it is…
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Owner review: Ochs und Junior Settimana
Preface: this review is being written on behalf of, and in cooperation with, the owner of the Ochs und Junior Settimana – my wife My wife doesn’t like watches – she rolls her eyes when I show her an amazing A. Lange und Sohne complication, or try to express my excitement when I got to…
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Editorial: A Visit to ochs und junior in La Chaux-de-Fonds
In the run-up to the first European GTG of Fifth Wristers in La Chaux-de-Fonds back in September 2021, I had the opportunity to meet the team of ochs und junior at their premises. Kornelia, the head and owner of ochs und junior, together with Ludwig Oeschlin, gave me an insight into their recent history, the…
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Editorial: A Detailed Overview of ochs und junior
Last year was a difficult year for most of us. The Coronavirus pandemic has brought many restrictions and suffering to the world. And as everyone knows most watch brands were hit hard by the virus, too: employees had to stay at home, suppliers could not deliver, customers stopped buying. From the large amount of difficulties within and outside…
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Owner Review: Ochs und Junior Annual Calendar 42mm
The Ochs und Junior Annual Calendar is my newest piece in the collection. I have wanted an Ochs und Junior for many years now, having admired them on friends’ wrists and having visited then CEO Beat Weinmann in Lucern 3 years ago. I found this Ochs und Junior Annual Calendar pre-owned. The design on the…
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Owner Review: Ochs und Junior Day Night – Run to Catch Up with the Sun
Racing around to come up behind you again … The “Dark Side of the Moon” was game-changing. So is the Ochs und Junior Day Night. It is hard to describe this watch in a few words; can a mechanical watch be any smarter? The Ochs und Junior Day Night is, so to speak, a smartwatch…
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Ochs und Junior founder Dr. Ludwig Öechslin Podcast
This week we have something truly special and unique. We interview Dr. Ludwig Öechslin, one of the most gifted watchmakers of our time. Would you like to know what Dr Öechslin’s favourite watch is? And what exciting project he is currently working on? Or why it can sometimes be good to drop out of university?…
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Owner Review: Ochs und Junior Date – Simple But Effective
Ever since seeing another gentleman of the watch world, Ochs und Junior, I have always been intrigued. I like simple watches, mostly three handers so when I saw how the date was displayed, I knew that to me it was a special watch. No logo, no numbers, no written text anywhere to be found on…
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Owner Review: Ochs Und Junior Moonphase – What happens if you combine math, KISS and poetry?
Ochs and Junior fascinated me right from the beginning. The idea of owning a watch of one of the most important living watch makers and the uncompromised and stringent design mesmerized me, so that I was even looking into buying the «settima junior», a watch intended for children! (It showed the weekdays, which I found…
