This is a unique Andersen Genève with a bezel-actuated minute repeater, a set up pioneered by Svend Andersen. It is built around a vintage pocket watch calibre that has been extensively refinished and refined. It features a 47mm yellow gold case crafted by the hands of the late Jean-Pierre Hagmann. The aventurine dial is adorned with gold printed numerals. The exhibition caseback is engraved with the words ‘piece unique’.
The Origins of Andersen Genève
Svend Andersen was born in Denmark in 1942, where he carried out his apprenticeship as a watchmaker, prior to moving Switzerland. He spent some time working at Gübelin, a famed retailer in Switzerland, then joined the Patek Philippe complications department, where he spent the best part of a decade. He then chose to strike out on his own as an independent maker, and launch Andersen Genève, in 1980.
Notably, Andersen is also the co-founder of the AHCI alongside Vincent Calabrese, an organisation celebrated for their championing of independent watchmakers. Over the past four decades years, the organisation boasts the membership of watchmakers such as Kari Voutilainen and Philippe Dufour. As a brand, Andersen Genève has focused on developing complications, and are well known for allowing collectors to personalise and create truly unique watches.
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