Credits: Article and images by Cheryl Chia @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/fabian-pellet-makes-his-debut-with-the-essential/
In the years since the pandemic, tastes have developed to embrace the fine work of independent watchmakers, and today we have an interesting situation in that independent watchmakers have mushroomed on social media in great numbers, making it quite a challenge to keep up and sift the wheat from the chaff. The Essential by Tokyo-based Swiss watchmaker Fabian Pellet was attention-grabbing, to say the least, with an unusual beauty about its movement that’s reminiscent of the pocket watches made by the American chronometer maker Albert H. Potter in the 19th century.
The movement in the Essential is deceptively simple at first glance. But right off the bat, with the mainplate almost fully exposed, you would realise that the crown and ratchet wheels are missing, which hints that there might be a little hidden mechanical magic required to make this possible. Apart from that, the watch is stunning and appears to be of a very high quality in all aspects. It has a classically proportioned platinum case and a Grand Feu enamel dial with some of the finest hands. Notably, the majority of the watch was made from scratch the traditional way by Pellet himself. As such, only three pieces will be made a year, beginning with platinum. At the time of writing, not all three have been allocated.
Credits: Article and images by Cheryl Chia @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/fabian-pellet-makes-his-debut-with-the-essential/