Some questions about Dornbluth & Sohn

[Watch2019]

Hi guys

Came across Dornbluth watches recently & am considering whether to buy one of their watches for my birthday later this year. Haven’t decided on one though, if at all. Had checked with them & they take 2-3 months to deliver. Plus with the ongoing virus situation, I am not in a hurry to make a decision.

My questions are:
1. What is the quality of their watches like? Are they of chronometer standard such as +/-3 for the more expensive ones & maybe not much worse for their cheaper watches? I am not anal about this but as my current watches consist of Omega watches such as the latest SMP & De Ville Tresor, I want to know that I am paying for a fairly accurate watch.

2. Is the servicing troublesome (eg. have to send direct to them to service) or will any decent watch repair shop be able to do it including the replacement of parts? What are the likely costs either way? A related concern naturally is that since it is a small independent, i want to know that 30 years down the road, I will have no difficulty having the watch serviced if for some reason, the company is no longer around.

Would appreciate if anyone knowledgeable and/or who is a happy customer could provide some information. Thank you and stay safe. :)

[watchucallit]

I have the 99.3 and like it. I am not sure what specs they use in terms of accuracy. Mine was fairly accurate. Their PR indicators are really spot on. More accurate than any other brand I have seen. In terms of repair, I cannot answer. Some of their watches use their own movements but most are fairly standard. I see you live in Singapore and I am not sure but there is a large dealer in Australia and at one point they had good stock.

[En_nissen]

I don't own one yet, but I've looked much at them.
I've read on other forums that they regulate to within cosc, but they don't have any official tolerances.

In terms of servicing, it wouldn't be any trouble if you stay with their standard 99.x movements, which are largely based on the Unitas 6498. They do change the movement a lot, but as far as I know the wheels and such are largely the same, and those are the parts that would need changing once in a while.

[Watch2019]

Hi watchucallit and En_nissen

Thanks for your replies. Glad to know the watches are fairly accurate.

Think I will need to find out more about the servicing aspects before making a decision.

[subtona]

Ask jocke.

[Jocke]

Hi.

I will try to be as helpful as I can. I have some Dornblüth watches since several years back. The quality of these is excellent I would argue.
As far as the accuracy of the movements is concerned, it is perfectly ok, I have not measured it exactly as I rarely have the same watch
several days in a row. If it does not hold chronometer standard then it is very close, probably the new in-house movements are more
accurate than the Unitas 6498 based. Service can be done by an independent watchmaker but I would always let Dornblüth do it because
they are very affordable. That they would disappear from the market is not likely, they have a very good reputation and a loyal following
of customers who love their watches. Furthermore, they are very helpful with personal desires and do everything they can to make the
customer happy. So if you want one of a kind watch they solve this.

Here are some links to my watches and the repotrtage I've done.

99.1

Regulator

50 Years Anniversary

Bronze

The Timetotalk Edition

20 Years Anniversary

[Watch2019]

Hi Jocke

Thanks for taking the time to reply! You have some amazing Dornbluth watches. :)

[Pongster]

Originally Posted by Jocke

Hi.

I will try to be as helpful as I can. I have some Dornblüth watches since several years back. The quality of these is excellent I would argue.
As far as the accuracy of the movements is concerned, it is perfectly ok, I have not measured it exactly as I rarely have the same watch
several days in a row. If it does not hold chronometer standard then it is very close, probably the new in-house movements are more
accurate than the Unitas 6498 based. Service can be done by an independent watchmaker but I would always let Dornblüth do it because
they are very affordable. That they would disappear from the market is not likely, they have a very good reputation and a loyal following
of customers who love their watches. Furthermore, they are very helpful with personal desires and do everything they can to make the
customer happy. So if you want one of a kind watch they solve this.

Here are some links to my watches and the repotrtage I've done.

99.1

Regulator

50 Years Anniversary

Bronze

The Timetotalk Edition

20 Years Anniversary

Nice pieces sir.

If you can only have one Dornbluth, what would be it? The Regulator?

[WatchEater666]

I did a fair bit of research into them recently. Seems like they offer amazing bang for buck, especially used and if you want to go new, you can even have them customize things for a very fair upcharge.

Like the others said, some models (older?) use a Unitas movement which is very easy to have serviced.

[sgwatchguy]

A revelation. The Regulator is beautiful!

[Pongster]

Originally Posted by WatchEater666

I did a fair bit of research into them recently. Seems like they offer amazing bang for buck, especially used and if you want to go new, you can even have them customize things for a very fair upcharge.

Like the others said, some models (older?) use a Unitas movement which is very easy to have serviced.

Which model would you recommend, sir?