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Keeping Time S.8 Ep.01: Bernhard Lederer, Master Watchmaker – Lederer Watches

By Oster Jewelers | March 14, 2024 0 Comments

Welcome back everyone as we kick off our 8th Season of Keeping Time! We are thrilled to start the new season with a very special guest, Bernhard Lederer. Mr. Lederer is a highly accomplished Master Watchmaker with many decades of experience creating and achieving complicated and challenging timepieces, including ground-breaking clocks and remarkable wristwatches. The most recent project is the GPHG Award-Winning Central Impulse Chronometer. Claiming the 2021 GPHG Award in the Innovation category, Lederer Watches has achieved one of the holy grails of watchmaking. Whilst it can be said that this watch furthers the work of George Daniels, Mr. Lederer has innovated and challenged the notion of a modern wristwatch chronometer.

Join us for an insightful conversation as we explore Mr. Lederer’s rich horological history, discuss his influences and outline career achievements. We dive deep into the technical brilliance and achievements of the GPHG Award-Winning Central Impulse Chronometer. We discuss the inspiration and the numerous challenges involved in realizing the fulfillment of this challenging creation. We also discuss Mr. Lederer’s contact and relationship with the great Master, George Daniels.

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Please reach out directly to jeremy@osterjewelers.com with any questions, comments or suggestions for potential podcast guests.

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Biedermeier Grandfather clock

Made by clockmaker C.R. Hölbe from Lemgo in 1826 as his masterpiece. (Lemgo is halfway between Hamburg and Cologne in Germany)

The power reserve is one month. The winding system is equipped with a mechanism that ensures that the clock continues to run while it is being wound, thus ensuring accurate time display and also protecting the teeth of the escapement wheel.

The very heavy temperature compensation pendulum is guided in a knife-edge bearing and has a fine adjustment device with a 1/10 second accuracy.

The clock is also equipped with a striking mechanism that strikes the full hours on a very sonoric bronze bell.

The weights are concealed behind a partition and are connected to the movement via rollers located in the pediment.

The clock has a cambered enamel dial and is housed in a wooden case covered with mahogany veneer, glazed on three sides.