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A New Slant: The FD Hermann Lateral Serie 1
A few years ago, one of his uber-wealthy clients asked him what he wanted to do with his life, and when Hermann explained his concept for a new kind of watch, the man gave him 50,000 chf with no strings attached to pursue his dreams. His client’s belief in him resonated and Hermann decided to take the plunge.
And the Lateral Timekeeper was born. Hermann, a watch collector who loves Rolex, sold all his watches (and his AMG Mercedes) and pooled that money with what he received, and he has been working on this project for the last three years.
On my motorcycle, it’s perfect. Sure, I often get on my bike to forget about the time, but as a busy editor, it’s rare that I don’t have to keep my eye on what time it is, and the watch is perfectly positioned when holding on to the handlebars.
Series 1 of the watch (limited to five pieces) is currently in production and the plans are for it to be finished and on the market in October of this year. The price ranges from $30,000 – $36,000, depending on materials.
The hand-wound movement is a special reversed caliber that LTM makes specifically for the Lateral Timekeeper. It is skeletonized and finished very beautifully, and is very attractive on the wrist.
Well, it’s already connected with me. Look for a true test of this watch, on a special motorcycle, in the not-so-distant future.