Living the mechanical dream.
It all began in the late summer of 2014 when we were contacted by Glashütte Original and was asked if we would consider us to be involved in a project they would implement.
We only got cryptic information initially but gradually as it became clear that they wondered if me and Tony wanted to write down how it all began and how we got this passion for watches.
We
wrote separately individually
and talked about our experiences
but we knew what
the others wrote,
admittedly we know each other fairly
well so we knew roughly
what the others wrote.
When we reached the deadline and
sent away the
story we heard nothing for
a while and we did not really
know what would happen.
The only thing we knew was
that there were 20
respondents
and 3 haven't a chance to practipate so 17 screenplays was send in. Then 5 will be picket out for the concept. After a few months the phone rang and we found out that we was selected and we were
informed that we would have to make a movie and since our stories were so similar, we would make the movie together. There were shots both in Germany and in Sweden which was not completely
painless with the experience of this type of mission we have. A total of five films would be made in the project and we got nothing know about the other participants or their movies.
The project was completed in November
which was not officially they
would be presented at the Berlinale
festival in Berlin in
February 2015th.
The first part of this journey was a trip to Dresden where we made a short stop.
This part of Germany is very nice and interesting.
Later we went to the Glashütte Original Boutique in Dresden.
Of course we have to check out the caliber 37.
One of the greatest chronographs out there.
Or what?
The Boutique Manager Mr Sebastian Prinz and Head of Digital media Mr Rene Marx responded to all our questions.
A qiuck stop at The Deutsches Uhrenmuseum in Glashütte.
Then we was ready for shooting and we have to put ours cameras down.
I guess this lovely lady have a hard work with this guy, I hear some call him Mr Reflection. :-))
After a lot of shooting hours we have going back to Sweden and do what we use to do.
A month later the film crew come to Sweden for shootings there and it was still a no no for our
cameras so we haven't something to show from this part of the shootings.
Now it's time for the premiere of the movies and we come early at the Air Berlins counter because
it begins to get clear that we are on the way to The Berlinale Festival 2015.
The first guy we meet at the airport in Berlin.
The Germans knows how to prepare a hotel room, I didn't lack the chocolate.
Then we have to get out and take a look at Berlin.
Tony says: There is my new movie.
No it's not, it's a documentary about your haircut.
Here we stop by at the Glashütte Lounge with the fastest elevator in Europe, 24 floor at 8,5 seconds.
It's a great view from the Glashütte Lounge at the top.
Of course they make sure we feel great.
Then it was time for the premiere of the movies.
The "actors" from 3 of the movies.
Then we have to answer the journalists questions.
A project like this is brand new and made for the first time in the watch industry so it will be exciting to see how it will be received.
This was something that we never thought could happen but Glashütte Original made this possible. It has been a very interesting journey for us, we
got to try something new that simultaneously linked to our hobby. We can not thank Glashütte Original enough, we have atleast got a memory for life.
Thanks Glashütte Original.
Now we will give you the chance to see all the movies from all participants.
5 Films
5 Perspective
5 Languages
Living the mechanical dream
Time traveler
My way with Glashütte Original
Phoenix rising
The sound of the original