How to Start a Watch Collection Without Going Broke Sept 8, 2026 Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. I talk to a lot of people who want to start collecting watches and stop themselves before they begin, because they’ve […]
Is Your Watch Water Resistant Enough to Swim? Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. Here’s a question I get more than almost any other, usually right before somebody jumps in a pool with a watch they’re not sure about. […]
Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. I’m going to do something most guides like this don’t do. I’m going to send you to other brands. If you’ve searched for the best affordable American-made watches, you’ve probably noticed most of the […]
The Ash Tree Bernard Planted in 1918 Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. In 1918, my great-grandparents Bernard and Cecilia bought a farm in St. Mary’s, Indiana. They bought it from Cecilia’s people, the Laker family, which is the sort […]
The Story Behind the Names: Hanoverian, Zeitfahren, Munchner Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. People ask about the names more than almost anything else, and I understand why. You land on an Indiana watch company selling American assembled watches, and […]
Quartz vs Mechanical: Which Should You Actually Buy? Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. Most articles about quartz vs mechanical are written by people who only sell one of them, which tells you something about how much the conclusion was […]
Famous Watches on the Moon: The Story of Watches in Space Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. Ask most people to name a famous watch and you’ll get the moon one. Fair enough. But the story of watches in space […]
Your First Mechanical Watch: A Plain-English Guide Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. Let’s get the awkward part out of the way. Your phone keeps better time than any mechanical watch ever made, including ones that cost more than a […]
A Great-Grandfathers Watch that set the tone for a generation Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. When I was a boy, my dad had a way of handling one particular watch that I noticed long before I understood it. He […]
What Does “Assembled in America” Actually Mean? An Honest Answer From an Indiana Watch Company Written by Dr. Adam Fleddermann, Founder & CEO of Fleddermann von Rieste, who designs every watch and oversees manufacturing and operations. Short answer first, because you deserve it before the throat-clearing: it means the watch was put together here, by […]
