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Newspapers, magazines and television have reported on Ernst Westphal e.K. and on Thomas Krim’s work as a specialist for watch parts. The reports appeared in German. Below you will find a short summary of each in English; the links lead to our German pages with the original article.

Press and television

  • DER SPIEGEL (2014): Staub im Getriebe (in German) – Why the end of spare-parts supplies from watch brands threatened independent watchmakers and small workshops.
  • DER SPIEGEL (2015): Unimog der Zeitmessung (in German) – Why owners of luxury watches are tied to brand workshops, although many independent watchmakers work just as well and for less.
  • DER SPIEGEL (2018): Tick, tack (in German) – A column about buying a first wristwatch: an Omega diver’s watch with automatic winding.
  • Hamburger Abendblatt: Uhrenteile aus Harburg für die ganze Welt (in German) – How small parcels of watch parts travel from Hamburg-Harburg to customers in New York, Singapore and St Petersburg.
  • Buxtehuder Tageblatt: Der Experte für die wirklich hoffnungslosen Fälle (in German) – A day with Thomas Krim, who buys up old stocks of parts, for example from a retired watchmaker in Vienna.
  • UJS Spezial: Der Spezialist für hoffnungslose Fälle (in German) – A portrait of Thomas Krim, sole owner of the traditional Hamburg wholesaler of watch parts.
  • UJS (2018): Aus Schrott etwas Schönes machen (in German) – How Thomas Krim sees the potential in worn-out watches and sets their restoration in motion.
  • WatchPro Deutschland (2021): Der Herr der Teile (in German) – Portrait of Thomas Krim, who often turns “scrap” into something beautiful again.
  • WatchPro Deutschland: Fast wie neu – Metallarmbänder von Pre-owned-Uhren (in German) – On metal bracelets for pre-owned watches and why the bracelet matters so much to buyers.
  • Chrononautix: Einblicke in die Arbeit eines Furnituristen (in German) – Interview explaining what a “Furniturist”, a specialist dealer in watch parts, does.
  • Fratello: Interview mit Thomas Krim (in German) – Thomas Krim introduces himself and the online shop watchparts24.de.
  • Die Teile der Zeit (in German) – A report by Jan Lehmhaus with photos by Jürgen Frank, looking into the cabinets of the parts store.
  • ZEIGR Uhren-Blog: Das Uhren-Ersatzteil-Paradies (in German) – About our stock of several million parts for antique and modern movements.
  • Tweed (2025): Millionen Werte (in German) – Why our stock of parts matters to watchmakers and collectors worldwide.
  • Classic Trader: Beitrag im Classic-Trader Magazin (in German) – Table clocks with the speedometers of classic cars such as the Fiat 500, Mercedes-Benz SL or Porsche 911.
  • Video: Zu Besuch bei einem Furnituristen (in German) – A visit to the company, founded in 1898 in Hamburg-Harburg, and its stock of several million spare parts.
  • Video: Sichere Bankschließfächer aus Hamburg (in German) – A new waterproof cassette that makes bank safe-deposit boxes more secure.

Guest articles by Thomas Krim

  • WatchPro Deutschland: Außergewöhnliche Zeitzeichen (in German) – Bulova Accutron and Omega Speedmaster “Speedsonic”: watches whose technology and design set new standards.
  • WatchPro Deutschland: Zeitzeichen II (in German) – The Omega “Constellation Megaquartz 2.4 MHz”.
  • WatchPro Deutschland: Zeitzeichen III (in German) – The Hamilton Electric “Ventura” and the button cell that made it possible.

Press releases

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