The UNO one-hand watch - The original from BOTTA - Klaus Botta on his successful model with Mario Lenke

Klaus Botta, 24.05.2023

How was the first one-hand watch of modern times developed? How does a one-hand watch work? What does the UNO say about its owner? What are the essential features of the UNO, what has remained, and how has it developed since 1986? And what effect does the UNO wristwatch and the UNO wall clock have on its owner? Watch expert and watch blogger Mario Lenke discusses these and other interesting questions with Klaus Botta, the inventor of the modern one-hand watch.

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