“Bachmann & Scher” is located at Promenadenplatz, just a few
minutes from the “Tagesbar”. The small, stylish watch shop is specialised
in high end vintage models for which Oliver Holy has a fondness.
International collectors treasure the address, but he is not one of them.
He simply prefers old watches to new ones. “This has always been my
passion. I like the haptics, the fact that the mechanism runs harder or
softer – in a sense, each watch has its own personality.” He wears his
watches day and night, does not even take them off while sleeping or
taking a shower, and especially not when he jumps into the Tegernsee.
“That’s why my first question always is whether it’s waterproof? And, if
it’s not, can it be waterproofed?” The Tudor watch he is looking at should
be waterproof: a Submariner “Snowflake” (because one of the hands
looks like one), made in 1979. It was produced for the French marines
and worn by elite divers, as Joram Scher, one of the two owners, explains.
That would fit Oliver Holy well. Although he is bound to a wheelchair
due to a skiing accident at the age of eight, he is a daredevil in sports: he
skis, water skis and rides a racing bike. Joram Scher grins: “Oli, you not
only have good taste but you also have a good nose.” The model turns out
to be an ultra-rare item, published in an opulent watch catalogue and
therefore even more valuable. “I simply like it,” Oliver Holy says plainly.
He says that he will think about it, and we move on to Silvia Stancsics’
“Schoko.laden” right around the corner.
