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Von Doren is featured in The New York Times!
Being recognized by one of the world's most respected newspapers is a great honor for us, and it motivates us to continue developing exceptional watches.
Norwegian watch brand Von Doren introduces the new URÆD GMT model as a tribute to Ole Brude's legendary voyage in 1904.
In 1904, together with three others, Ole Martin Brude set out on a courageous voyage from Ålesund in Norway to America in his self-designed lifeboat, URÆD.
Von Doren UNRÈD GMT: A Lifeboat Story With Two Time Zones
Von Doren is back with a GMT that leans on a real piece of Norwegian history. In 1904, Ole Brude crossed the North Atlantic in a self-designed lifeboat he called URÆD, fearless.
What drives a Norwegian filmmaker to put everything into starting his own watch brand?
Dagens Næringsliv wanted to find out, and they have therefore made a portrait interview about Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen, the founder of Von Doren.
Some of the coolest things from Norway?
Von Doren presents a wristwatch that looks towards Tandberg,
Silver super and a Norwegian Hi-Fi adventure for inspiration.
A Cool Retro, Hi-Fi Inspired Winner!
Inspiration for design and creativity can be found in many places. A walk through nature, a heritage reference book or even that old hi-fi system you were gifted as a child.
The podcast Klokkegalaskap talks about Von Doren
A Tribute to Norwegian Innovation: The Tandberg Watch from Von Doren
As a watch enthusiast, there is something special about finding a model that stands out in every way, not only in its mechanics, but also in its design.
From Bodø to the World: The Clock That Celebrates Vebjørn Tandberg
The podcast Klokkegalaskap talks about the Tandberg clock
Von Doren is on the Oracle of Times list of "Best Scandinavian watch brands"!
Scandinavia is a fascinating part of the world, wild and untamed and yet home to some of the most stylish and well-regarded designers of all time.
Von Doren is the Official Timekeeper for Norway Chess for the sixth time!
We are happy and proud to have the Norwegian watch brand Von Doren with us as Official Timekeeper for the sixth time.
Exciting joint store venture
Watches of Scandinavia. Watches of Scandinavia brings together 12 renowned Scandinavian watch manufacturers in a prime location just steps from Stockholm's Royal Palace, right in the heart of historic Gamla Stan.
Among 14 brands, Von Doren is a little piece of Norway in a new Swedish watch store.
In mid-December, Watches of Scandinavia opened its doors in Stockholm. The new store is not the only one offering watches in the Swedish capital, but the concept is unique.
Knowing his background is in the film industry
- and seeing how his smile is as telegenic as any, one might be tempted to guess Oyvind has spent quite a lot of time in the limelight. However, much like his work with the watch brand bearing his name, the Norwegian had spent most of his time behind the scenes...
Visiting the studio is Øyvind Asbjørnsen
- who runs the Norwegian watch brand Von Doren. He talks about what it's like to start something of your own, the stories behind the watches and the brand's newest project, which will involve the production of carbon fiber watch cases in Norway...
Hands-On With The Von Doren Il Tempo Gigante Automatic Chronograph
A Loving Homage To The Pinchcliffe Grand PrixA colorful chronograph befitting the outrageous four-wheel drive, 12-cylinder and jet-powered race car that runs on pure alcohol...
Limited-Edition Von Doren Il Tempo Gigante.
When it comes to theming a watch around an automobile, there's certainly a checklist of the “usual suspects:” Porsche, Ferrari, and occasionally other legacy racing automakers...
Following up the superb Uraed
- was always going to be a difficult task, but Von Doren have risen to it magnificently with the petrol-blooded Il Tempo.
Flåklypa Grand Prix should be familiar material to readers of Finansavisen Motor.
The puppet film about the crazy car race has thrilled generations of Norwegians, and got many children and young people hooked on cars along the way. One of those who was fascinated was Øyvind Von Doren Asbjørnsen.
This time, Von Doren has taken inspiration from precisely, "Il Tempo Gigante"
-which is known to most people from the movie Flåklypa Grand Prix. The result is an exciting chronograph that stands out in the crowd of mechanical chronographs.
The Norwegian racing car with the Italian-sounding name – Il Tempo Gigante
– is a vehicle that many Norwegians have a connection with. Since the original sketch was drawn in pencil by Kjell Aukrust in 1968, and then presented in Adresseavisen, the car has been a part of Norwegian cultural history.
"The Giant Time"
-Reodor Felgen's legendary racing car has inspired Ålesund native Øyvind Von Doren Asbjørnsen to create a new watch.
Von Doren look to Treasure Island with their latest gem.
The emerging Norwegian brand continues their nautical mechanical evolution. Paired with a clean yet individual design, Von Doren's latest mechanical timepiece is anything but a shipwreck.
Von Doren Watches Hearts Norway Chess
The Truth About Watches welcomes around 2300 readers per day. Duck? Writing for this fearlessly fierce website is a labor of love. What watch journalist-reviewer wouldn't take delight in the fact that their words were being read by a single (different) reader in Botswana, Cambodia and Azerbaijan? Yesterday, 30 Norwegians validated our raison d'etre. Hey guys, ever heard of hometown horologists Von Doren watches?
Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen's Chess Moves
Despite the many Norwegian watch brands, you will find very few of them in Norwegian watch shops. Publisher and filmmaker Øyvind Von Doren Asbjørnsen circumvented that challenge in 2017 by opening his own store – the very year after he started his own watch brand: Von Doren.
Norwegian watch brand sold to 30 countries. Podcast and interview with Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen
With profits from his film about chess player Magnus Carlsen, Øyvind VonDoren went all in. His watch brand is now sold in 30 countries.
Von Doren URÆD
One thing ties my eclectic collection of divers, dress watches, and pilot's watches together: a story. And the Uræd has quite the yarn. To prove that his enclosed lifeboat prototype was a safer alternative to the prevailing designs of the day Norseman Ole Brude and a few bold crewmates left Norway.
The Best Adventure Watches of 2020
While we're no experts in free climbing or below-zero sledge-hauling, we do know a thing or two about watches – and what they can survive. So while you're sorting out which ice pick can best hold your weight, let us worry about the watches to match.
Introducing: Von Doren URÆD
You've probably never heard of Ålesund. Don't worry, there's not a huge amount to know. It's not the largest, most populous or most important town in Norway. It's pretty enough but not exactly Portofino. However, it does have two things going for it, the first being an intriguing place in nautical history thanks to Norwegian sailor Ole Brude.
The Norwegian watch brand created wild conditions
Customers were far from intimidated by the URÆD model. “Yesterday we launched the new URÆD watch model on the world's largest crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter,” says Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen, the filmmaker and the man behind the Norwegian watch brand.
Von Doren URÆD - Inspired by a Norwegian hero
Since we met the awesome team of Von Doren watches at the Aurochronos watch festival 2019 in Lodz, Poland, we were excited to see their new automatic sports watches line. Finally, after one and a half years designing, Von Doren has launched its new automatic collection “URÆD”.
Von Doren RUDE
It all started when Von Doren's founder, who himself lived on a boat for seven years, read a book about one of his childhood heroes, Ole Brude.
Von Doren Uræd Automatic Watch
Kickstarter is a springboard for some of our favorite timepieces here at Coolector HQ and there's certainly another fine example of this in the shape of the Von Doren URÆD Automatic Watch which is well and truly taking the crowdfunding platform by storm and is rapidly closing in on £500k in funding which testifies to just how attractive and impressive this timepiece is.
Von Doren – URÆD, Unique Swiss Made Automatic Day/Date Watch
Today's watch takes an adventurer as a role model. His history begins in 1904 in Ålesund, Norway. The 24-year-old boy Ole Brude has a clear vision.
The Uræd wristwatch pays tribute to the creator of the world's first closed lifeboat.
If you haven't heard of the story of Mr. Ole Brude, sit down and grab a cup of hot chocolate, because it's pretty incredible. Back in August 1904, a Norwegian by the name of Ole Brude designed a lifeboat no larger than the size of a minivan.
Von Doren Round
When I speak with brands around the world many are also influenced by forms found in nature. A great example is a Norwegian company Von Doren owned by the enigmatic Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen.
Øyvind Von Doren: The Man Behind The Norway Chess Watch
If you have been following the Norway Chess Tournament, it will have been hard to miss the beautiful Norway Chess watches. These unique timepieces, featuring chess notation on the watch face and Richard Reti's 11-move checkmate over Savielly Tartakower engraved on the back, have been exclusively designed and produced for the event, by Von Doren.
The Norwegian clock adventure Von Doren
The exclusive watches from Von Doren have already become a success in Norway as well as the USA and Switzerland. However, they are not produced on a mass production line. Each watch is only available in a limited number of copies precisely to preserve its uniqueness and distinctiveness.
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Von Doren: Ticking against time
Chess and clocks have always gone hand in hand. In the psychological game that degenerated in London last weekend, Fabiano Caruana had a Norwegian ace up his sleeve.
Who's into Rolex?
In the eyes of the public, chess players are often seen as ascetics who are so deeply engrossed in the 64 squares that they do not pay much attention to the everyday pleasures of life. But is this mostly the case?
Photographer of the Year NFF 2018
Arne Beck was named Photographer of the Year with a photo from the Von Doren Watch Campaign. Model: Enok Groven.
Uncompromising watch launch - with the Grandmaster Mark II from Von Doren
The world premiere of a new Norwegian watch is not exactly an everyday occurrence, but yesterday Øyvind Von Doren Asbjørnsen proudly unveiled his new Grandmaster Mark II: a model he has been refining for a long time.
From movies to watches
In December 2016, Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen realized a long-standing dream of creating his own watch brand. The brand is called Von Doren - Fine Timepieces.“I believe that you should not only have dreams, but that dreams should be realized,” says Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen.
Von Doren Grandmaster Watch
Chess is a game of precision and timing and the same is true of high end watches so it makes sense for a timepiece to be inspired by the legendary game that is a battle of wits. What you might not have expected, however, is for the finished product to be quite as dazzling and luxurious as the stunning Grand Master Watch from Norwegian watchmakers, Von Doren. If you love horology and chess, this is the watch for you.
One to Watch
It's Time for a New Era. Kind is delighted to be collaborating with an exciting player in world-class timepieces - Von Doren. Not only will Kind be responsible for the overall branding of this unique Norwegian wristwatch company, we are also collaborating on the future design of the watches themselves.
Jotunheim Lady
Christmas gave me a great excuse to do a hands on review of a ladies watch (no prizes for guessing what my wife got for Christmas) after I spotted the Jotunheim Lady when I did a review on them in 2017 when they launched.
Von Doren Jotunheim Lady Watch Review
Norwegian brand Von Doren launched a wristwatch for women a couple of weeks ago – the Von Doren Jotunheim Lady. But since I'm a man, not brave enough to wear a women's watch in public, I enlisted my dear girlfriend to wear it for a week.
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The Vikings are coming – and damn those Watches look good – Von Doren
As time progresses you will learn that I love all watches, mechanical, automatic, or quartz. Subs to dress, modern to classic, I am always looking, looking for something to catch my eye, something that is worth my time to put on the site because it qualifies to be remembered as a moment in time.
Von Doren Fine Timepieces
Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen realizes his dream of owning his own watch brand. As 2016 draws to a close, a new Norwegian watch brand has recently been launched. The brand is created by Norwegian filmmaker Øyvind VonDoren Asbjørnsen. Some may recognize Asbjørnsen from his work, perhaps especially the documentaries "The Prince of Chess" and "Magnus," about chess genius Magnus Carlsen.
Von Doren has vintage style I can dig
Over the past year or so, we have seen a lot of "me too" sort of watch designs hitting Kickstarter, and it has started to get old. I mean, how many thin, minimalistic, two-handed watches can we really handle? Well, of those clone designs, I say no more. When it comes to something like what we're seeing from Von Doren, though? That I definitely don't mind seeing.
Von Doren Watches Take Minimalism to New Heights
Let's be honest — whether you're in a classy, three piece get-up or commanding a casual look, watches more often than not rely on aesthetics than they do functionality.
Von Doren Watches
Scandinavia has become a veritable hotbed of awesomeness as far as timepieces are concerned and so it has proven once again with Von Doren Watches, a Norwegian watchmaker that takes its influences and design inspiration from Viking culture to deliver a series of timepieces which are as bold and striking as they are well made and stylish.
Von Doren - Fine Timepieces is a new partner
Welcome; Von Doren – Fine Timepieces as new partner to Altibox Norway Chess. Von Doren has designed a one of a kind, limited edition, Norway Chess collection that will be given to the players of the 2017 tournament.
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Review – Von Doren Aksla
Von Doren is a Norwegian watch company founded by Von Doren Asbjornsen. It began on Kickstarter on December 14, 2016, and as a new company they have really taken off. Four watches are offered under the model name Aksla, named after Mt. Aksla, which overlooks the town of Aalesund.
Jotunheim Lady, la montre féminine élégante
On ne voit quasiment que des montres masculines ou dites « mixtes » sur La Petite Trotteuse, mais pourtant il existe encore bel et bien des montres vraiment pensées pour les dames.Alors que la mode est aux montres multi-sexe, une marque norvégienne, Von Doren Timepieces, a mis au point une montre féminine vraiment très réussie