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Cool, good to know! I had heard his kids took over the brand.Jeep99dad wrote:His kids didn’t design this. My friend Mike did. Been working on it for a bit, changed suppliers and manufacturers. He is intent in helping keep the brand alive. This is gonna be a good start. Love this watch.
He told me he was integrating them a while before his passing because he was hoping to slow down.Ruggs wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:21 pmCool, good to know! I had heard his kids took over the brand.Jeep99dad wrote:His kids didn’t design this. My friend Mike did. Been working on it for a bit, changed suppliers and manufacturers. He is intent in helping keep the brand alive. This is gonna be a good start. Love this watch.
They needed help and changes were needed. Mike was there supporting them and is pretty much handling it all nowRuggs wrote:Cool, good to know! I had heard his kids took over the brand.Jeep99dad wrote:His kids didn’t design this. My friend Mike did. Been working on it for a bit, changed suppliers and manufacturers. He is intent in helping keep the brand alive. This is gonna be a good start. Love this watch.
Mike who? They really did need to have a new set of eyes to take the brand in a different direction.Jeep99dad wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:52 pmHis kid didn’t want to do anything with it initially at least and was gonna leave it to die. feds wife is older and was not able to take the helm. Changes were needed and she was resistant at first. Not an easy task.Ruggs wrote:Cool, good to know! I had heard his kids took over the brand.Jeep99dad wrote:His kids didn’t design this. My friend Mike did. Been working on it for a bit, changed suppliers and manufacturers. He is intent in helping keep the brand alive. This is gonna be a good start. Love this watch.
I’ll have to ask if his son are back working on the brand. But Mike is pretty my handling it all now
His name is Michael Berrios. He is local Charlotte watch guy, we used to work together. He is still working for a bank full time and does the watch stuff on the side. He initially just spent a lot of time driving up to see Fred’s wife and helping with the sudden void Fred left. Then he stayed involved and help led them with stock and reorganization. He then started designing a new model to take the brand forward. But it has not been easy to implement change.toxicavenger wrote:Mike who? They really did need to have a new set of eyes to take the brand in a different direction.Jeep99dad wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:52 pmHis kid didn’t want to do anything with it initially at least and was gonna leave it to die. feds wife is older and was not able to take the helm. Changes were needed and she was resistant at first. Not an easy task.Ruggs wrote:Cool, good to know! I had heard his kids took over the brand.Jeep99dad wrote:His kids didn’t design this. My friend Mike did. Been working on it for a bit, changed suppliers and manufacturers. He is intent in helping keep the brand alive. This is gonna be a good start. Love this watch.
I’ll have to ask if his son are back working on the brand. But Mike is pretty my handling it all now
Well I wish him all the best. A Bernhardt was one of the first micros I bought when I got into this hobby ~10 yrs ago, and I had a chance to chat with Fred a few times. Great guy. I'd love to see the brand continue.Jeep99dad wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:29 pmHis name is Michael Berrios. He is local Charlotte watch guy, we used to work together. He is still working for a bank full time and does the watch stuff on the side. He initially just spent a lot of time driving up to see Fred’s wife and helping with the sudden void Fred left and his son not being able or willing to help. Then he got keep involved and started to help them with stock and reorganization. He then started designing a new model to take the brand forward. But it has not been easy to implement change.toxicavenger wrote:Mike who? They really did need to have a new set of eyes to take the brand in a different direction.Jeep99dad wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:52 pmHis kid didn’t want to do anything with it initially at least and was gonna leave it to die. feds wife is older and was not able to take the helm. Changes were needed and she was resistant at first. Not an easy task.Ruggs wrote:Cool, good to know! I had heard his kids took over the brand.Jeep99dad wrote:His kids didn’t design this. My friend Mike did. Been working on it for a bit, changed suppliers and manufacturers. He is intent in helping keep the brand alive. This is gonna be a good start. Love this watch.
I’ll have to ask if his son are back working on the brand. But Mike is pretty my handling it all now