Danish-Swiss luxury watchmaker specializing in high-performance sports watches for extreme mountain and diving adventures. Known for their innovative Biformeter concept combining mechanical watches with detachable digital instruments for skiing and diving. Creates limited editions of up to 100 pieces with distinctive skeletonized cases inspired by Formula One engineering.
Linde Werdelin was founded in 2002 by childhood friends Morten Linde and Jørn Werdelin. The idea was born after a 1996 skiing accident when Jørn, a keen off-piste skier, got caught in bad weather, skied off a cliff, and broke his back. In 2002, he partnered with Morten Linde, a designer who had created a multifunctional watch for Georg Jensen, around the concept of a high-end sports watch that could be combined with digital instruments for skiing or diving. After five years of R&D, the first collection launched in 2006. Their Biformeter concept—clip-on digital instruments called the 'Rock' for skiing and 'Reef' for diving—was groundbreaking. In 2007, Linde Werdelin instruments were used on the first confirmed free climb to Mount Everest's summit. The brand gained recognition for their Hard Black DLC series in 2008 and continued innovating with extreme skeletonization techniques. They collaborate with independent Swiss watchmakers like Svend Andersen and movement manufacturer Concepto to create custom calibers for their timepieces.
