Leica's New Headquarters

[marknorton]

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There are a number of pictures over on the German forum of Leica's new headquarters and factory being built in Wetzlar, the spiritual home of Leitz.

 

In case you don't venture there, here are a few pictures I took after stopping in Wetzlar for lunch a couple of weeks ago...

 

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[Paul J]

Thanks. It's a nice looking building.

 

They should really build a black dot version for stealth. Or an Hermes Edition without a front door.

[hoppyman]

Thanks for providing the pics in this International forum, Mark. You are getting around. I think in Melbourne recently and now back to the mother ship.

I notice in the builder's illustration that the artist has included the people still waiting for their M's outside the building

[marknorton]

Yes, they're actually wandering aimlessly around waiting for their strap lugs to be fixed...

[pico]

It has no cloaking device against the Nikon D3X!

[Karl G]

Yes, they're actually wandering aimlessly around waiting for their strap lugs to be fixed...

 

I notice in the builder's illustration that the artist has included the people still waiting for their M's outside the building

 

Thanks for the pics, Mark. I wished it looked more finished as in ready to produce large number of goods.

 

It looks like the poor lady, under the tree, in the illustration has been waiting @ 9 months. Long enough apparently to conceive and be near full term. The father has seemingly wandered off possibly after giving up and having bought a used M9-P or MM.

[stuny]

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I suppose the round sections are desgined to suggest lenses.

[rramesh]

Thanks. It's a nice looking building.

 

They should really build a black dot version for stealth. Or an Hermes Edition without a front door.

And a Billingham canvas and leather tent cover to keep out the dust.

[earleygallery]

A black dot on the front of the building would make it 'stealthy'.

[hoppyman]

I suppose the round sections are desgined to suggest lenses.

Stuart I think that BMW already thought of that first. Have you seen their (four cylinder) corporate headquarters in Munich?

http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/146254291

 

But if you have enough money in my country you can go to a dealer and buy a BMW 3 series. Actually there are the same number of BMW dealers as Leica M dealers in my city, one for each million people ;-)

[earleygallery]

Let's hope someone remembered to put the foundations in first, don't want another 'recall'