About me:

Lars Christian Tidemann started at the watchmaking school, Elvebakken in Oslo in 1993. Graduated 3 years later with a journeyman's certificate in the watchmaking profession.

Service manager for Nortime AS until 2000 for i.a. Tag Heuer and Zenith.

Owned and ran Centrum Ur at Fagernes in Valdres, one of Norway's oldest watchmaking stores from 2000 to 2012.

Trained appraiser/valuer since 2003.

Graduated Master in watchmaking in autumn 2004.

In 2008, Lars Christian Tidemann founded "Tidemann Urmakermester", known as "Tidemann", in Akersgata 18 in Oslo together with Hans Remi Kittelsen. Lars Christian's younger brother, Tom André Tidemann, later joined the team and the ownership side and was present at the opening in November 2008. "Tidemann Urmakermester" was an exclusive watchmaking store with an "inhouse" watchmaking workshop with an international clientele and a well-known good environment where customer service was the most important.

The brand portfolio of Tidemann Urmakermester:

A. Lange & Söhne, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Glashütte Original, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Cartier, Zenith, Corum, Tag Heuer, Frederique Constant m.m.

In the spring of 2019, Lars Christian Tidemann chose to resign from his position in "Tidemann Urmakermester". He stayed on as owner, but the shop was closed down later that year.

Today, Lars Christian Tidemann owns and runs his own service workshop at Glads vei 20 in Grefsen in Oslo, where he takes service, repairs and appraisals on most watch brands, both old and new. He also has his son as an apprentice.

Lars Christian Tidemann has also been employed by Blomqvist as their expert on watches and clocks since February 2021.

Valuation

Trained appraiser/valuer since 2003.