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Gael_bx's quest for a fourth Peter Speake-Marin timepiece highlights the unique challenges and profound satisfaction of collecting from independent watchmakers. His initial post, showcasing a trio of Speake-Marin watches, sparks a vibrant discussion among collectors about rarity, specific references, and the enduring appeal of Peter Speake-Marin's early work and design philosophy. This article delves into the community's shared appreciation for these distinctive timepieces and the pursuit of horological excellence.
A third request for some really badly needed dial shots. Marc
Of the three of them my favourite would be the last one as besides the beautiful dial those hands and the crown just make the watch special. Marc
The Shimoda is killer. Very rare! The Marin 1 is my top piece in this collection. The Spirit I have always loved due to Peter’s words of struggle on the back, “Fight, Love & Persevere” My gateway drug into this whole independent watchmaking world, was the original Piccadilly with White enamel and the elongated Roman’s… Cheers, Tim
Glad to see you still enjoying it đź‘Š Cheers, Tim
I continue to look at the 18k that you have, I dream of a tourbillon, or any perpetual calendar, but my grail remains the jumping hour that you must have known
It resides in a great home! Within a collection that it is perfectly suited to. Thank you for sharing again, your lovely Trio of Peter’s early work. The SM2 caliber in the Marin 1 Ti, is sublime and imo a tragedy that it wasn’t adopted better at the time. Of course the market was very different back in 2008-9 when he brought it out. Hindsight being 20:20, I now know my nascent knowledge of caliber design, finishing and the reality of developing one’s own movement from scratch, wasn’t enough to t
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