Dubai Watch Week: Cool Watch Alert: Vanguart Black Hole Tourbillon
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I saw this at Dubai Watch Week and I found it to be very impressive! I found it to be THE MOST SURPRISING WATCH at Dubai Watch Week!
It's a digital watch kind of like the Lange Zeitwerk, but it has a more futuristic TRON/Spaceship vibe. It also adds a Flying Tourbillon. The science fiction look is really nice in person and is definitely a beautiful look!
The team that makes Vanguart is from Renaud Et Papi (Audemars Piguet's in-house technical solutions provider). Renaud Et Papi alumni are known throughout the industry as some of the best watchmakers and innovators in the industry - many have started their own firms including the team at Vanguart.
The awesome timepiece definitely has a very special gravity - it sucked me in deeply! And I like it a lot! Really looking forward to the amazing concepts from Vanguart in the future! Check out our video of Vanguart's timepiece in action at www.instagram.com where you can see some videos of the numbers advancing. There's also a spinning regulator/governor on the back!
Okay, so now, I decided I wanted one - but when I heard the price - my heart did jump much faster. Unfortunately for me, I have VERY EXPENSIVE tastes. There's a titanium version that I like more than I like the yellow gold version so maybe that'll help me save some funds - but the white gold version (pictured below) speaks to me the most. But go take a look at the video on Instagram and tell me that you don't find that super cool!
And to the team at Vanguart - awesome timepiece. You are rightfully proud of your creation!
Comments:
ArmisT November 20th, 2023-16:57
This is indeed very attractive, in a similar vein to Urwerk, etc. Given the connection with R&Papi, I’m going to guess that pricing is in the RM range. So, I will admire from a distance.👍🏽
patrick_y November 21st, 2023-09:57
YES! Exactly, RM price range. Also think it has a Tourbillon, so RM price range with Tourbillon! I am relegated to a distance as well! My only chance of ever wearing this watch is for a week at a time - as a loan for a review. I wonder if it's reliable. The La...
ArmisT November 21st, 2023-11:01
I didn’t know that about the Zeitwerk. For some reason I imagined the opposite.
patrick_y November 24th, 2023-08:40
You thought the Zeitwerk was reliable? Au contraire, the only reliable Zeitwerk is the one that's worn seldomly. And most are worn seldomly since they're a pain to wind, they're huge and thick, they're not very comfortable, and thus not worn very often. Which is good - as one will not be too d...
Ronald Held November 20th, 2023-17:30
Have to ruminate... To decide about this watch.
patrick_y November 21st, 2023-09:58
At least you can ruminate... The price was so high for me that I think I have to bow out as gracefully as I can. This is one of those pieces where I realized that I actually did have to ask what the price was (it is about double what I expected it to be) and that the term, "if you ha...
ArmisT November 21st, 2023-11:11
Were you able to get a sense of why the pricing is like that, or do you have a theory? I’m not sure what your experience is with RM, but I’ve been curious as to whether their pricing is marketing genius or something drastically different about materials and construction that directly supports their pricing model. Note: I’m not trying to ope...
patrick_y November 21st, 2023-17:29
I don’t challenge a brand’s pricing strategy. The brand may have a better understanding of their costs and brand positioning than I do. And thus be more qualified to assign a price than I am. Pricing varies widely. Chopard timepieces are underpriced. But I don’t want them to know that. Louis Vuitton’...
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