Horological Meandering

This should be good news for buyers! Perhaps maybe we finally see some kind of price correction without cost cutting on pieces from the top Swiss manufacturers. This also has to be a direct result of many of the top Swiss makers often squeezing their cust... 

... Karma is a bitch. Maybe Nick and the fam' shouldn't have screwed over Ludovic Ballouard on Opus XIII. Just sayin' - - Scott

and are inclined to side with the independents... Magnus

I refuse to purchase any of their products, even on the secondary market. I would much rather support Ludovic and the other amazing independents.

also Ludovic might not be that innocent as we want to believe. I heard some of his indented colleagues voicing doubts of his claim that HW screwed him without reason. Best, Magnus

... Nick Hayek??? The Hayeks are a very rich and powerful family. Ludovic is a small, independent watchmaker who was contracted by Harry Winston to create OPUS XIII. Then the Hayeks bought HW and buried the watch... and Ludovic. How can you defend the Hay... 

I am just conferring some doubts that I heard from other AHCI members when asked about some insights about the case. There are always (at least) two sides of the medal. I think we here at PPro should be open to all of them and the make an informed judgeme... 

... Things the same way. However, I have never heard of AHCI members taking a side on any issue unless it directly affects them. In fact, most of the AHCI members I have spoken with told me they would never do business with HW if they had any inkling SWAT... 

Just as much as it is difficult, for the sheer difference in means, for a small, independent watchmaker (or other small supplier of any kind) to do business with an industrial conglomerate, there are watchmaking geniuses which are not completely free of d... 

... Disconnect here. Let us not forget it was Harry Winston that contracted Ludovic Ballouard, not the Hayeks, or SWATCH. Here in the U.S. there is a law on the books that clearly states any company intending to acquire a portion thereof and/or the entire... 

... The way in which the Hayeks behave is disgusting. Letting Ludovic twist in the wind is wrong. Simply wrong. - Scott