Horological Meandering

I had a sit down at the Franck Muller boutique yesterday here in Geneva. As a reminder, the brand has the word Geneve in its name, and this is the flagship boutique. They had every model there, and the watches are admirable. The very pleasant and highly s...  

Impressive and very nice dial! Best, Nicolas

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And to be fair to FM, they are not alone in this as I see stamped dials everywhere with the same reference. I h think it’s a fair argument to set forth that stamping is not engraving (the origin of the word implies engraving) and so these dials should not... 

As a craftsman I obviously value craftsmanship but still a beautifully rendered surface is a beautifully rendered surface. The knowledge that it got that way by the hand of an experienced craftsman is often the cherry on the cake. But sometimes the cake i... 

as per this video at 8sec : youtu.be Dial making

Just look at the crosswalk design 😎 ...  

Like you said i think if they can figure out how to turn their marketing and designs back for the good then they can be more popular again. Still a big fan of the older models