Dear friends This month we will meet most prolific poster that has joined our ranks in last few years unstoppable Alkiro1 Nice guy ...nice collection...can't persuade him to join GTG except it is Independents GTG Once more please enjoy our Purist of the M...
"meet" you and I salute you for the sabbatical to become a watchmaker ! Your career move has really inspired me ! I know friends who are in the roles of sales, trader and structurer for derivatives, but "derivative strategist" is a position that sounds ne...
You know, my job is so specific that we were less than 5 to do that when I worked in Paris (a little bit more in London of course). It's really specific but I really enjoyed to do that. I know that I won't find this exact job again in Geneva but I chose t...
I particularly liked your statement about PuristSPro starting in the virtual world and then bringing together the people. I surely hope we will have the pleasure one day. Best, CC
Hi.. I liked the profusion of the culture, tastes and watches included in this post. The histories of life also are all good,mainly why and how you start to like watches. I don't know as this Loctite 243 can to be used in watchmaker, I already saw in elet...
You know, we only used this glue (at least to my knowledge) to fix the winding shaft (after having cut it to the right length) to the crown. I think only one pot is sufficient for a watchmaker lifetime π I really wish you to own such a bench with the poss...
Well, I really love to learn about my passion (I already learned a lot here and I'm sure I'll learn many more things) and I try to be as honest as possible when I post a thread or when I answer to a topic. And, at the same time, if we can have fun in a fr...
your words will be the same for most of is on PuristSpro ( for your passion of watches offcourse ) at least for me . Was lucky to meet you on the last Swiss indie tour/GTG . I was amazed about your beautiful collection and cant wait to see wear it will go...
I am jealous about your sabbatic year, and being in your age (yeah, the mid age crisis), I felt inspired by your determination to follow your passion and learn horology. It's been a pleasure to know a little more about you. Cheers!
I think it was a unique opportunity in my life to seize and I don't regret my choice even if, now, I have to find a new job in finance. No worries! Just a question of time π Best wishes Alkiro
. . . with tic-tacs , as hs111 likes to call them, but not one other who's made the leap Alkiro has, dedicating a year to learning the craft from the ground up as a sort of sabbatical. That's impressive. Admiringly, Art
Well, you know, you have sometimes few opportunities to seize in a lifetime and the possibility to learn watchmaking (unfortunately not as deeply as I would like) was one of them at a turning point of my life. Best wishes Alkiro
I love these insights into " names" of people who I have never met personally but enjoy getting to know purists one by one Everyone has a different take on collecting and each and everyone adds to the purists family Alkiro adds to the color and complexity...
I'm fully agree with you about this possibility given by Ares501 to learn more about PuristS here. A big thank you to him to organise such "interviews". So cool and interesting especially when you don't know the person in real. Best wishes Alkiro
I hope to continue to be really active on this forum as it's so nice to learn many many more things everyday about our common passion (and more). Regarding my wish list, the main problem is that it evolves all the time and I will never complete my collect...
Good luck to you for everything! (And I agree with the other ones here, you shouldn't have shown those food shots, you'll have to make a GTG catered by yourself some time!π) Best wishes, HGL
... to read through the Q&A and to learn a little bit more about you personally and your watch passion. For me, who joined this community just a couple of months ago, you are an important part of PuristSPro, and it is impossible to imagine that a day ...
Since I have the big pleasure to know you as we have met several times, I have obviously not been surprised by your answers. So instead of commenting them, I shall rather complete them by adding few words on how I see Alkiro... The words that spontaneousl...
to this series! And this month's read is as enjoyable as all the others. Although I may not have the opportunity to meet any of you here, reading POTM brings me closer to the 'spirit' of this forum. Looking forward to reading more and who knows, when the ...
I guess many of us took the same path in this passion (except perhaps of the sabbatical yearπ). I agree that the GTGs are the icing on the cake and I hope that one day I'll join one. Aris
I had the privilege to invite you recently to an exhibition in Geneva and I enjoyed every single minute talking watches with you. Hopefully we will meet again soon! Cheers, HSTE
You would have mine for purist of the year!! You not only reply to almost every thread but you do it quicker and more constructively than most!! The fact that you live in Geneva is to me the rightful place for you. You have my utmost respect!
Great knowing you a little more, Alkiro, and I do hope that one day, we'll have the opportunities to meet in person. I love your collection and the diversity in it...especially the PanoInverse;-)
I is amazing how you became a corner stone of our community in such a short time. As Art I am not aware of any Purist who dedicated a whole year to learning the craft. That is so impressive and we all benefit from the deep detail knowledge you acquired in...
I have a true profound respect for everyone here as I learned, learn and will learn so many things. As you say, "Passion, Opinion, Information". There's no other place like this one so kind and respectful and I really love that. Regarding watchmaking less...
... in our favorite place in the net. This month I had the pleasure to discover more about this nice and so kind gentleman we know as Alkiro1 and find such a wonderful young man, his work, his tastes both in watches and in Life. I was delighted to read yo...