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Winter Nights
What an amazing post. I have bookmarked this post and am sure I will return a number of times over the course of a year as I formulate my decisions. So many works of art, mechanical masterpieces. I never took to the Winter Nights pictures I had seen before, but your wristshot has me mesmorized too. Stunning.
Just back from Basel, my selection of wristshots!
More than 40 appointments... so you will find at least one wristshot per brand! It was a very interesting Basel fair full of surprises. In a few words, I was disappointed by the offer coming from well established brands and especially from the 2 locomotiv...
Many watches I didn't see yet!
It is a very nice summary your show us here. What can I say ... there are many watches I'm very interested by this year: - The Claret chrono and the Opus 13 are maybe my fav - The Julien Coudray has now got this simplicity it needed - The haldimann seems ...
Family affairs.
I was supposed to be at Basel on sunday (flight tickets bought), but I had more important things to do here, so I stayed. Many nice watches I've missed, but thank to this, and other places, and people like you, it's been almost like being there. cheers Vt...
Merci beaucoup FX! Wrist shots are so much more....
demonstrative, thank you for taking the time and effort to give us pics of all these watches. Many of the watches shown have little to do with my taste, nevertheless many do have. In no order of preference my pics are, in alphabetical order as was present...
Swatch Revolution 51, Haldimann H11 and Girard Perregaux in that order
These are for me from what you show the 3 most interesting novelties. Swatch because it seems a real technical and construction development. A true and useful research and development for this watch, which is rarely seen. Haldimann because it is my favori...
Winter Nights
What an amazing post. I have bookmarked this post and am sure I will return a number of times over the course of a year as I formulate my decisions. So many works of art, mechanical masterpieces. I never took to the Winter Nights pictures I had seen befor...
Thanks Spellbound!
The GS watches have something special... they are on my wish list now... Fx
Thanks François for your always fair comments!
But you will have to wait for the detailed reports due to my agenda! Fx
Hopefully, I'm much too biased to be fair ;)
We all will wait, this is a lot of report to come and again thank you for the time taken, especially with a 2014 fair that wasn't that impressive. cheers Francois
Thank you FX
Hi, Thank you FX for your report. Many beautiful watches brought by you. Do you if the Tissot Banana is mechanical? Best Dje
Thanks Jérôme.
About the Banana, they told me that it is a handwind movement which is a very positive surprise for me because the other Bananas from Tissot are quartz powered. Sadly, they were not able to tell me what is the movement. 7001? 2801? I don't know for the mo...
If you are a superhero in Avengers, you will be Wristshot Man!!
Fantastic ...my appetite is all worked up now...await your report... For me...I agree the Swatch revo51 is arguably the most significant watch. Best, Horo
Thanks Kevin!
BTW, Stepan asked me if you were coming to Basel and I replied that sadly no. Fx
tell him its the airfare to Basel, or one of his watches :)-
still saving, still saving best, Horo
thanks, very nice overview ... do you have a Zenith TYPE 20 baron rouge wristshot ?
cause that one is on my wishlist ;-)
Yes I have. Here it comes.
My fav Zenith is the "small" Type 20... this one will be a blockbuster! Fx ...
thanks
I prefer the 48 Imo these pilot watches need to be a bit bigger than the average watch. A big pilot from IWC in a 40 mm case would look strange. But I agree the 40 mm is Nice too
Thank you !
wonderful shots of many of the most beautiful watches of Basel 2013. the Swatch might be of huge relevenace indeed. thanks again, enjoyed this immensely; Fred
Thanks Fred!
About the Swatch and its Vianney Halter rotor ;), I will come back to it of course! Fx
On this special day for the workers,you really have worked too much.
Hi, It's not easy to pay the hard work with words but we appreciate your post. Regards...
Superb pictures FX,
Really liked the white dial Omega, I assume from your comment it is a revamp of an original from years ago. The rest of the watches are impressive and the Hublot Key of time looks more legible and stunning in this version. Look forward to the next posts. ...
Thanks Steve!
Actually, I saw 3 different Bullheads from Omega and I shot two of them. I will come back later to them. Fx
Phenomenal Post!
Thank you for posting pics that are otherwise hard to find, some spectacular models in there!
Wow FX
How can your heart handle so much joy in one place. Your pictures are outrageously beautiful. No words to describe them just simple perfection. Thanks you very much. I going back in for second look....
My top 3- Breguet, Halidman, Urwerk. GP honorable mention.
I cannot stand that first watch. I know it had to come, but I absolutely HATE these gigantic, strangely shaped watches. I don't want a UFO on my wrist, some people do. I want something elegant, but not so classic, it's stodgy. My first choice of wear- the...
wonderful post!
more than 40 appointments! I can't even imagine how you must have felt wearing those magnificent watches, not to say how tired you must have been at the end of your grand tour! Thank you for presenting so many watches that we wouldn't have seen even if we...
How long until Basel 2014?
Excellent report but massive fail by the industry IMO. WTF are they smoking?
I don't see fail here but diversity!
Good news for 2014: the Basel Fair will come sooner! ;) Fx
You have made my day!
Thanks for the great WS Fx. As close as we can get to the real thing. Much appreciated. Best Fernando
I think this is my favorite post each year....
You always seem to include watches which are not shown anywhere else (at least anywhere I'm looking). And seeing them on the wrist really puts them "in context". Not sure which is my favorite. Love the Haldimann. Thanks for taking the time to make this po...
PuristS GoS watch at Baselworld 2013
Thanks FrX !!! Your Quick-Look post included this watch. I wanted to emphasise that GoS designed the Winter Nights as a PuristS Selection , being their first own movement in collaboration with Martin Braun. Previously, they used off-the-shelf movements th...
you dont have time to...
you dont have time to be exhausted FX. you are a french moderator so by definition should only need 2 minutes sleep a week ;) On 2 May 2013 23:02, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* foversta (registered) on May 2nd, 2013 - 14...
WOW!
Fantastic set of photos. Lots of watches, some interesting, some beautiful and some downright wacky! But it looks like you has a great time with them all. THe Omega Speedy really looks interesting and stunning...finally a new take on a traditional design ...
Thanks Joseph!
About the GP chrono, I think that my fav version is the slate dial one. Fx
Wow, thanks for sharing!
Hi Fx, it must have been such a pleasure to try on those fantastic looking watches first hand! Thank you for sharing it with us :) May I just ask, what are the 2 Voutilainen pieces you tried on after the Vingt-8R? Thanks :)
One is a GMT, the other is a Decimal Repeater Piece Unique.
I can understand that the proud owner of the Decimal Repeater is a bit excited to get his watch! Fx
lots of lovely avantgarde pieces from small designers and new brands
there are too many to name seperately, but i love them all. very good year for off the wall , avantgarde designs. quite impressed with tissot and rado, the skeleton tissot very nice indeed. thanks FX Graham
It was a bit the purpose of this selection
to have a wide range of complications... and of prices. Thanks Graham! Fx
Some stunning pieces in there...
Thank you very much for this pictoral pleasure I think we are all going to get that swatch but I wish it had a better looking face.! Yours, Andy.
I'm sure that many of us will buy it!
A Vianney Halter winding rotor for around 100 GBP is a bargain! Fx
i've got release date in...
i've got release date in my calendar so i'll get one, but whats the connection to Vianney Halter? we need to know more, much more about a plastic watch :) On 2 May 2013 22:47, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* foversta (regi...
It is a circular winding rotor like a Vianney Halter watch.
Sorry for the lame pic: Fx ...
or you could say like...
or you could say like Citizen in the 60's :) all in the best humour G On 2 May 2013 23:15, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* foversta (registered) on May 2nd, 2013 - 15:15 > > *Title: It is a circular winding rotor like a Vi...
This could be a great Purists watch....
and certainly one we can all afford. When do you think it will hit the shops..? There is a Swatch boutique in Manchester so I'll keep checking when I'm there/on line. Yours, Andy.
have you asked them when...
have you asked them when its coming in and see if you can reserve one. i tried on squiggly, but they said no so i will try the boutiques. cheers dude G On 3 May 2013 15:23, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* Andy (registered)...
I'll be in Manchester soon but may give them a call....
when I know you'll know my friend..!! Moi.
hokely dokely...
hokely dokely On 3 May 2013 15:28, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* Andy (registered) on May 3rd, 2013 - 07:27 > > *Title: I'll be in Manchester soon but may give them a call.... > * > > *
Just called Manchester and they haven't heard of it..!!
LOL... all he could say was to follow the Swatch website. Moi.
i'll email you dude....
i'll email you dude. On 3 May 2013 16:27, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* Andy (registered) on May 3rd, 2013 - 08:27 > > *Title: Just called Manchester and they haven't heard of it..!! > * > > *
Sistem 51 availability: October 2013
source is an article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, based on an interview with Nick Hajek. Fred
Wow! I know how much work it is ...
and you have my full respect. To visit 40 brands in only a few days is crazy and most won´t survive :-) Thanks! Oliver
Don't call me conservative but ...
The GS and the GP chronograph are the ones that "sing" to me. Excellent pictures, thank you very much. Cheers, Nilo
Eye feast...but above all..
De Bethune,Kari,Gronefeld,Stepan......... Great to see you as usual FX. Mo
Your wrist shot of the GS . . .
. . . seals the deal, FX. It's now at the very top of my list. Salivating, Art
I'm tired
Of the same stuff from mb&f just slightly changed and rebranded. Though I do like the latest car themed watch.
Any Strehler or Arnold & Son?
Any picture of the last "force constante" watch from Andreas Strehler or any Arnold & Son? Thanks