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Bang for buck independents
Who do you guys think is out there and relatively unrecognized/doing great work at the price point?
Examples:
-First run of pascal coyon
-Initial Felipe Pikullik (although I think his work is still great value for what you get)
Collection
Explore the Pascal Coyon Series 2 in steel with a midnight blue dial. Cozmopak shares first impressions of this independent watch, featuring a Voutilainen case and rose gold movement.
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Independents
Discover Pascal Coyon's Chronometre watch, an independent French watchmaker's tribute to 1900s horology with an affordable, highly finished movement based on Unitas.
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Reference Guide
Explore the evolution of Pascal Coyon watches with a detailed comparison of first and second generation models. Discover movement refinements, case size differences, and market insights for these independent horological masterpieces.
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Collection
Explore mj23's long-awaited acquisition of a Pascal Coyon timepiece. Discover community insights on its design, finishing, and comparisons to other independent watchmakers.
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Independents
Explore the Pascal Coyon Chronometer movement with WatchProSite's amanico. Discover insights on Caliber 1900 and 19, including material choices directly from Pascal Coyon.
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Bang for buck independents
Who do you guys think is out there and relatively unrecognized/doing great work at the price point? Examples: -First run of pascal coyon -Initial Felipe Pikullik (although I think his work is still great value for what you get)
Not seen one in the metal, but from everything else I’ve seen or heard this seems to be a good call.
Have you handled one his watches?
No, sir. I came very close to ordering the first Pastorale AND the Pastorale II but I passed both times...
I haven't bought a new watch in years becuase I keep asking myself, "how does this new one fill a hole in my collection?" And each time the answer is that it doesn't.
I admire that discipline.
A collector I meet with frequently in HK had referenced him in advance of the first watch. Even though the price point wasn’t crazy (and almost modest, if you can say that about thousands of dollars, by comparison to the II pricing), it was still way too ...
Habring and Hentschel
In a much more modest price range i have found these two to my liking.
Parmigiani.
Still not really recognized, still underrated. Of course if you mean by independents some 1-3 person operation in startup mode, they will not qualify.
For me Felipe Pikullik and Lecomte were great watches for there price point.
But like almost everything the prices went up significantly for most independents . Habring or Kudoke maybe still a bang for your buck imo ...