A visit to Montres Romain Gauthier
A visit to Montres Romain Gauthier Don Corson, August 2008 The Vallée de Joux has one of the worlds highest incidences of watchmakers. On the way to visit Romain Gauthier in Le Sentier, I drive through Le Lieu and see the factories of Dubois Depraz and pa...
I will have one....
Eventually! Right now this is at the very top of my list. Just have to put the funds together! It looks like Romain has invested a lot since I visited his shop last summer. Being an engineering type myself, I find I am drawn to his work. He has some great...
superb report Don. thankyou, but 1 question about the watch
have you seen and handled one of his watches? looking at the watch i assumed it was a manual wind, do you have any idea how easy it is to wind with the rear set crown? it looks a bit fiddly. my only experience of rear crowns is the Accutron 214 which is p...
Graham, allow me to share my views having owned mine for three months...
The short answer is, yes. It can be a little fiddly but allow me to be more specific. Winding can be quite unusual and requires you to really press down on the side of the case to get a good grip. Those with softer hands may find this uncomfortable but no...
