Independents

Source: Revolution Watch ...  

...the site is a bit of a mess. The dials are using a '0' instead of a '12.' No idea why. And a hour/minute/second/power reserve dress watch is 39.5mm x 12.2mm. Why? I will stick to vintage...

Monochrome ...  

Source: Monochrome ...  

...and the UJ 3 perpetual which is listed at 13.9mm looks massive. Can't anyone make thin watches anymore? Monochrome ...  

A philosophy of robustness and made to last generations leads to bigger screws to handle more torque which comes with bigger threads which leads to thicker plates and a thicker movement.

...so I guess I won't buy one even if I like a future design. As I've said many times in different ways, it doesn't take artistry to make a thick watch...

Not having them anymore is a big miss, they are Maserating the brand. Source: ssongwatches ...  

or just done to be “different”

...if that's correct, it's dumb. I haven't read all of the marketing material, but I haven' seen anyone explain the reason for it. Which is also dumb...

...the movements are beautiful for what they are. But no elegance in the overall package. The watches should be far thinner to start with.

Like the majority of independent watchmaking nowadays imho. Allways technically impressive, but allways the same watch, with no charm and no inspiration. Very sterile imho It sure is a bit rude, but it's my feeling. 😀 And prices are insane, as usual

Like said before, à nice young vintage one! Dirk

135 for the simple one, 210k euro for the perpetual and 470k euro for the tourbillon Nice watches buts it’s gotten more ridiculous than I ever thought was possible

I never liked the teardrop lugs… I would acknowledge they may be true UJS DNA… but I never liked them—on any watch actually, including Voutilainen and VC. I think these lugs are clearly modern—very modern. I’m not sure what I think of them. Must see in me... 

I am a bit surprised by so many less than positive comments! Placing the remontoir wheel directly on the escapement wheel of the tourbillon is one of coolest things I have seen in recent watchmaking. I agree with the comments re. the pricing of these watc... 

over the UJ-1. There are 11 interior angles on 2 and 3 and they have interesting movement architecture the same way as Yosuke Sekeguchi's. The UJ-2 is better finished than the Vingt-8 in my view. However, I'm not a fan of the wide lugs as they make the ca... 

Impressive movements, but missing out on the visual charm of the older ones. But I'm biased, and very satisfied with my old Big 8. (Old photo ) ...  

Technically impressive, but my very first reaction when seeing these was "Octo Roma".

The tourbillon version is missing a detent escapement that was the most important element of the Pratt's original Oval pocket watch - so a "no" from me. The perpetual is too think for this elegant diameter - another "no". The 3-hander is interesting given... 

Yes, the detent escapement is missing, replaced by a Swiss lever one, but the constant force mechanism integrated to the tourbillon was the other major feature of the Oval and they've done their best preserving it. And the wonderful architecture (flying b... 

I can say how impressed I am with the UJ-1. It's an absolutely wonderful tribute to Derek Pratt's Oval pocket watch and, could I afford it, I would buy the rose gold variant. At 12.2 mm, it is a bit thick, but it's the "price" to pay to get such a Tourbil...