Pin the balloon.
MZHammer thought his watch is an independent.
A dream goes in clouds up.
The truth is sometimes hard and direct, but better than thinking owning an independent and it is not.
Carefully noting wil soften the hard news.
It is ok.
On the other hand, why staring so on independents?
In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with a watch from luxury giants like Richemont, LVMH, Swatch group, Kering.