Independents

The models presented here are from 2016-2020. Best to you all. (credit: all photos from Monochrome) Steel Big 8, cal. Piguet FP1160 Platinum Blue, cal. P4 Big 8 London Edition, steel, cal. FP 1160 (Piguet based) Reference 1741 Platinum Perpetual Calendar,...  

And I would personally choose the 1140C with the P8 caliber designed by Peter Baumberger and Jean-François Mojon: I love the look of this rose gold model and would want this pivoted detent escapement.

Wonder what the plan is with this brand? I almost got the blue dial platinum ref but ended up with a Laurent Ferrier instead. Sometimes wish I went UJ

And having a classic micro rotor LF, I personally have no regret. I love it and it suits my taste even more than the UJ.

They make very cool stuff. A collector friend I know has one and it is one of the most beautiful watches I've ever seen.

And the P8 caliber with detent escapement would be a pleasure to own.

with the P8 caliber designed by Peter Baumberger and Jean-François Mojon: I love the look of this rose gold model and would want this pivoted detent escapement.

But I'd be very happy with virtually any of these beauts!

because I like the aesthetic and would like to have the P8 caliber.

Is there any connection with Breguet since the dial has some similarities with Classique (with full respect to both brands) 😎

than some similar aesthetic choices. But I know too little about UJ.

It's good news that Kari Voutilainen is taking stewardship of this brand, as he shares his most famous and beloved style with Urban Jurgensen. Obviously, Urban Jurgensen came first, but Kari has done such excellent work that collectors now associate him w... 

I personally like the 1140C and the detent escapement P8 designed by Baumberger and Mojon.

I see you're quite a fan of UJ. On one of the Dr Crott auctions there was a pocket watch made by UJ as a finall exam in the school. Did you know UJ and Lange were friends?

I'm sorry, at my age memory does not work that well. It was Moritz Grossman, not UJ haha. Here, take a look. uhren-muser.de

Grossman and Lange is less surprising, for sure. Best.

I know a lot of brands do it, but the gray gold really looks dingy against the platinum case.

concerning the UG and, like you, I dislike it. Best, Emmanuel