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New model merging the aesthetic of the Sport Auto and Classic lines. What do you think? I personally much prefer the no date Classic and Classic Origin lines, all the more since I've never been very fond of the bevelled Sport Auto date window, nor of the ...  

But as for all LF I don't understand that a watch with a micro-rotor has such a thickness. It appears to me a little bit absurd. And shortcuts on a watch that costs 50000 CHF excl. taxes. That appears to me totally absurd.😆

I came to this conclusion: one of the beauties of this micro rotor caliber is its depth and that means less thinness; plus, I think that LF wanted to give the case a vintage look, with a domed crystal (not flat), rounded case and onion crown, so that thin... 

I think it is to have depth. And I think it is to have plates thick enough to be able to perform these rounded bevels that perhaps wouldn't be possible on a thinner movement. A manual Voutilainen for exemple is quite thick too.

What an odd/interesting/curious design choice.

…of a simple date cutout. It throws off the balance.

Seems odd to remove it. There aren’t many watches on the market with one. But I guess not many people are escapement nerds lol

more appropriate for a “sport” or sporty line (but this Classic Sport Auto is of course much more classic than sporty).