Imperfectly Perfect : Le Original Freak
After a search of close to 9 months for Le Freak, I finally managed to find one last Friday from a gentleman of a seller from Hong Kong… A White Gold original 42.5mm NON-upgraded Freak with the rectangular shaped teeth escapement (I think that part is cal...
Huge congrats, Arthur!
And once again, let me welcome you in the Freeeeakie Family. Indeed you can't compare it with any other watch, and I'd even say that it is the mother of all the Concept Watches! Now that you own the Freak, I highly recommend the reading of the U.N book " ...
So far it doesn;t use more than a day of PR Nicolas
I take pleasure in winding her every day. I will try to get my hands on the book you mentioned. In the meantime, the previous owner tells me to adjust the time ONLY when the watch has stopped but the manual say ONLY when it is wound. I am also told turnin...
Will have to check all these points in the manual
On mine, the escapement teeth seem dark blue, almost purple. As for the other points, I will have to check what the manual says... Best, Nicolas...
I just checked in the manual
The manual doesn't prohibit to wind the watch whenever you want, first. Then, about setting the hour or the minutes, the manual doesn't say that you have to turn the bezel clockwisev or anticlockwise. It says that turning the bezel will not damage the wat...
A subperb acquisition...
Congratulations on your acquisition. I have had my original Freak #29 in white gold as one of the first buyers many years ago. While it isn't an everyday piece for me, I've never had a problem with it....
What a Trio, Dave!
Perp, Freak and Chronometer... Very representative of U.N " Savoir Faire ". Superb. Best, Nicolas
Thanks Dave. Nice Trio you have there.
What is the piece on the right of the Freak? I thought it was a Kari at first glance.
Congratulations and I....
hope you enjoy yours for a long time! These watches are absolutely fascinating! tempusfugit...
congrats Arthur...
wear it in the best of health... some relations say hi... cheers raph...
A really classic post, thanks so much!! ...
This is it - the "original" Freak! I agree with your choice of the metal colour, since for me, the white gold Freak looks a bit more like "everyday" than the massive pink gold case of the other variant. I wish you a lot of fun with it! Regards, Marcus
LOL MArcus. As "everyday" as it can be I guess.
And always in the eyes of the beholder
Congratulations again, Arthur
Another Freak says hello. Arthur, you may find that your passion for this watch only grows with time. I know I have found that. When I first got mine my feeings were mixed with "oh my God, what have I done?" and pure excitement. As time has gone on, each ...
Thanks again Respo. Nice to see so many Freaks coming out to welcome a new Freak
LOL. I know what you mean about htis being special. I've worn it 4 days in a row.
congrats Arthur. #99 says hello
and its perpetual half brother, 'Ludwig', another first. its a purchase you will never regret as i havent. i'm wearing mine now and have been since sunday. i went to a dealers today (yes i left the house and went out!!) and showed it to the owner who near...
Thanks Graham. I've been wearing my Freak everyday since last Friday
I can hear my other pieces crying out for some love LOL
respo, i have an amendum in my manual which says
NEVER set the time until you have wound the watch!! you can set in any direction, but it MUST be running first. apart from that you can do what you like with it, apart from get it wet, bang in on anything hard, lose it, have it stolen etc etc best Graham
Didn't know that, Graham
Not written in my manual. Intuitively, I first wind the watch, then set the hour... Damn, sometimes, intuition is good! Best, Nicolas
this amendum is a single...
this amendum is a single slip of paper put into the instructions. bear in mind mine is a replacement of the original after 1 month of first owners purchase so perhaps they added it then. i also have the making of a masterpiece book which came with the wat...
Ok, Thanks, Graham. As per the U.N Book,
You really should read it, it is veeeery interesting, and as a U.N fan, I'm sure you'll find a lot of informations. Best, my friend. Nicolas
I did not know that either, Graham
Thanks for sharing that information. I will look in my manual, but I don't think I have that amendum in mine either. Like Nicolas, I think I typically wind the watch and then set the time, especially for this watch because in winding the watch it would be...
i think Respo that everyone...
i think Respo that everyone winds before setting time on every watch simply because if you set time then wind the time will be wrong by the time you've finished winding. its common sense, but i feel some of the freak buyers(super rich) didnt have that typ...