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Kari V !
It’s been a long journey, but well worth the wait. I don’t believe in “grail” watches, however I have lusted after a Kari Voutilainen watch for several years, having first met Kari at WatchTime New York in 2017 or 2018. Almost two years in the making, my 39mm Vingt-8 in platinum with blue enamel “optical illusion” center dial, grey anthracite circular barley engine turned guilloche outer ring, polished hands and arabic numerals at 12-3-6. The caliber 28 movement has Geneva waves and black gold color (movement pics to follow). Special thanks to Jonathan Sydel from Sydel
congratulations...it is a great timepiece and absolutely one of the top tier independents available today !
enjoy in the best of your health.
Best,
mahesh.,
Huge congrats on a gorgeous piece from a true gentleman!
Enjoy it and wear it in the best of your health!
Mike
Congratulations! Kari’s pieces are so special. Wear it in the best of health and thank you for sharing!
Wow 🤩 huge Congrats.
Thats one gorgeous looking KV . Imho definitely a grail watch . Well worth the wait . Wear it in best of health and please share some more pics when possible
Congrats, killer piece. I am sure it was worth the wait.
Enjoy in the best of health!
Awesome selection.
I loved your post on the group page. Have great times and incredible adventures with this new companion.
Best,
Tim
Very very nice Rick. Please don’t be shy in sharing some more photos of this one.
Question for you, how many dial designs or iterations did you go through to get to the end point? Or were you pretty set on a design from the beginning?
Just a little
The AD and Kari had a concept fairly well laid out before I committed to the watch. I provided small input on the sub dial, hands etc. The most difficult part was the wait. The dial was complete 8-9 months ago, but the platinum case took a long time. I was very pleased with the overall process, but you need a lot of patience.
Thanks.
When I think about a KV I always worry that I wouldn’t be happy with the end result, due to not being capable of pulling together something both interesting and meaningful in terms of overall design.
Enjoy your beautiful watch.