Dufour Simplicity

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When it comes to artisanal perfection in watchmaking, few names resonate like Philippe Dufour. His Simplicity is a benchmark in hand-finishing, while Patek Philippe represents haute horlogerie at industrial scale. This article compares their approaches, h

Dominique Arpa-Cirpka , an artist based in Collonge-Bellerive near Geneva, pioneered the use of butterfly wing marquetry in 2009 and has since created dials featuring actual butterfly wing fragments that are pieced together for ArtyA , the brand founded b

In some of my previous threads, I've highlighted this small , but crucial and sometimes wonderfully beautiful component of a watch's movement. The click is a pawl often shaped like a beak or as a cam with two tips. It's held in tension by a spring that fo

What would you say then is going on with a Dufour simplicity? I mean the movement there is acknowledged to be derivative of an older movement, generic Swiss Lever escapement. Don't get me wrong, I would love a Simplicity, but just to ask. I do think cohes

I think there is a lot to be admired here, and from what I can glean, Mr. Qin is the real deal in terms of being an independent watchmaker. His story of growing up the son of a watchmaker/repairer and deciding to learn the art and science of watchmaking i

An interesting point. I'm sure collections have themes, For years I collected vintage watches, mostly Rolexes from the thirties and forties. They're gone now (to fund other watches and life stuff) and what remains is a 14k hooded bubbleback which has an u

A well known member of this forum recently inspected the blue dial Phillipe Dufour Simplicity that sold for a million dollars at Christies this week. There was something very interesting inside the movement, BEHIND the caseback exhibition glass, which mad

in the first picture there's a photo of a Philippe Dufour Simplicity movement. I circled in red all of the interior angles on the briges. Notice how sharp the crease created by the anglage is. In the second picture you'll find the movement that powers the

The Chopard 16/1860/2 was first introduced in 1997, while the Dufour Simplicity was unveiled at Baseworld 2000 (in 34mm initially). While both models probably had been in the making for a few years before their introduction dates, it is difficult to imagi