Independents

One of the most common alternative methods used today besides those mentioned, is CNC, which Comblemine provides to clients who wish to offer a more reasonable price for their finished watches. Although I have seen at least one company make a big deal abo

First, you can like the watch and brand because you're of course allowed to. My arguments clarify my gripes and attempt to argue back against the hype and marketing which I think don't accurately reflect the facts. 1. That it's real isn't in itself a toke

Over the years, I have been blessed and privileged to own a number of extraordinary watches including a Roger Smith Series 1, a Gronefeld Remontoire, a Daniel Roth Tourbillon and a Patek Phillipe skeleton to name a few. None however have made me tinge wit

Well Roger his piece and quite a few others the last decade…. It’s obvious where they found the inspiration I really think the breguet tradition is BY FAR the most amazing watch you can get for 30-40 k And when looking at secondhand value…. It’s just insa

....I like finding watches that others miss. I was browsing auctions the other day and told my wife about the Daniels I wasn't going for and the Roger Smith I was willing to take a pass on. "That's ok" she said "if you find one with a lapis dial you can b

I am actually very much sober while making this sweeping statement. This is despite having owned a Roger Smith Series 1, a Gronefeld Remontoire and a Daniel Roth tourbillon. So what makes me place the Patek Philippe 3878J above all else in such illustriou

Or one made by Voutalainen or Roger Smith, how would it look like, how do you feel about it, unnecessary? Sometimes the most unnecessary are the most fun like a Mercedes G65 AMG 😊 Could be next big thing in 2025 hahaha S

Love the idea, tho would skip PP and go right to the very best watchmakers. Another idea that's been in the back of my mind, a $500k 'challenge' where each gets $500k to four or five independents to see what they create. Roger Smith MB&F Rexhep Rexhepi Ph

I don't believe in "grail" watches, as tastes are capricious and what one day the heart covets, the next day it rejects. But the Chronometre 27 by Kari Voutilainen has been a watch that my heart has coveted for years, and I have finally added it to my col

I like minimalistic design. Here a watch that i prefer. Other watches that i like/want. LF H Moser & Cie Czapek Chopard LUC VC RG Roger Smith No goes: Tag Heuer GS ALS Glashütte Original MB&F Panerai Fortis Doxa Meistersinger Seiko