Its a amazing watch but i can’t wrap my head around this price either. Think it was a game of who got the biggest ….😬. Seen it happen with other watches in the past . A great recognition for the amazing and talented mr Florent Lecomte for sure . 👍🏻
Happy for Lecomte, happy for the new owner… but converted to euros that’s €100,000?? As amazing as I think the watchmaker is — and not even the watch itself — I’m afraid €100,000 is something I just can’t understand anymore.
This piece unique is impressive from concept through design and realization aspects. I’m sure select design details are not everyone’s taste, but the personal taste is part of the excitement from an owner’s perspective. Thank you for sharing this here.
Florent Lecomte , founder of Lecomte Watches , is a former industrial product designer who turned watchmaking teacher at the Lycée Edgar Faure in Morteau , France, before becoming an independent watchmaker . Below: Florent Lecomte (left) with Philippe Duf
Nothing wrong with an ETA but I want to see more than just some extra finishing Yes it’s very well done but imo nowadays there are too many independents that just put some extra anglage and some inward angles on the movement. That’s nice but I appreciate
I am big fan of independent watchmaking and have always felt it deserves to be encouraged therefore I own quite few pieces from Urwerk, Laurent Ferrier, Lecomte and Herve Schluchter, hopefully soon. Still, this extremely beautiful RP comes, more or less,
Lecomte has taken a basic movement and turned it into an amazing example of craftsmanship and finishing. I have a slightly provocative question for you and other purists. Lecomte sold (please correct me if I'm wrong) his watches at 10k something, while ot