JB Viot

because this style of "scratch" finishing plus the colour scheme are such an eye-pleasing combo. Auffret's La Paris and JB Viot's piece are also beautifully hand-finished. I should have bought Auffret's when it was available. This ranks up there as one of

I truly believe this time piece was way ahead of it time before people realised what it is... said to be between 7-8 pieces in total, one kind of still remains ''unknown/unlocated'' - seeing one is already rare but then...a 'No. 0' - seeing one was pure j

The current vogue of handmade is eye-popping perfection, where the idea is to do handwork that involves fine details that are beyond the capacity of any (current) machine. But this is the kind of handmade I value most where, as quattro was saying above, t

I had the chance to get a pic of couple of different timepieces....Trust you'll enjoy them. an unique piece ordered by an eminent private collector...This example is inspired and created as a tribute to his master J.B.Viot.... for comparison, the referenc

My Pantheon includes but not limited to: Paul Gerber Ludovic Ballouard Beat Haldimann Kiu Tai Yu Franck Muller Roger Dubuis Vianney Halter George Daniels Derek Pratt Urban Jurgensen CL Klings JB Viot Philippe Dufour Renaud Tixier Pascal Coyon Hajime Asaok

If I'm correct, the French Master watchmaker made 8 timepieces and rarely one comes on the market ! JB Viot have specialised in restoration especially for Breguet, so no wonder this movement inspired by the French traditional finish and 18th century pocke

Here is an artisan I learned about yesterday. Very confidential production, based on historic high end French horology principles. What do you think?

One of the most beautiful watches which I can think is Journe’s first Tourbillon. It truly looks handmade. I utterly enjoy the engraving of his name and on the power reserve. The watch looks to have come from the 1800s which in my view is very beautiful.

1) Vianney Halter: The Classic is too amazing but so is anything ever made by him 2) C.Klings: His Watches and his movements take my breath away 3) JB Viot: Hand Made Art Nouveau Specialness 4) Ludovic Ballouard: Under Rated Brilliance 5) Christiaan Van D

I saw this beautiful piece when I had lunch with a wonderful collector friend. The watch is stunning. The restaurant is quite dim so do pardon my photography skill. The watch is many times nicer than the photo. It is very comfortable on the wrist and has