Thank you for reminding us about the sailing boat in a crown for Greubel Forsey, a tremendous achievement. I meet Willard several times over the years, the first time was early on in his career. A fascinating person to listen to about how he designs and m
Some ten years ago he found his way to the watch world. A sailing boat in a crown for Greubel Forsey. The boat is 23 times magnified by a "microscope" in the crown. Otherwise it would not be visible to the naked eye. ( Images courtesy of Forbes)
I haven't posted in a while because I've been boring. A few years ago in attempt to consolidate the collection I fell into this Greubel Forsey Signature 1. It didn't make sense to me at first - checked none of the boxes that I normally look for in a watch
Hi all - recently paid a visit to Greubel Forsey's first ever boutique that just opened in Tokyo. I have always been interested in their GMT line, so they offered me the next one to come in for their new GMT model releasing this year - pic attached below.
Moderator Patrick_y summarizes his experience of the Dubai Watch Week 2023 show and why WatchProSite readers should absolutely attend the show! The site of the Dubai Watch Week - at Dubai International Finance Center. In the world we live in today, we rar
Simon Lefrançois - Independent watchmaker from France Author: Jakub Filip Szymaniak / Added: 8/12/2023 / Category: Reviews and tests / I came across Simon Lefrançois' watch design while browsing Instagram (which strongly suggests that the algorithms searc
Some time ago I discovered Simon work thru instagram. Simon is 43 years old watchmaker located in Morbihan, Bretagne, France. He used to work for big historical brands but also for Vianney Halter or Greubel Forsey. Here is his handmade watch, where case,
The level of finishing is superb AND the level of INTRIGUE is very high. I think the new management is clearly going a new direction. I believe Stephen Forsey now has less of a role and I miss him being there.
What do YOU think of Greubel Forsey watches? WatchTime NY was last weekend and I got to try on a number of nice things. One of the nicest is the 95% handmade Hand Made 1 by Greubel Forsey. I found out there are two sequels planned! The Hand Made 2 will ha
Having compared these up close to the likes of Greubel Forsey, Romain Gauthier, and Ferdinand Berthoud, I can confirm that the Esmeraldas match those high-ceiling independents. It's not commonly known among collectors that Girard-Perregaux can achieve thi