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Independents: The JDN Tourbillon 2 Minutes is handcrafted without the use of CNC machines. Daniel Roth worcks alone, without any collaborator, for these reasons he only menages to create 2 JDN per year.
I know that all this is anachronistic, but it's also so fascinating and satisfying, knowing that the Masterpiece with the name of a Legend, one of the greatest watchmakers in the history of watchmaking, which has devoted 6 months of its life, 8 hours a day of patient work, to making your watch. How
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Patek Philippe: if I can express my humble and personal opinion: the movement too small for a large case (donut) in the 5070 is not acceptable for a brand like PP, while the decorations of the movement...
...of the 5170 (watch which I prefer overall) are very disappointing. For example, the decoration of Montblanc's Pulsograph are much superior at a much lower price.
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F.P. Journe: I have a more commercial vision: the exponential growth of the request and values of the Journe today affects all production (initially of the brass movements now of all watches).
This happens when the market identifies a brand as speculatively interesting. Since the production of Journe is much lower than Rolex and Patek, it is normal than the interest extends to every model, especially the entry level.
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Independents: Congratulations Robin!! Tsunami is one of the most fascinating time only in watchmaking history. I know very well, often speaking with Hajime, how long he worked on your watch and....
...especially on that wonderful dial! I also want to confirm that Hajime delivers the commissioned watches, but a lot of patience is needed, because Asaoka doesn't bring out a watch from her atelier, if he isn't fully satisfied! Asaoka is one of true artists in the sector.
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