Velociphile - No longer in the building

As I took the keys for the latest wheels to reside chez Velociphile, it struck me that once again here is a vehicle chosen largely due to the successful execution of one man’s autocratic vision. Now,

I stumbled across this excellent photo by Paul Boutros that makes it very easy to see the differences between the 15202 and 2012 reboot that are otherwise missable when viewed in isolation. (Annotatio

1000 posts, over a decade and a half or so. 66 2/3 posts per annum, slighly more than 1/w - pretty glacial. I guess I was MIA for a long period. Hmmmm, let’s reflect. When I started posting here it wa

Following on from this thread: 7/ I contacted Laurent Ferrier SA and asked them what, " long term plans existed in your company in the sad event that you could not continue the business in its curren

For those that were unable to see the video here are public domain screencaps of the main points: Transcript: What made Swiss Watchmaking Great? The Determination, The innovation and the Creativity of

Denial - check Anger - check Fear Bargaining - check Depression - maybe A cceptance. The responses from the industry have been bizarre in the extreme. Still not at acceptance yet though. Too little to

15202 with cal. 2121/3 Full wind left overnight, then worn for 3 hours, then spring rested for 20mins. Pos Rate Amp BE 3h 0 279 0 12h 2.4 277 0.2 not adjusted 9h 2.8 279 0.1 6h 3.6 271 0 DU 12 302 0 D