jkingston
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Is It OK If A Tourbillon Is Thin?
We seem to be living in a big watch era. And the bigness seems not only to manifest itself in the diameter of the watches but in the thickness as well. Frankly it is nice to strap on something that is not always broadcasting itself to the world with its width and girth. There used to be a time when "thin" was a key design goal for watches. The thinner the better was the way people thought. And there is merit in that thinking. Thin watches wear better. They are more elegant, more understated, more refined and, best of all, the fit better under the cuff. Who here has tried on a watch that no matter what would not slide under a shirt cuff? I can think of lots of current pieces that are that way--and I am not going to buy those silly shirts with cutouts on the cuff to accommodate a watch.
So celebrating thin. Here is the Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon. I you like understatement with a complication this is a treat.
Jeff
Is It OK If A Tourbillon Is Thin?
HAHAHA!!! Those shirts are really something, Jeff!
Thin and small are marvellous, Jeff.
