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Yes yes... Dufour Simplicity and Lange Pour le merite...
Aug 01, 2019,02:13 AM
Both I wore them like precious pieces, guarding them like they are fragile babies. Not much fun in my memory. Stressful. But then they look amazing when you open the drawer and look at them
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great piece
By: avseg : July 31st, 2019-13:11
thanks for sharing!
It is all through many mistakes...
By: CL : July 31st, 2019-14:29
I remembered vividly how stupid I was around 12 years ago. Then I owned a Journe tourbillon with white gold dial, 3rd generation , early number with super shiny dial that's hand finished. It was a stunner but I was too novice to appreciate that. I request...
Young and foolish, haha.
By: Jay (Eire) : July 31st, 2019-18:33
Who was to know that watches that young would, like we see on the vintage side with Rolex etc, arrive at a point where dial blemishing or aging would be a factor. I own a early Resonance which has the earlier grainy (or sparkly) dial which suffered from o...
In hindsight- oh dear π³
By: ChristianDK : July 31st, 2019-20:17
But as you say, at that time the early brass was seen as crude and not very coveted. I remember prices for the early pieces as considerably lower that the later ones. Not many of us had the vision of today. I remember there seemed to be an obsession over ...
Do you still have the Dufour?
By: ChristianDK : August 1st, 2019-11:24
Watches have to be worn to be enjoyed. I know thatβs not true if you are a true collector - but for me, itβs how I feel.
No... I had 3-4 dufour in my possession before.
By: CL : August 1st, 2019-22:19
I sold them/ transfer them to friends at cost, except one that I sold with a small negligible margin. I have long stories with these Simplicities and in the end, I decided they are not for me. The idea of its conception is different from what I choose to ...
Sell to me
By: nwk00 : July 31st, 2019-21:46
And You can be 21 again π
I think I prefer to age...
By: CL : August 1st, 2019-02:11
hahaha. At least now I'm ok looking at all the 'imperfections' without freaking out