He still teaches, which is remarkable.

He could milk the cow and make tons of money, I guess we all aware of that.
Instead, he kept teaching and he showed to watch enthusiast that a "common" movement can turned into an amazing movement, given the right education and the resulting skills.
KUDOS to him... as well as to you, for being a forerunner

p.s. that perlage is f@@@@ awesome!

3 French watches

By: Bruno.M1 : December 26th, 2024-08:43

Lecomte & Coyon Lecomte Series II Pascal Coyon Series 1 Florent Lecomte Series I ...

I must confess a strong weakness for the Coyon, here. Don't get it wrong, the Lecomte is really something, too, especially the one on the right. But the Coyon is the one which moves me the most.

By: amanico : December 26th, 2024-09:49

Lecomte has taken a basic movement and turned it into an amazing example of craftsmanship and finishing. I have a slightly provocative question for you and other purists. Lecomte sold (please correct me if I'm wrong) his watches at 10k something, while ot...

Well, if my memory serves me well, the 1st Coyon was around 4/5 K Euros...

By: amanico : December 26th, 2024-10:10

That was 10 years ago, and we know today that independents are very much in demand.

By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : December 26th, 2024-10:25

A bit more, if my memory serves me well...

By: amanico : December 27th, 2024-07:13

Cause the market went insane and he was fair enough to ask a very attractive price ?

By: Bruno.M1 : December 26th, 2024-10:45

On the other hand his series III will be quite a lot more but imo still more than acceptable A collected man sold 1 and it was about 4-5 times the original price ( that was a unique piece) I know they will sell a series I and II too, or they have them alr...