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If one had to limit it to only three independents
Dec 28, 2021,15:26 PM
then it would actually be quite easy - Dufour, Smith and Voutilainen. For me they are head and shoulders above the next three which would be Romain Gauthier, Charles Frodsham and Rexhep Rexhepi. Don't get me wrong - Gauthier, Frodsham and Rexhepi are brilliant but that's how highly I rate Dufour, Smith and Voutilainen. Many independent watchmakers can produce superbly finished watches but these three do it consistently, not sacrificing accuracy and in limited numbers which partly explains their resale values in the used market.
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The New Holy Trinity
By: enjoythemusic : December 28th, 2021-13:36
Have been thinking about the old-school "Holy Trinity" some entity came up with long ago. A few of the older brands have been bought and sold to big conglomerates. One changed leadership with some questions coming forward during that time. Thus the old-sc...
Agreed To Some Extent
By: enjoythemusic : December 28th, 2021-14:29
So we keep the Old-School Trinity, yet have a new Modern Holy Trinity for independents.
The original Holy Trinity being...
By: MikiJ : December 28th, 2021-14:48
Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe. Independents aside, maybe we should add A Lange & Sohne as a Holy Foursome?
Hehe :-)
By: Echi : December 31st, 2021-12:57
Excellent Point!
By: enjoythemusic : December 28th, 2021-15:16
Yet to try and 'erase' history may be a challenging task. Let's honor history for what it represented °°at the time of inception°°, though also realize this is ~2022 and so we need a version for today's landscape.
If one had to limit it to only three independents
By: sham1 : December 28th, 2021-15:26
then it would actually be quite easy - Dufour, Smith and Voutilainen. For me they are head and shoulders above the next three which would be Romain Gauthier, Charles Frodsham and Rexhep Rexhepi. Don't get me wrong - Gauthier, Frodsham and Rexhepi are bril...
Well to exclude Phillippe Dufour
By: sham1 : December 28th, 2021-17:21
would be like to exclude Messi is any all star football team. Dufour is not too bad a watchmaker
A strong list sham
By: Weems@8 : December 28th, 2021-21:29
Romain Gauthier could not be better than Kari, Roger, and Dufour. That is tru. I made this list: Romain Gauthier. F.P. Journe. Vianney Halter. Taste technically i came to this: Romain Gauthier. Roger Dubuis. Kari Voutilainen. Logical One Continuum Some mo...
A good watchmaker in my opinion
By: sham1 : December 29th, 2021-05:51
is not one that just makes beautiful watches but also a wearable watch. Greubel Forsey makes some beautifully finished watches with amazing accuracy and are highly complicated. But how many of us can wear one on our wrist without the watch looking bulky. ...
THANKS EVERYONE
By: enjoythemusic : December 31st, 2021-12:56
YOU Decide: The NEW Modern Holy Trinity With 2022 upon us, it is also time we within horology decide a new Holy Trinity. With a nod to many decades ago, let us remember the old-school Holy Trinity for its relevance [I]when it was first decided upon by ???...