Very interesting, Tony

Feb 03, 2009,04:51 AM
 


Like you, I was wondering if the Brands will present some interesting novelties, this year, due to the fact that the SIHH was 3 months earlier, and due to the Crisis.

In fact, this was a bit surprising, not to say surrealist...

Crisis?

What Crisis?

There were very good things, and much less good, indeed, as usual.

I was very pleased to see VC waking up, with some fantastic offers, such as the Patrimony open worked dial, or the 1921.

The Equation of Time, by GP, was a superb surprise, as well as the Vintage 45 Tourbillon under 3 golden bridges.

AP made some interesting things, too, as the Minute Repeater with jumping hours, or the ChronAP.

Panerai amazed us with the Egiziano, unwearable, but so tempting.

Lange gave birth to a small marvel, with the RL PLM.

And JLC made the show, once again, with a supêrb variation based on enamel, or some very exciting novelties, such as the MGT PC Tourbillon, or the Minute repeater, without forgetting the Navy SEALs Watches.

Crisis, someone said?

Certainly not in the creation, nor the inspiration!

All these watches are IMO true winners!

Best.

Nicolas

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SIHH 2009: A Personal View

 
 By: tony p : February 2nd, 2009-05:31
SIHH 2009 was truly a watershed moment for the haute horlogerie industry, which has had insufficient time to adjust its new offerings in response to the dramatic world economic crash of this past October. The warning signs for a financial downturn were pr...  

Thank You [nt] [nt]

 
 By: JDowning : February 2nd, 2009-07:19

Not bad T

 
 By: Jpvfx : February 2nd, 2009-08:19
But you over looked IWC and Panerai the more important brands ;-) (well bar the Egiziano, which BTW is a remake of an older OP war model) and nothing to do with collectors receding physique, well not as far as I'm aware. The new Panerai Auto movements P.9... 

LOL!

 
 By: J_Warden : February 2nd, 2009-13:54

Thanks a lot Tony for your comments.

 
 By: foversta : February 2nd, 2009-14:20
I saw this year a quite interesting SIHH, at least better that we could expect before going to Geneva. You're right, the RL PLM is an amazing watch. Is it not a bit too overpriced ? Only the customers have the answer. Fr.Xavier...  

Dear Tony

 
 By: moc : February 2nd, 2009-15:44

It's about 2am here...

 
 By: Wooster : February 2nd, 2009-16:06

As Hemingway would say,

 
 By: mkvc : February 2nd, 2009-18:19

Worth reading...

 
 By: BDLJ : February 2nd, 2009-18:39

My thoughts…

 
 By: AndrewD : February 2nd, 2009-20:08

Still chuckling

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : February 3rd, 2009-01:31

Very interesting, Tony

 
 By: amanico : February 3rd, 2009-04:51
Like you, I was wondering if the Brands will present some interesting novelties, this year, due to the fact that the SIHH was 3 months earlier, and due to the Crisis. In fact, this was a bit surprising, not to say surrealist... Crisis? What Crisis? There ... 

Still Giggling ....

 
 By: emmykins : February 3rd, 2009-05:59
Tony I am rarely without speech but I must confess your witty quips had me convulsing with laughter..... Dare I say “Genius” Thank you for giving a sense of FUN to a "sometimes" serious topic. I thoroughly enjoyed every sarcastic moment ... PS: I also hav...