Captivating

Aug 28, 2020,13:20 PM
 

Thank you for taking the time to sort and post all of these amazing photos. The independent brands need to be seen and handled to be properly appreciated, and your photos have conveyed their allure very well! The urwerk pieces under embargo have me very intrigued, although the photos of the 210 just make me want to track one down even moreso.


I particularly enjoyed see your minimalist shoes (vibram perhaps?) pop up in one photo; although I can't imagine wearing a bovet whilst out for a jog.

Best,

Colton 


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Independents at Geneva Watch Days, my time there and what was seen (BE WARNED, enough photos to melt your face ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ)...

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-10:41
I started a thread a few days ago asking if anyone was going or had any questions regarding the Independents showing at Geneva. I published the agenda I had in regards to seeing and speaking with several while there. You can see the list in the other thre...  

Not sure yet but will try for next week if I can. Paris is a code red so my wife is not too happy about that either ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-13:50
Trying to minimize travel as much as possible but still want to live life ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Deal, as they say. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : August 29th, 2020-08:04

Thank you for this...

 
 By: mdg : August 28th, 2020-10:48
...the FB watches are sublime. I give them a pass on thickness because of the type of movement and the astonishing level of finishing. Not usually Moser guy but I kind of like the first one with the engraved bezel...the size looks perfect and the 'old sch... 

Actually the Ferdinand Berthoud watches were not as thick as you would think, especially on the wrist...

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-12:22
I wore my Lange Pour Le Merite especially to see the difference and yes the Lange was thinner in profile but it is also smaller in diameter so the ratio of case diameter to thickness was pretty close ๐Ÿ˜‰

I think one just has to have the wrist to pull if off...

 
 By: mdg : August 28th, 2020-12:47
...at 7.25" I think I could. Yes, ratios are important. Now there's just the small matter of settling the bill : )

My wrist is around 6.5 - 6.6" and I could pull it off even though it looks large. So yours at 7.25" is more than adequate...

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-13:01
now regarding the bill, well there I cannot help you unless I was looking for wife #2 ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚

P.S.

 
 By: mdg : August 28th, 2020-10:50
...in the days before high-speed internet, this would have been described as a modem-burner : )

I passed out with the excitement after the first dozen photos ๐Ÿ˜ฎ...

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : August 28th, 2020-10:57
Unfortunately the dreaded Covid stopped me going. Thanks for sharing this epic with us !

Great photos, I wanted to look at more,

 
 By: Thomas_3 : August 28th, 2020-11:09
but my eyes started to melt and run down my cheeks.

thanks a lot for the pictureS

 
 By: Tyo : August 28th, 2020-11:35
I think, you sould have done different posts by brands. Purists may have a lot to say about your stunning reportage. I like the Debethune word time. How does it work? Where did you upload the video of the MB&F?

I thought about doing it by brand but chose to group them together so everyone could enjoy all the photos...

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-12:27
The De Bethune worldtimer is actually one of their most complicated movements. You can see and read about it on their site. As for videos Yohann, I can send a few of them to you directly on WhatsApp as I cannot load them on the site ๐Ÿ‘

Let's just say, orders were placed and future projects well noted dear doctor ๐Ÿ˜‰

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-12:33
Sadly, I cannot even show you all some of the uber cool stuff ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Not yet anyway ๐Ÿ˜‰ [nt]

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-14:09

Unlimited uniqueness

 
 By: PoyFR : August 28th, 2020-12:05
This is a lot to understand and study but for now it is a feast for my eyes and my imaginations Thanks a bunch for you generous time, post and photos.

Sure? ;) [nt]

 
 By: amanico : August 28th, 2020-16:05

Hehehehe... [nt]

 
 By: amanico : August 29th, 2020-11:13

Thank you so much for this amazing and impressive post .

 
 By: Watchonthewrists : August 28th, 2020-12:14
Indies are my passion and i wish i was able to attend this event (unfortunately i just came back from Spain and had to do a quarantine for 10 days first so impossible to be there ) but this great post and pics gave me the idea i was there for a moment ๐Ÿค—. ... 

Sad to hear about your quarantine but I fear it is happening everywhere. When I was in Geneva I saw that Switzerland had a list of around 60 countries that would require a quarantine...

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-12:44
when returning back to Switzerland and one of them was Monaco which has one of the lowest death rates as well as infected. Makes zero sense as France was not on the list ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Likely because some watches you were ....

 
 By: Ronald Held : August 29th, 2020-12:37
Not allow to take pictures of them.

Captivating

 
 By: colton_d : August 28th, 2020-13:20
Thank you for taking the time to sort and post all of these amazing photos. The independent brands need to be seen and handled to be properly appreciated, and your photos have conveyed their allure very well! The urwerk pieces under embargo have me very i... 

Totally agree about seeing and handling the Indies. Good eye regarding the Five Fingers ๐Ÿ˜‰. Have worn them exclusively for over 5 years now...

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 28th, 2020-13:27
and you can simply wear a Moser Streamliner, Endeavor, De Bethune Diver, etc...during a jog and change back to a Bovet once done ๐Ÿ˜‰

Huge thanks for this incredible work my friend

 
 By: Mike H : August 28th, 2020-14:08
Many gorgeous pieces you could see and touch, you must have spent an amazing time, what an experience ! Huge thanks for sharing all this with us ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

Terrific photos, it must have been great to see so many incredible pieces!

 
 By: jleno : August 28th, 2020-22:31
Any impressions on the new Berthoud compared to the older models? Those MB&F clocks look so cool, very intrigued about the Chopard crystal minute repeater as well!

The new model wore very much like a contemporary watch so much easier for the masses than the octogonale shape of the previous models...

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 29th, 2020-04:45
if you look at my wristshots, you can get an idea how they wear. If I were to get one, I would probably lean towards a white gold with black enamel dial since the black dial would also make the watch look a tiny bit smaller. My wrist is around 16.5cm + or...