Independents

Hope everyone here is having a spectacular week and so are his/ her watches. Considering buying my first independent after owning a few Patek and Rolex, but I am in a fix and was hoping someone would point me in the right direction though I have tried loo... 

Thank you for your post and I know of only one independent who I would thoroughly recommend based on your budget and your 36mm or below size requirement. I have a small wrist too so I can understand the size requirement. Although the Gronefeld Remontoire ...  

Love the concept but find the movement finishing to be a little bland. I think I need to try the Gronefeld on the wrist before I count it out completely.

a Gronefeld before the run of 188 remontoires run out towards the end of 2019. You will smile uncontrollably once the watch is on your wrist!!

But it could be said to define understated elegance.

Just noticed that you had already mentioned Adc! I missed that. Not many independents would offer watches below 36mm. Try Kikuchi Nakagawa at 36.8mm and which costs about USD20k. Great finishing and he uses a vaucher movement. Extremely limited production...  

You could look at a compromise with the little Lange 1 in platinum? At 36mm and very good movement finish it might still fit the bill? Br, Dirk

Still a 38 mm watch but it will tick all your wishes imo . I think they are sold out now but maybe there are one or two still available through a AD .

It may be 38mm but the lugs curve.

Kari Voutilainen would be happy to make you a Vingt 8 in a 37mm case. He normally does it in 39mm but he has told me that the movement can fit in a 37mm case. The watch below is an example of one with a 37m case where the movement fills up the case back e...  

Do you happen to have an idea what a bespoke order like this would cost? I understand that question is illogical considering the wide range of components that can be customized, but what do these start at?

This is the starting price for his range and Kari never changes his prices irrespective of supply and demand.

but I shall place Roger W Smith in at least the same league.

same league different style.