These guys copied the Ming?

Feb 21, 2020,06:14 AM
 

https://sartory-billard.com

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The distance from inspiration to copying

 
 By: xyz123abc : February 21st, 2020-06:23
is often a thin line.

Perfectly worded. [nt]

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : February 21st, 2020-06:38

Ok. You're right.

 
 By: jomni1 : February 21st, 2020-15:21
Used the wrong word. Inspired . The look reminds me of Ming. Like a lot of watches trying to look like the royal oak.

Picture to save having to hunt it down

 
 By: cazalea : February 21st, 2020-07:08
It's quite a trick to copy someone and then charge 3x as much as the original's price. There must be more to these watches ... ...  

Not THAT close, IMO

 
 By: Brandon Skinner : February 21st, 2020-07:14
If anything, I think their most popular piece (or so it seems), the SB04 is more referential to a FPJ Chronometre Bleu... and I have to admit the pieces are pretty compelling at their price point. His 3 prior collections I can see a little resemblance but...  

Went back to look at Ming.

 
 By: Brandon Skinner : February 21st, 2020-07:19
Upon further review, I now see these more as a mix between Ming and FPJ. FPJ of course for the dial, the hands and incides are somewhat Mingesque. I wouldn't blame him for copying Journe, and the rest isnt that close to Ming to definitively say it's copy ... 

I haven’t handled any Ming watches...

 
 By: Lankysudanese : February 21st, 2020-08:34
...but the maroon and purple dials look beautiful. I’m just not sure about paying 3200 euros for a dial

STP (The Movement Assembler)

 
 By: xyz123abc : February 21st, 2020-10:24
Is a Fossil company. I wouldn’t say that is the top of the pops. Also note that the production of parts is further sourced to different other companies. The Fossil workshop is an assembly line for parts from somewhere and everywhere. So whatever is sold h...