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well done
Jul 02, 2020,01:49 AM
The "skeletonization" of this is really well done and in many ways the design feels more balanced than the original Insight Micro-Rotor. The other thing I appreciate is that skeleton watches often become very hard to read because the dial is often compromised by the "skeletonization", but such is not the case here (the dial may still very well be hard to read, but it's no different than the original).
That said, I have reservations about RG and the asking price is simply ridiculous, 250 hours of finishing or not.
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Romain Gauthier New Skeletonized Micro Rotor
By: benlee338 : July 1st, 2020-19:43
Don't think this has been discussed yet. What do members hear think of this piece? Personally I think it looks amazing. Although the pricing is giving me a bit of pause... Link to Hodinkee article : ...
I agree on both counts
By: sham1 : July 1st, 2020-19:47
especially the high pricing bit! I always ask myself what else can one buy for that amount of money
+1
By: jleno : July 1st, 2020-20:54
Great finishing, but for the money I'd also want a significant complication.
We think alike
By: Mr.Gatsby : July 1st, 2020-21:40
With that kinda money I’ll buy a 911 ;-)
not just what else can be bought, but what else can be supported...
By: avseg : July 2nd, 2020-01:58
I go out of my way to support independents, but 250 hours of finishing or not, this is a lot of support RG is asking! I also am wary of RG customer service. So it's not just what else I could be buying, but what else I could be supporting.
Good point!
By: sham1 : July 2nd, 2020-05:00
And well done for supporting the independents. I am glad these Romain Gauthers are being produced in small quantities or they might remain in stock for a while
Ben, I really like the look of it
By: Mr.Gatsby : July 1st, 2020-21:39
And I’m sure it’s gonna be an outstanding watch on the wrist at 39.5mm. The price however is grossly overstated. If it is anywhere between 50-80K CHF I think I would take a serious look at it. At the current list, my options are plenty. Although not a par...
You got a point
By: benlee338 : July 2nd, 2020-00:34
Perhaps at this price point which is closing in on a price of a Perpetual Calendar Chronograph from Patek, or even Gauthier's own Logical One, and there are many other options. This watch has no complication so it's a matter of whether the finishing quali...
From what I've seen, RG finishing looks top-notch...
By: mdg : July 1st, 2020-22:05
...but the logo looks straight out of MS Word and the curved underline is not attractive. He needs to hire a decent graphic designer (I would do it but not sure if I'm decent) : )
IMHO
By: benlee338 : July 2nd, 2020-00:35
Among the very best. The fonts looks ok to me. You can volunteer, LOL.
Surely very nice to look at but...
By: Mike H : July 1st, 2020-23:07
...regretfully I have to agree with all that has been said by others here. At least for me with my limitations, the biggest complication with this one is... the price and I much prefer other complications in a watch 😉.
That's the reason
By: benlee338 : July 2nd, 2020-00:36
for my hesitation. I will wait for videos of the watch to come out. Based on just rendered pictures, it's hard to judge.
well done
By: avseg : July 2nd, 2020-01:49
The "skeletonization" of this is really well done and in many ways the design feels more balanced than the original Insight Micro-Rotor. The other thing I appreciate is that skeleton watches often become very hard to read because the dial is often comprom...
Hi my friend, I think I agree with you...
By: Mike H : July 2nd, 2020-12:44
...that is purely Logical Leaving aside the price issue I agree that this Skeletonized Micro Rotor is really nice but... for me the Romain Gauthier's DNA lies fully in the Logical One
many reservations, unfortunately
By: avseg : July 5th, 2020-12:08
Let me state again that I've gone out of my way to support independents; doing so is largely the reason I began collecting watches in the first place. So it's extremely frustrating even to consider publicly reporting a bad experience with an independent. ...