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Hmm... Well, in USA, quite a bit is justifiable as a business expense. For instance, if you were a lawyer in USA, you could argue that you need a big Rolls Royce car as your company car. The reason would be to impress upon clients that you are a fiercely successful individual and it's a reminder that they can't waste your time - and that you're billing the client a lot of money for your time. You can also argue that you're arriving to court in the car and you need to make an impression upon the opposing attorney or district attorney. IRS will simply ask you to deduct only the percentage of the operating costs of the car for when you use it for work related missions. So if you use it for 90% work and 10% personal family trips, you should deduct 90% of the depreciation, maintenance costs, insurance costs, etc. to the company.

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Watches and Wonders 2023: Angelus Chronographe Médical X Massena Lab.

 
By: amanico : June 15th, 2023-09:19
Angelus has decided to revisit its past through a new collection, called La Fabrique. And the first opus of this collection is a not well known but highly charming piece from the 60's, the Chronographe Médical, with William Massena's collaboration. The vi...  

Wow! Salty price indeed!

 
By: patrick_y : June 15th, 2023-09:56
That's a lot of money! But if you're a doctor, and considering this watch isn't in gold, one can win the argument that it's a piece of business equipment and thus you can buy it through the business as it's a business necessity! This reduces your business... 

Ahh...

 
By: patrick_y : June 15th, 2023-23:18
Hmm... Well, in USA, quite a bit is justifiable as a business expense. For instance, if you were a lawyer in USA, you could argue that you need a big Rolls Royce car as your company car. The reason would be to impress upon clients that you are a fiercely ... 

Geez! No suit?

 
By: patrick_y : June 16th, 2023-07:32
Yes, in America, a lawyer would be able to categorize his suits as a business expense. That would be considered very legitimate in America.

Louis Vuitton gives uniforms to their employees...

 
By: patrick_y : June 16th, 2023-09:38
Louis Vuitton gives uniforms to their employees - especially the customer facing ones in the store, and it's obviously a business expense. A law firm should be able to make the same argument! C'mon. The French knows image and marketing! The lawmakers and ... 

Interesting piece

 
By: andrea~ : June 15th, 2023-10:54
I agree with your assessment. The movement looks great.

I like it,

 
By: Champthekid : June 15th, 2023-12:09
but that’s just my personal opinion and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. 😀 It has complications you don’t see very often and you don’t have to be an MD to use them.

The PuristS ABR has pulsations and respirations too

 
By: cazalea : June 15th, 2023-14:33
It allows real and wanna-be doctors to measure their patients' pulse ( pulsometer ) and respiration ( asthmometer ). Cazalea ...  

You will not be surprised Nico...

 
By: Mike H : June 15th, 2023-15:15
I share fully your opinion with the same pros and cons. Cool idea, good looking, nicely done but... I wish them success it makes me happy to see this nice old brand being reactivated with such a cool piece even if these reserves would prevent me to pull t... 

I agree on the sizing, and therefore the price

 
By: compa : July 3rd, 2023-20:14
At this larger diameter, the watch lacks refinement. There's too much negative space on both the dial side and the side of the exhibition caseback. The positioning of the 9-oclock small seconds exemplifies this issue, cluttering the inside left half. This... 

Hmm

 
By: jmpTT : July 6th, 2023-05:12
Very happy this watch exists. It oozes personality, albeit another vintage reissue. I dislike the centered subdial quite a bit. If it was my project, I would have gone as low as 35 mm in diameter to try to preserve the original's subdial location. Any sma...