Hororgasm[PuristSPro Moderator]
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firstly, welcome to Puristspro and the AHCI n Indie forum.
thats a very nice report. Gauthier was on my shortlist, but i wasn't convinced then. I went with DeBethune instead. but its about time to re-look his work again. either that or Alan/THG has a lot of explaining to do
- You considered the Breguet relative to the Gauthier, but if Indie and AHCI is your first choice, have you considered, like me, De bethune or Voutilainen or Vianney Halter?
thanks for a very well written first post, and huge congrats on your purchase, and for sharing your joy with us
best,
Horo
Gauthier HMS Review
By: gfoo : November 21st, 2012-21:54
(This is my first 'review' – I’m a little long winded so please bear with me and forgive me if this review is deficient - i promise to improve! All watch pix taken with an iPhone , unedited.) The road leading up to my acquisition of the HMS was an interes...
Truly Wonderful Piece!
By: Whirling : November 22nd, 2012-07:25
I have had an opportunity to handle a couple of Romain Gauthier watches at a local AD. Everything you say is true. They are beautiful watches with a level of finishing that is second-to-none. I'm not sure why we don't hear more about Romain Gauthier, but ...
thx!
By: gfoo : November 22nd, 2012-17:37
Thanks dude! I already own the De Bethune DB28 aig'dor - that watch is unbeatable and i'll do a review on that soon. I did take a look at the Vingt-8. And honestly in terms of finishing Gauthier wins hands down. One has to see it in the metal to really ap...
thanks tim
By: gfoo : November 25th, 2012-21:10
thanks for the info - helps greatly. personally I'm opposed to 'proprietary'. At this level, sending back the watch to its maker for servicing etc is a given. But it's also reassuring if any competent watchmaker can work on the watch - owners should have ...
A nice extreme
By: Ophiuchus : November 29th, 2012-18:59
that he has taken finishing to. Finishing every single surface, because he can! One almost thinks he has overcompensated due to his beginnings. I am not the biggest fan of his work, I must admit, but I am an enormous fan of his story. I, too, started as s...