Bob Oehler
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Fit & Finish
What it all comes down to is fit and finish. Mr. Dufour's work is one of a handful of independent makers who make most/all parts in his shop. The finish and fits of parts his incredible, see close up photos in other posts on this site. His polished rounded plate edges, etc. are perfection in watchmaking. Unseen details (unless you take one apart) are just as nicley finished. A class act all the way.
If it was with in my power I would have one on my rist. 
Take care
Bob Oehler
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Dufour's Simplicity
I am curious and would appreciate some comments on this watch. Why has the Simplicity generated so much attention and interest amongst the many aficionados out there? I hope I do not offend anyone, but put simply, it is a watch with three hands indicating...
For a lot of people here, Simplicity = Perfection
Hello, The idea of the simplicity, as I understand it, is to leave all the "fun" stuff (complications like the chrono, tourbillon, ...), and focus on the basics : Hour, minute, seconds. But Dufour puts so much attention on these basics that he (tries) to ...
Fit & Finish
What it all comes down to is fit and finish. Mr. Dufour's work is one of a handful of independent makers who make most/all parts in his shop. The finish and fits of parts his incredible, see close up photos in other posts on this site. His polished rounde...
I am not sure that is entirely correct
to say Mr.Dufour makes most (let alone all) of his own parts. Mr. Dufour designs all his parts, gets 3rd parties to make them to his exacting specifications and then superbly hand finishes the pieces in his workshop. There are watchmakers making a high pe...
Look very closely...
Your question is most reasonable. Mr. Dufour's process, as I understand it is: -- he has designed the watch himself, in total. -- the dials, hands, cases and crowns are made to his specifications, and personally inspected for quality by Mr. Dufour. -- all...
Hum ! Did I spot a problem with the applied index ?
This is what's terrible with such a watch, and probably the reason I'll never buy it (appart from the fact that I cannot afford it) : If you have a watch that you consider as perfection, you'll spend more time trying to search for the IMperfection than si...
It's not really the point of this discussion, but I would say that the various houses...
that you show in your scans are in order of their finishing quality, from worst to best. That's an unfortunate placement for Patek, which looks almost brutish and crude compared to Chopard, say. The Chopard is not in the league of the DuFour, of course, b...
Thanks very much, chris, and although I did not consciously
place my pictures in that order (in fact, I poached them from an earlier post responding to somebody who felt their watch was insufficiently perfect under a 10x loupe), I agree with you on all counts. Especially, the finish of the Chopard has always impre...
cris, Steve, let's keep in mind sample variation. I can (but won't) easily show "examples
that would lead to a complete re ordering of "The Houses" A big problem (yes, problem) with discussions of this sort is that they tend to encourage readers to draw conclusions that may or may not be correct, IN THE WHOLE. Dear readers, please feel free to...
Thank you, Thomas, of course we were speaking of the particular examples
which inadvertantly were displayed in this particular order. Still, some conclusions may be difficult to resist, such as Some Patek movements may not be as pristinely finished as Some Chopard...
Steve, chris, my apologies...I didn't mean to imply the two of you were
trying to force a conclusion to others, just that I am painfully aware of how lurkers and the many anonymous readers to often draw conclusions from high profile regulars who were in fact "talking among themselves" and understood, among themselves, the pro...
Just out of curiosity, if you say...
..."I have seen specific specimen from Patek that easily rival a Dufour", do you mean highly complicated PPs (tourbillon and repeaters) or calatrava's (or other models based on the cal. 215, 315 and 240)? Regards, Joram
Beng, your question is entirely fair and reasonable. But in all seriousness,
it is a subject that really does rank right up there with "why do I love my children" or "why do I feel more at home in Paris than in Los Angeles, even though I would never live in Paris?" We all have a spiritual side, an emotional side, and an intellectu...
A poetic and touching reply, Thomas.
So much truth in what you say. Now, on a lighter note: as for knowing of Chopards you wouldn't let your dog wear...here's my Chopard: ...and here's my dog: ...and, funnily enough, I wouldn't let my dog wear my Chopard either. But not for the same reasons,...
