L'Essentiel - The Philosophical Regulator
First opus of a trilogy named Tree of Life , which will be completed in the following years , L'Essentiel (The Essential) is a " philosophical regulator " created by Hervé Schlüchter . The steel case measures 39 x 10.37 mm. The design of the dial is inspi...
Very cool. I almost like the last ones that seems to show off the rounded outside ring....a la DeBethune.
The all black doesn't as much.
Love it with the black dial and
that movement is simply stunning in my opinion. Thanks for sharing this, Emmanuel👍
Gorgeous.
My preference is for the anthracite version! Thank you so much for the marvelous pictorial
He must have read too many Hodinkee articles! 😁
To be honest the philosophical "crap" isn't the best part of the watch, imo.
You mean a very good one:
your influence is very welcome, it makes me a better person! 😇🤩
OMG this is so good
I really regretted not asking for it when it was released. This platinum piece is sublime.
Oops my bad sorry
somehow I thought that black dial L'Essentiel is platinum. I recall all his L'Essentiel are steel.
It could indeed very (and maybe should?) be platinum !
Platinum/black is always a great combo.
A watch you have to see in person. I was lucky to have seen and met Herve during a dinner a few years ago.
He was wearing his first model at that time. A great and very nice watch.
I would love to see it in person!
I love many things about this watch, even if the "philosophical message" seems a bit artificial to me. But apart from that, it's absolutely wonderful watchmaking. Best, Emmanuel
