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many reservations, unfortunately
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. At the same time, it does the community no good if I remain silent and others go on to have poor experiences, especially if - as is in my case - it makes those customers wary of purchasing from an independent again.
So anyway, I'll just leave it at I've had two transactions with RG and the customer service on both was what I consider unacceptable.
A distant second is poor accuracy. I'm not a stickler for accuracy on mechanical watches so that should demonstrate how bad it is that I'd even bring it up. Particularly disappointing since others on this forum have reported their RG pieces as being very accurate.
Romain Gauthier New Skeletonized Micro Rotor
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
especially the high pricing bit! I always ask myself what else can one buy for that amount of money
not just what else can be bought, but what else can be supported...
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!
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
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
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...
...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) : )
Surely very nice to look at but...
...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
for my hesitation. I will wait for videos of the watch to come out. Based on just rendered pictures, it's hard to judge.
Its a fantastic looking watch .
Especially with a rose gold case but like you i think the price is a bit high
well done
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...
I was corresponding with a fellow member about how hairsprings should have an overcoil for best chronometry,
and he was pointing out how some very high-end watches don't have them. Two examples that don't are Roman Gauthier and Roger W Smith! Odd stuff, if anyone knows why, please share. It does add something to the conversation, though. I do love the finishing ...
Hi my friend, I think I agree with you...
...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
I do like the watch, and every time I’ve met RG I’ve been more and more impressed.
I am curious to hear counter thoughts on RG, as there seems to be several here who have reservations on the brand. As to this watch, I am with others in terms of not being able to get past the price point. If given the choice I would be going for a used L...
many reservations, unfortunately
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. ...