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Most probably one of ultimate grail pieces......
Thanks ken for writing up the article and seeing photos of both those stunning pieces.
But should I ever be in a position (yea,in my dreams!!) to ever lay hands on one of Mr Dufour's stunning watches, then I would very much like the 37 white metal guilloche.
Simplicity revisited
By: KIH : November 28th, 2010-00:24
The title was too eye-catching, sorry... I just have been to Shellman in Tokyo GInza, which was/is Japan's distributor of the major independent brands including Philippe Dufour, Haldimann, JDN, etc. I could fortunately meet Mr. Isogai, the CEO of Shellma,...
Shellman; and Dufour
By: SJX : November 28th, 2010-04:03
Shellman is a very interesting store - selling top quality vintage Patek and modern independent watchmaking - and Mr Isogai is a deeply knowledgeable man. They have/had a Jean-Daniel Nicolas on hand as well when I visited recently. In my conversations wit...
Ken, wonderful post
By: tahoeblue : November 28th, 2010-12:45
Always so pleasing to see pics of the Simplicity, and this pair is just outstanding! Also very interesting info. I did not realize that 70 of the first 100 were delivered to Japan. Also interesting to hear about the supplier issues. I have to say the guil...
Beautiful...
By: patrick_y : November 29th, 2010-22:29
I love both of these Simplicty timepieces. If I were ever granted the privilege to acquire one of these timepieces from Philippe Dufour himself, I would have a hard time deciding which one I would want... Would I want it in gold with the white roman dial ...