Independents

Greubel & Forsey was present for the first time at the SIHH this year and I think it was a really good thing for both parties. For the brand because it is an obvious gain of visibility and a sort of consecration. The Richemont participation in the capital...  

These watches are a real watchmaking tour-de-force but they have one defect that I can not get around. If I want to read I buy a book or a journal. I'm sorry, having to read: "creativeness - technicality - original universe - unique work - exlusivity - ha... 

In fact I consider these words like a sort of decoration, a sort of guillochage. You can use clous de Paris, they use words. They don't bother me with the Invention Piece 3. I regret their presence on the dial of the Tourbillon Incliné 24s because, a... 

I find all this immensely depressing. Why not "write" that on the watch? amerix

but I can't help thinking that IF aaaaallll those words on the dial were written in English, they would lose their appeal instantly, to the native English speaker anyway... I find all the words a little 'too much'. The level of watchmaking is all the proo... 

Too much wordings gave a very cluttered feeling, as less is more, most of the time. The 'two-dots' screw securing the caseback, was wondering how tight is the water-resistance as the tool to fasten may give way at a certain torque. Kong

It must take forever for the CNC to machine out the background around the small text on this dial. It's a lot more expensive and time consuming to CNC in relief! These GF's are just pieces of art to stare at. And as a mere mortal, I can only dream of purc...  

Finally can read the report and I am glad I did. - SJX

Where does watchmaking end and art begin? At GF I suspect they walk in tandem everyday. I will never be the audience for the asymmetrically-cased and text heavy Tourbillon Incline 24 or Invention Piece 3, but they are intriguing marvels. The Double Tourbi... 

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