Fastwong
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Thanks! Unfortunately my links got deleted but the Ben Clymer interview made an interesting point about these kinds of watches....
He was talking about the S1, Simplicity, Simon Brette, and his new RRCCII and I think he made a great point which is that the level of finishing on all these kinds of watches are super high but still very different. For something like the S1 the execution is done in such minute and esoteric ways that it's hard to appreciate without being a total nerd vs the RRCCII with its huge bevels and miles of polish which is more obvious, accessible for anyone / everyone to enjoy... and maybe the RR way is the way of the future and the GF way is the past for watchmaking.
Signature 1 Nerd
Super exciting to see Mrds' S1 join the WPS community! For anyone not familiar with the watch, there's plenty to be googled but I wanted to share some random details off the beaten path I found in my research when I was thinking about the watch. Quill and...
Very cool details.
I didn’t know about Didier actually executing the gears and Côtes de Genève finishing. And the special pieces are super cool. While the sapphire one is a real stunner, I‘d be happiest with pic 1, although I‘d prefer the original hands.
Thanks for the write up
I really liked reading your handful of deep posts on GF over the last few years. Hoping to pick one up one day.
Thanks! Unfortunately my links got deleted but the Ben Clymer interview made an interesting point about these kinds of watches....
He was talking about the S1, Simplicity, Simon Brette, and his new RRCCII and I think he made a great point which is that the level of finishing on all these kinds of watches are super high but still very different. For something like the S1 the execution...
Yes definitely
I don’t like RR/akrivia cases personally, they look too fat. Not huge on his non skeletonized work either. IMO Gruebel has a nice range of designs. S1 for more classic/accessible. Then the newer sports watches are very beautiful too but kinda overpriced. ...
These are insane watches. Congratulations.
I’ve never seen so many GFs in one collection.
