Independents

I was thinking folks may have been tired of my continuous posting of the C6 and so I held off posting this follow up until now. To recap briefly; after many years admiring Romain Gauthier’s watches I finally committed to one in mid 2023. It was, as many o...  

And it was delicious.

One note for you; there is some really great bike riding in this area. When I was there several weeks ago there were countless cyclists (serious looking cyclists) out on the roads and hills. It got me thinking.

I don’t think we can ever get tired of sharing. Have a wonderful week. Bill

If I was not the OP I would thoroughly enjoy seeing a post like this too.

Congratulations!!

Congrats, once again, Jay. The Insight Micro Rotor looks awesome on your wrist too.

…like I mentioned, leaving my (then) new watch behind and instead wearing Moe’s watch definitely got me thinking !

Love visit of the manufacture like what you did. Moe's IMR is beautiful isn't it?

It was a pleasure to visit, and in fact I returned again several weeks ago. I am hoping to go again early next year perhaps.

For sure you'll enjoy it in the years to come. Congratulations!

It’s been almost 9 months now, and very much my go to everyday watch.

They tend to always be very thoughtful and well written. You are a great story teller….

Although I will add while I love the photo centric structure of this forum we do need to pair that with some thoughts / opinions. WPS has suffered badly with the loss of many more technical members and contributors. But there are still stories to be share... 

Jay, you are a natural story teller!

Hopefully others see some value or entertainment in these posts.

The bad news may be that the asking prices were high.

go through a dealer?

Figuring out best way to approach to maybe see about a future piece. Thanks! - Sebastian

Best, Emmanuel

I have a Part II which I’ll share later in the week.

Photos. Shouldn't have looked at the food, as I am hungry.

NT

That reminds me the Indies Tour I had organized some years back for almost twenty Purists members, and Romain was so kind caring and attentive with all of us during our visit. I’m sure you’ve spent a wonderful time 👍

And the Indies Tour. That would be a special thing to do again, there is huge benefit in my opinion in being with others for these visits as someone inevitably asks a question you wouldn’t have thought of and so to me the learning is always amplified. How... 

To be honest it took me several months to organize this incredible tour. In less than three days we could visit the most gifted watchmakers. The vibe was simply amazing as you can imagine… www.watchprosite.com

Thanks for digging it out. It deserves a repost on the front page I think. It’s also interesting to note the pictures from the machine room. I’ve been to the manufacture twice in recent years and the policy downstairs now is definitely no photos. I would ...