Independents

Piece unique as it is a 38 mm case, with a blue dial, and without small seconds. There are no other Simplicity like this one. Credit: Christies. Best, Nicolas ...  

Special piece 🙌🏼

This is enough to make a holy man swear. And I’m not holy. Good grief. What a thing. I’ll have this one and a regular small-size one with the guilloche dial, please. (Can I get fries with them and make it a meal?) Thanks Nico!

But its definitely something special 👌🏻

Watches as an investment vehicle. It’s all about the wrong reasons.

I think i still prefer the standard patterned dial with the sub seconds though.

Credit Phillips ...  

I think if they made it in 36mm (or even slightly smaller 35.8), just to allow the sub seconds to sit lower would have been absolutely perfect. As is…. Is still amazing Credit monochrome ...  

I’ll take this AND a ‘regular’ one

I remember reading a report many years ago, after the initial batch of 140? Simplicity were made, sold and done…some wealthy Chinese collectors was able to “convince” the Master to make another 20 unique pieces. In recent years, a big collector and friend... 

That I simply don’t understand the million dollar appeal of these watches. There are much more interesting watches in the sub-100k category in my very humble opinion. But what do I know!

Why? Because now even more speculators will try to obtain his pieces. Now, Rexhep’s pieces are interesting, unique, etc. so don’t hear me saying they are not. I simply want to return to the days when true enthusiasts could obtain and discuss watches.

...and all this shows is that 1M is insignificant for the 0.1%ers of the world who can buy what they want. We all love capitalism until we are on the wrong side of it!

Still a simple Swiss lever escapement, with a cool reset to zero function. Also, I have heard from a few owners and others whom I trust of significant mechanical issues with his watches. As high as a 60 percent failure rate, with service times extending b... 

And why is it being auctioned off?

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..two watchmakers who previously worked at Lang & Heyne

I find the current state of the market really depressing. 1. These pieces are not and never will be available;able to collectors like us. They are only available to high end ultra high net worth clients. Lets not fool ourselves. We will never even smell o... 

But this one leaves me feeling quite cold. As you’ve rightly said it. It’s VERY simple I like having a seconds hand running around in circles. Also the lack of guilloche and applied numerals just makes it really, really, simple. Best Gatsby

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