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Nice JLC.
About tourbillon watches, i talk with a watch friend some time ago. I was curious how this veteran watch lover think about the complication.
He have none.
He owned a vintage Vacheron, and for him this is very special. Watches from beneath, between, and up, so long as it fits into his trade way of business. Also a different approach to watches is my way of loving new, and his way of restore vintage watches.
Looking my way, i’m not a guy who say a tourbillon or more watches with a tourbillon is not my watch world.
Certainly i am in it to get a watch with a tourbillon, if the chance my path crosses. For example: The Ulysse Nardin marine tourbillon is one of the first candidates.
Sunday pleasure: My best picture of the Jaeger Lecoultre Master Gyrotourbillon One.
I reframed and cleaned it a bit, just to improve the quality of the photo. And it is worth it. To me, with the Gyrotourbillon 5, it is one of the most desirable hi end Jaeger Lecoultre. With a top combination of complications: Perpetual Calendar Retrograd...
JLC
Nice JLC. About tourbillon watches, i talk with a watch friend some time ago. I was curious how this veteran watch lover think about the complication. He have none. He owned a vintage Vacheron, and for him this is very special. Watches from beneath, betwe...
The Ulysse Nardin Marine Tourbillon is very tempting with its enamel dial, I agree. Now, what I don't like is when the tourbillon makes a hole in the dial, when it is not part of the dial.
For example, the Gyrotourbillon is totally part of the dial, integrated to the dial. Better, it is the concept of the watch. Same for the Girard Perregaux tourbillons with bridges. The Ulysse Nardin is normally the kind of tourbillon I dislike, because it...
The GT1 holds a special place in my heart!
I’d been into watches since I was a kid, but it wasn’t until my mid 20’s that I started to understand more about complications, finishing, haute horology etc, and the GT1 was the first watch I saw that truly captivated my imagination. I’m not sure I even ...