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SIHH 2018 - Grönefeld
The Grönefeld brothers showed new dials on their Remontoir.
Their movement style with the stainless steel bridges remains one of the highlights of independent watchmaking.
The guilloché dials come from Kari Voutileinen's dial factory Comblémine.
Their movement style with the stainless steel bridges remains one of the highlights of independent watchmaking.
The guilloché dials come from Kari Voutileinen's dial factory Comblémine.
I could buy this 1941 Remontoire only for its movement. But the KV dials are to die for too. A stunner this watch!
Best wishes
Alkiro
Alkiro
That blue...what a stunner! Kari’s dial and their movement equals a perfect match! Wow! [nt]
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They have such beautiful dials. Is it possible for existing owners to order a new Kari dial? It would be wonderful if Gronefeld would entertain such requests. [nt]
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Yes. One may replace the original Grönefeld dial with a Kari dial. I did just that. I originally had a silver dial with blues hands and replaced it
with a Kari darker blue fish scale guilloche dial with white gold hands. It is not inexpensive to do this, however. There are two Kari dial options; one is all guilloche and the other is guilloche with enamel which is a more expensive option.
Thanks for your reply. Did you get to keep the original dial, too? [nt]
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I did but only because I asked for it. I figured I had paid for it already and they sent it back to me as I requested. [nt]
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The wonderful thing about working with independents.
The brothers are very accommodating.
The inner me asks a "what if?", if they made classical silver Breguet/RWSmith-esque guilloche dials on the rementoire. Dream... regards, skyeriding [nt]
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Such Beautiful watches they make 👌🏻😘
I hope (like most PuristS 😉) to add one of there watches in the future 🙏🏻. #dutchpride 🤗 . Here is a pic from my last visit to there booth at SIHH . The One with a Salmon dail ( i just love Salmon dails)
Many thanks for reporting about the smaller independents at the SIHH
... so far largely ignored by the commercial blogs.
I always admired the Grönefelds for finding this brilliant and unique design for the movement bridges and cocks, looking modern, but still so fitting to traditional watchmaking. As much as I admire the dials coming from Comblémine, the original design of Grönefeld matches, in my view, the movement aesthetics better. The salmon coloured dial in the last picture is to die for.
Björn
I always admired the Grönefelds for finding this brilliant and unique design for the movement bridges and cocks, looking modern, but still so fitting to traditional watchmaking. As much as I admire the dials coming from Comblémine, the original design of Grönefeld matches, in my view, the movement aesthetics better. The salmon coloured dial in the last picture is to die for.
Björn
Dear Bjorn , like you i think the Comblémine dails are amazing but
if i would purchase a Gronefeld one day i think i would go for there normale dail too . Its just perfect imho👌🏻😘
Movements, movements.
I don't know why but the Remontoir dial is not for me, I prefer by far the back view. The Tourbillon is another story though, love it.
Thanks for sharing.
Vte
Brilliant pics of stunning pieces.
Created by two of the most fun and brilliant Watchmakers I know.
I’m looking forward to see them in Basel in due course.
Thanks Don for the great pics.
Cheers
I’m looking forward to see them in Basel in due course.
Thanks Don for the great pics.
Cheers
I thought I liked the navy Kari dial on the Remontoire.
Then I saw the light blue Kari dial. Just spectacular.