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My Voutilainen Vingt 8
Since many years I have great admiration for independants!
Ranging from affordable brands as Stowa, Habring to the all time greats like Voutialinen, RW Smith. I will not mention Dufour as impossible to have.
Until now my collection was broadly attracted to major brands like Rolex, Patek,... and the smaller independants.
In 2016 finally decided to purchase a Voutialinen Vingt 8, but of course personalized.
The entire process was great: I had already the dial color in mind years before y decision=salmon
But then there are endless possibilities: color indexes, color mouvement, type of guilloché,...
The communication with Kari was amazing and truly adds a great personal value to the watch, which you cannot have with big brands.
Am found of all my Rolex and am proud of my 5711, 5710P,... but this is something personal.
Enough talking, here are the pictures.
Sorry for the crappy pictures, watch has just been collected - better pictures to follow by the end of this week.
Stunning! A grail watch for sure...
I was fortunate to meet Kari Voutilainen a few months ago in NYC. Such a friendly and humble man, but his passion for watchmaking is something that can not be explained. It is my dream to own one of his creations at some point in my life.
Congratulations. The dial is incredible, and more importantly, you have something that was made by a true legend of the watch world.
Chris
Congratulations. The dial is incredible, and more importantly, you have something that was made by a true legend of the watch world.
Chris
Congrats and wear it in good health.
Well done, sir, in your choice of colors. I especially like the red dot markers.
always need a small hint of red if blue is persistent in the indices (my opinion) [nt]
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And this is a dial that needs lights, really shows it deptness.
similar like the 5170P, gorgeous in sunlight
A dream.
Congratulations. Gorgeous timepiece, love it.
Sometimes, when I see things I like a lot, I find myself making involuntary growling noises. Well, that just happened when I saw that beauty.
Thanks for sharing.
Vte
Huge Congrats 😱👏🏼
Gorgeous grail KV 👌🏻😘. Your choice for this dail is the best imho . I just love Salmon dails 🤗. Wear it in best of health 🙏🏻
Fantastic! Congratulations with this landmark piece!
Would you please share your observations as regards the accuracy of the watch?
Wonderful Vingt-8 !.. Love your salmon colored dial and the chosen Guilloche patterns.. Such a Voutilainen is still a Grail-type dream for me as well !
Thx for this most enjoyable share and enjoy yours
in the very Best of your health !
Cheers, hs
Huge congrats on selecting the most desirable watch for many (including me 😉)
This Twenty-8 is a great mix of simplicity and finest finishing with a fantastic modern yet classy design.
I know I am totally biaised as I am under the charm of Kari's art, as well the artist himself that I am lucky enough to count as a friend.
Wear this beauty in the best of your health !
Mike
PS: mine says hi but no picture is needed as this post is here to celebrate yours and not mine 😉
You did everything so right
This watch looks amazing and I love the fact that the color of the hands is uniform
and not two colors, what I have seen.
Treasure this beauty, it really is amazing.
GEO
his dials are fantastic.
Was never a fan of salmon dials until I saw this. makes me wonder if I'm looking over something that's quite mesmerizing.
Congratulations indeed, it is a magnificent piece despite the photos. I love salmon, but I did not have the courage to order it for my Vingt-8: Bravo [nt]
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Congratulations! What a splendid piece. It is definitely a grail piece. I love the salmon. When you can, would love to see it in natural light! Wear it in good health! [nt]
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Absolutely stunning!
Congrats on your Kari... a real beauty you have there. Love the colour of the dial against the case.
Cheers
Andrew
I have to say one of the most resplendent watches I have ever seen
many congrats
Best
Imran
Congratulations on acquiring such a special piece.
I really like he salmon dial, of course having the Voutilainen finishing takes it to another level.
Enjoy and wear in the best of health.
Enjoy and wear in the best of health.