Gerald Genta Octo

The past decade or so has seen a number of companies, notably Bulgari, Piaget, and Richard Mille, engaged in a kind of race to the bottom to produce the thinnest mechanical wristwatch, with some models that appear to have garnered good press and apparent

WatchProSite Moderator Patrick_y reviews the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic – a watch he has worn for approximately five years as his primary watch – replacing his beloved Patek Philippe Nautilus. A New Icon It’s now 2025 and the Bulgari Octo Finissimo

But I’ve strapped it on to go out this evening.

London, Paris, Geneva, are your best bets. Even Zurich might not have a large assortment of minute repeaters for you to view. Thank you for your kind words! We have many MR owners here on WPS and there's a lot of first-hand experience to be shared here. A

Don't buy them off the internet. They need to be heard in person. Not through a grainy video with a microphone placed right next to the minute repeater. Generally, MR that are more complex (with additional complications) sound worse than sole minute repea

Moderator Patrick_y gives a quick case study about what to expect about LVMH and watches in the coming years... Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy is the highest grossing luxury goods conglomerate in the world. We're talking over $80 Billion US Dollars a year in

They may come out with some more versions of it in the coming years! Who knows! We'll see! I didn't include the Zenith mainly because I didn't know if there was any history behind the Zenith Defy Skyline. The INGENIEUR has a history of being designed in 1

Having owned for a few weeks, I was intending to write a review of the Ingenieur but having read Patrick’s recent post and comments I don’t think people would care as they want to get more worked up about IWC’s audacity in determining their asking price.

Hello Patrick, Thanks for sharing your insightful analysis; it certainly provides much food for thought. I'm aware that pricing discussions are typically seen as a bit of a taboo in this forum 🤭, but since I personally find them fascinating, you'll hear n

Synopsis: How does IWC justify the high pricing of its new INGENIEUR line? Patrick_y examines value in today's Swiss Watch Industry. Could IWC be milking the market with a high price for the INGENIEUR model? No, I have to say it in a nicer more constructi