Galet Square

I’m posting this out of frustration and a bit of desperation. My Galet Square movement has totally seized. I have reached out to LF four times requesting service without a single response. I love this watch but I am getting very frustrated and I’m quite d

This 5146P was the first high-end watch I bought (about 10 years ago). I don’t wear it as much as it deserves, and lately I’ve been considering selling it and instead buying the Laurent Ferrier Galet Square, which I find intriguing and unlike any other wa

During many years of watch collecting I have learned sometimes the hard way NEVER to say NEVER…. Probably because I am too passionate I have sometimes put myself in a difficult situation on my own. I remember very well the day that Patek Philippe Geneva h

It is now a habit, each year I go to the Carré des Horlogers, the Independents area at the SIHH and I pay a visit to my favorite Independents, Laurent Ferrier, Gronefeld,Kari Voutilainen... Let's start with Laurent Ferrier. I saw some versions of the Gale

Since its first edition in 2001 the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has become a fix point in the schedule of the watchmaking industry. Originally very Geneva-centric the GPHG was quite parochial, which didn't always help its reputation. In the r

You probably know what it feels like when a particular watch catches your eye and you get all excited. You immediately try to picture the watch on your wrist as you attend an event or gathering or taking a Sunday drive through the countryside with your ha