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Well actually, it is more the cost of the upgrade than the service.

Vianney has been improving quite a few things on the initial product and servicing this generation is indeed -very-costly. This means that once the upgrade done, the next service, simple one, should be much, much less. I've seen Classic serviced for aroun
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By: Goh
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Goh
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Just a nice day for the Antiqua

Spring just seems to be the vibiest season for this bad boy.
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By: daskapitalism
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Watchonthewrist
800

It is odd that they charge so much.

I recall reading an article/post that either all or some of the watchmakers were not paid in full by GPfeil who fell on hard times after the launch. One of those were allegedly Urwerk who did a TV screen watch with power reserve for that series. And not a
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By: Goh
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Goh
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VHA

here
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By: daskapitalism
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Goh
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In retrospect …

Approximately two decades ago, we were in a golden era of independent watch design and manufacture. In my opinion this era began with Vianney Halter and the Antiqua in 1998, which split the traditional perpetual calendar complication into separate subdial
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By: m2
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SALMANPK
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Independents at Basel and Geneva 2008! - Blast from the past

Check out Don Corson's reports of the Independents at Basel and Geneva 2008! Speake-Marin Take an intimate tour of Peter Speake-Marin’s workshop, guided by his wife Daniela. From hand-finished tourbillons to maki-e dials crafted by Japanese masters, this
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By: Bill
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Tim Jackson
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antiqua

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By: daskapitalism
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hora12reborn
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Fascinating.

Thanks for sharing this video. For sure, it was far more challenging for the independents back in those days. Many have to come up with fresh ideas to do the same/different things and made them happened. Today, the barrier of entry just isn't the same, th
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By: enjoythemusic
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patrick_y
2001

Jiro Katayama´s creation

This is the cheapest of Otsukas and least complicated. To me it feels lot different to other things on the market, it is supposed to be reminiscent of old 8mm 3 lens cameras and I think you can see that, to me it is also reminiscent of Vianney Halters Ant
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By: JakubM
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Watchonthewrists
2020

Thank you for speaking your mind openly.

I certainly can understand why you dislike the Comets. The reason why I personally find them worthy of attention is that this retro-futuristic aesthetic has had some interesting later development, leading in particular to the steampunk icons of Vianney Ha
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By: quattro
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patekova
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