patrick_y[PuristSPro Moderator]
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A stunning and freakishly beautiful FREAK of a watch!
Apr 25, 2022,15:51 PM
I agree on the limitations of the piece. The fact that it's so limited and the price is so high, is a bother. Furthermore, I imagine they will create similar versions with other tweaks (different case materials or colors) in future limited editions or maybe as a future unlimited edition. It makes little sense to develop something like this and only amortize the development over 75 pieces. Lastly, having seen this winding system on other UN products in the past, I wonder if it works well. It's a slightly unusual automatic winding system.
Now, onto my extremely positives about this watch... I wonder what the watch actually looks like in real life. With the static photos, the hearts of the watch aren't beating. These silicon wheels have a slightly different looking "heartbeat" than other watches. A more "vibration-like" heartbeat sometimes. Hope to see it in real life one day. The idea of having two balance wheels and a differential is a great idea, and an idea that I've liked ever since I saw the Philippe Dufour Duality and the F.P. Journe Resonance (the Journe doesn't use a differential). Considering the dial rotates every 60 minutes, it's technically a double tourbillon too! So from that perspective, this watch can be somewhat considered to be more reasonably priced.
Thank you again Amanico for this lovely review! It's great to see such a critical perspective from someone who is very familiar with the history of the Freak! And yes! I remember you're not fond of any of the UN "X" models!