amanico[JLC Moderator]
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Aaah, the Freak X... As you can guess, I am more in the first camp. The camp of the Extreme Fan of the Freak, in general, wand who expects a minimum when it comes to the Freak.
Feb 10, 2019,13:09 PM
One of the main asset of the Freak is to surprise everybody with the absence of a crown. This is one important part of the Freak DNA. With a crown, the Freak is less Freakie. Same for the movement which is not in the minute hand anymore. That makes the second ( not necessarily in this order, of course ) important, not to say capital difference.
THAT being said, it is an interesting watch, but not a Freak anymore. They should have found another name for that watch, in my opinion...
Which leads me to think that 21, 000 Euros for that watch is not necessarily a bargain... It would have been a Freak, yes, we could see a bargain, but this is not the case.
It is an original time only watch, at a certain cost.
The SIHH 2017 was much more interesting, in my opinion, for Ulysse Nardin.
But I do keep the faith, and I am sure they will surprise us, next year...
Best,
Nicolas, Ulysse Nardin Fan.