Independents

Moderators Patrick_y and FabR are pleased to present to you some selected highlights of Patek Philippe's 2024 Rare Handcrafts. This year, 2024, brings perhaps the largest collection of Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts. Over 80 different products are available. We are going to only cover a portion of t

32, 5 mm of an incredible beauty and character. From 1939. Credit: Phillips. Enjoy, Nicolas

so, I was looking for a Calatrava 5226G or 6119G. I have visited five ADs in three different countries thus far. Here is a catalog of unusual questions they have posed to me: 1. This can only be a cash only transaction. No credit card payments for PP watches. 2. You cannot file for tax refunds event

Been looking at the Warhol for years but never bought due to size. But I thought - who cares and have done it. Loving it thus far

If yes, this is my submission

A nicely done 39mm, no-date re-edition. But, I guess the combination of a glossy, black dial and the gilt prints are a bit more appealing to me (being a vintage nerd). But: well done anyway by Longines. Cheers, HSTE

Wrist shots to follow (gotta run out). For now, suffice to say . . . WOW! 🤩 Thanks (or curses, depending on how you look at it) to MichaelC, aka Vlad2 (isn’t Nicolas Vlad1?) for steering me on to the Parmigiani brand. M4

The longest time I have ever to wait for a watch but its worth every second of the wait. It is an absolutely stunning piece of work.

… visits to Maison Breguet and Musee d’atelier Audemars Piquet, two days of W&W, lunch at Izumi (yum!) and dinner at les Armures with old (non watch) friends, Omega Museum and Musee International d’horlogerie, country drives on sunny days in eastern Switzerland and meeting an independent guilloc