The watch community has lost its mind over hand-engraving

An engraved Patek Philippe Nautilus sells for CHF 6.7 million, setting a new world record

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The watch community seems to lose its mind over hand-engraving. Lange’s hand-engraved balance cocks are one of their biggest selling points. People in watch forums and YouTube videos wax poetic about it. This Patek sold for over $8M for…

The watch community has lost its mind over hand-engraving

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Lange 1815 Chrono – Camille Forunet Watch Strap Review

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These are probably the nicest straps I’ve ever used. The construction and hand-stitching is impeccable. Out of the box, the leather is fairly stiff, esp compared to my Delugs bespoke straps, but I actually prefer this. In my experience, stiffer straps wear less in the long run and better conform to your individual wrist over time.

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The most incredible thing about these straps…

Lange 1815 Chrono – Camille Forunet Watch Strap Review

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High-end watch owners, do you ever go back to your cheaper watches?

Recently, I recently got into the world of Lange and Laurent Ferrier, and I planned to sell my Grand Seiko “Shunbun” and Speedy (I’m a two-watch collection sorta guy.) The Speedy, I have no problem parting with, but the GS… I keep having second thoughts. The GS is such a unique and beautiful watch, and there’s nothing quite like the dial or mesmerizing sweep of the Spring Drive. I don’t want to let it go despite the fact that I meant to replace it with the Lange originally.

Those of you…

High-end watch owners, do you ever go back to your cheaper watches?

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