Horological Meandering

amanico
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Some impressions

As for Basel, I will make it short, as I wasn't there...

Bu t we had a fantastic team who covered in a perfect way the event, so I have few ideas...

I expected more from UN, and I'm a bit decieved with the only real new interesting watch they presented, the Sonata Silicium.

PP is problematic for me...A few great watches as novelties like the Chant du Cygne 5070P, for example.

GO, some nice watches to come...

And Rolex touched by the Rap Singers...

So Basel for me=mixed  feelings.

As for SIHH, I'd say that THIS year, it was much more interesting than the previous year...

A bit like a fire works with several brands which make their best to offer to us some very interesting watches...

Like GP, the re birth????

Lange, with the Cabaret Tourbillon.

AP, with soem mixed feelings about this reinterpretation of the RO Concept, in a black carbon version, but the watch is interesting, indeed.

IWC which plays the card of nostalgia, with some nice re editions of Vintage models...To hide their lack of inspiration, or  just because these watches deserved such an hommage?

Vacheron: Don't know what to think, I'm a bit embarassed by the Quai de L'ile...

Panerai still goes in their integrated way ( not sure it's the best way the way they do it), and a few historical models with a real beauty, like the 309/322, and the 26/ 292...

Cartier, I will let other with more knowledge about this brand.

Montblanc? Still don't know what to think but the interesting thing is this race to legitimity that some brands want to practice...with the integration of brands like Minerva...

For me the only one, the big winner is like the past year...JLC for their diversity, their originality, their coverage or what is, for them, true horology, and with a watch, THE watch hich will surely be the big winner of the year or of the years to come, the Gyro II.

As for tendances, I see 3:

1/ Watches are still big.

2/ Watches are more and more Black.

3/ Sadly, watches are more and more ...expensive.

This last point is a real  problem...What does it really mean?

The Brands are counting on new markets like Russia, Asia, rather than Europa or USA???

Till where or better said, what price, we all will accept to go to feed our passion?

Heree amre my impressions, feelings about what I saw...A lot of good things, this year, but some serious questions...

Best.

Nicolas

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