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Hands-On: Bremont H-4 Hercules Limited-Edition Watch Collection
Just last week when writing about the just-introduced Bremont H-4 Hercules Limited Edition, I was cautiously optimistic about the trio based on the press photos. Well, having gotten the chance to see all three last night at a Bremont event here in Los Angeles, I can report that they certainly live up in the metal. These admittedly costly GMT watches are some of the best the brand has produced, and I'm not surprised that Bremont collectors were fawning over the pieces. If you're attracted to the style, then the level of finishing and the impressively done movement that incorporates real birch from Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose could justify the $12,000-$31,000 cost of entry. Considering that there are only going to be 450 pieces made in total (300 in steel, 75 in rose gold, and 75 in platinum), I don't imagine they'll sit around very long. All three versions come in a 43mm-wide case that sits 14.4mm-high on the wrist. The lugs curve nicely on the wrist, though I would say that the H-4 Her
Bovet Timepieces Owner Pascal Raffy On Patrimony, Values, And The True Meaning Of Luxury
The watch industry is a place I became a part of by accident, and in a sense my love of watches themselves was an accident. Stumbling upon the world of timepieces, I quickly identified with a number of values I had that were shared in the design and construction of high-end timepieces. What I later learned is that this story is anything but unique. Many people who entered the watch industry of their own volition never had the desire to be involved with watches but rather found a number of values in the watch world that they could identify with. In my opinion, this explains the recent history of Mr. Pascal Raffy, formerly of the pharmaceutical industry who purchased the historic watch maker Bovet in 2001.Bovet produces all the components for their watch movements in-house, and also happens to use their industrial capacity to produce small machine parts for the medical and aerospace industry. This is an important point to begin with because what Bovet is not is a marketing machine in the