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Les Artisans De Gen¨¨ve Tribute To Rolex Daytona 6263 Watch
Les Artisans de Geneve is a new company that focuses on recreating classic watches from the past, but updating and personalising them where they see fit. There is no doubt in my mind as to the quality of their work, or the qualifications of their artisans, but this is a novel?practice that I imagine will divide the community down the middle. Using a base model from a brand’s current range, elements of the case, movement, and dial are modified or replaced in homage to an old, out-of-production model. Their first piece-Les Artisans de Geneve Tribute to Rolex Daytona 6263-takes inspiration from one of Rolex‘s most iconic models, but brings it back to life and up-to-date, in their own way.This is the first watch from Les Artisans de Geneve, and it is available with either a black or white dial. These watches, produced in seriously limited runs, start life as a Rolex Daytona 116520 before being transformed into a ticker from antiquity. Before I delve into the specifics of this w
Ludovic Ballouard Upside Down Watch
Watch maker Ludovic Ballouard presents his first self-branded timepiece, the “Upside Down Watch.” A finely made high-end watch, the piece incorporates Ballouard’s experience accumulated from working at brands such as Franck Muller and the very well-respected F.P. Journe. You can see elements of his time at F.P. Journe in his own watch, whose movement thematically resembles the work coming out of that atelier. Ludovic is an open fan of F.P. Journe, highly admiring the brand’s work (not just because he spend a good amount of years there), and still often wears a F.P. Journe watch today.The development of the Upside Down Watch started a few years ago, and I wanted to wait until actual images of the watch were released before writing about it. I enjoyed the concept from the start. It is not overly complex, but it is satisfying, and technically complicated. There is a friendly richness to the design and complication that shows Ballouard is not only willing to have fu