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Sablier Grand Cru Watch Review
Sablier is the story of a man who had an idea for a watch, and decided to make it. The watch industry is full of personal success stories such as this whereby through pain, effort, and determination a person can fulfill the fantasy of wearing (and selling) a timepiece that they designed. There are few other spheres of life where producing your own machine is even remotely accessible for most people without enormous budgets. To produce a car, bike, or boat as a pet project is almost impossible, though a timepiece is something that can be done, and when possible we like to herald those instances on best watches. This is our review of the Sablier Grand Cru.While it is not obvious at first, Kun-Chi Wu, who designed the Grand Cru, was inspired by wine. The design and theme of the timepiece are all about it. “Grand Cru” is actually “great growth” in French and is also a regional wine classification- so that is where the watch name comes from. The shape of the case wh
How To Collect Vintage Watches With Alistair Gibbons
Chasing Time: Vintage Wristwatches for the Discerning Collector is an interesting new book by colleague and watch enthusiast Mr. Alistair Gibbons. To discuss his new book on choosing and appreciating vintage sport watches, I asked Alistair a few questions about choosing the particular historic timepieces he selected for inclusion in his book and his take on vintage watch collecting today. Buying and appreciating vintage watches is an art as much as it is a skill?¨C with not all old sport watches automatically garnering “classic” status. Let’s see what we can learn from the author of Chasing Time.1. The vintage watch world has been commercially hot for a while, especially among collectors. To what do you credit this contemporary popularity?