Jaeger-LeCoultre Gentilhomme 18 ct gold automatic Kal. 928 Ref. 155.1.93 Reviews

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Hands-On: Cecil Purnell Double Spherion Escape II Watch
It has been a while since I’ve had some time to play with a Cecil Purnell watch. The brand was started by Jon Purnell as a sort of fun vanity project as his money came from other enterprises - with a name that honored his watchmaker ancestor. The Cecil Purnell brand has always had the aim of making wild-looking, mechanically competent watches in small numbers for decisive, wealthy customers. That has always allowed the brand to invest in making highly original watches in low quantities because the retail price for each is so high.The most recent show-stopper watch is the simply named Escape II, which features the Eric Coudray-designed “Double Spherion” system. This is the same person who developed some of the watches for Cabestan, as well as the Gyrotourbillon for Jaeger-LeCoultre. He can’t use that term because it is owned by Jaeger-LeCoultre, I believe, so he developed a new term called “Spherion” to characterize the evolution of the concept. The E
Molnar Fabry Tech Art Skeleton Watch
Mention independent watchmaking and you are probably thinking of watchmakers like Philippe Dufour and Kari Voutilainen. These are folks who build entire watches by hand from start to finish – in-house movements, dials, cases, and all that. However, there exists another type of independent watchmaking, and these are folks who don't necessarily design or make their own movements but still make and handcraft certain aspects of the watches on their own. A fine example of this is Molnar Fabry, led by Michal Molnar and Igor Fabry, who take existing movements and modify and decorate them beyond recognition. The watch that you see here is their latest creation and it is called the Molnar Fabry Tech Art Skeleton.The Tech Art Skeleton comes in a 44mm wide in-house handmade stainless steel case. The case looks to be entirely mirror polished with thick lugs that have beveled edges. Also noteworthy is the conspicuous crown with no crown guards. This is necessary to make the watch easy to wind