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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Hybris Mechanica 11 Hands-On
There is something effortlessly cool about a thin, classy, elegant watch fitted with top-tier complications and the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Hybris Mechanica 11 is just that-and a long name.All images by Ariel AdamsThin watches are in. “They’ve always been?in!”-you could argue, and you’d be right, but it is only lately that we’ve seen a notable rise in their popularity as a weapon of choice among manufactures. Prime examples to both types are Jaeger-LeCoultre and Bulgari. Where finishing and tourbillons and complex chimes brands struggle to explain (and are often at odds with explaining what a tourbillon is and does, with “it defies gravity” being an absolute pet peeve of mine), thinness everybody understands. Everybody with the slightest inclination for watchmaking gets that there must be something particularly challenging to making a watch thin, thinner, thinnest. Hybris Mechanica is Jaeger-LeCoultr
DeWitt Shines In The Glow Of Watch Dealer Shapur In San Francisco
Thursday was a nice day in San Francisco, and I was excited about being invited to meet with Mr. Pierre Halimi Lachorlotte at Shapur here in San Francisco. Pierre is the General Manager of DeWitt watches here in America, which is a humble title for President of North American Operations. Another reason I was excited was the opportunity to see Shapur’s new and larger retail location, which just happened to be across the street from its previous location. I recall walking by the high-end watch shop often, gazing longingly into the windows, and always being encountered by a friendly associate upon entering – regardless of my attire.Shapur’s new space is divided between two floors, and they have now added more brands to their showroom. Adding more soon as I understand. I would suggest that Shapur’s major competitor in San Francisco is Shreve & Co., a fight Shapur is winning in my opinion based upon selection, atmosphere, and employee amicability (though they do