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Laurent Ferrier Galet Classic Micro-Rotor Automatic Watch Hands-On
A former Patek Philippe watch maker as I recall, Laurent Ferrier set up shop making his own watches a few years ago under his own name. His first watch was the rather impressive (and award winning) Galet Classic Double Balance Spring Tourbillon. It won him a prize at the GPHG 2010. Following the Tourbillon, he began to develop and eventually produce an automatic, and a while ago I took some hands on images of it. While Laurent Ferrier watches aren’t for everyone, in my opinion they are among the finest “classic” timepieces available with marvelously meticulous designs that don’t compromise and very attractive in-house made movements. If you want a conservative watch from an independent watch maker, something from Laurent Ferrier just might be for you.Mr. Ferrier is bespectacled older fellow who speaks not a word of English. You can tell that he has a lot to say about his timepieces if he can communicate that to you in French. In fact, it matters little whether o
De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono Watch Hands-On
The DB28 Maxichrono watch is De Bethune‘s answer to the chronograph (and it is a “high beat” one at that), and like many of their horological products, it offers something you know in a way that is at least a little bit unique. The brand began showing prototype versions of the De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono to us a few years ago, actually, but it was not until perhaps a year or so ago that the final De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono was done. This particular version is the De Bethune DB28 Maxichrono Black Gold which, as the name implies, is in 18k rose gold along with elements of blackened zirconium. That material combination alone makes a watch like this unique.More so, if you had simply told me that a chronograph watch would have looked nice in an 18k rose gold case with polished black zirconium lugs and a silvered dial, I might have taken a skeptical approach to your suggestion. On top of that, the dial mixes elements of traditional chronograph timing tools with modern touche