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Audemars Piguet: traditional force
Breguet: museum of tradition
Franck Muller: yesterday tradition mastered today
IWC: soberness, robustness, reliability
Jaeger LeCoultre: understated perfection
F.P. Journe: the new art of tradition
Lange & Sohne: the master craftsman
Panerai: simplicity, history, communities
Patek: eternal heritage
Roger Dubuis: contemporary extravaganza of tradition
Rolex: excellence in sport’s watches
Vacheron Constantin: tradition and completeness
My runner ups:
Parmigiani (initially omitted in my original post!!!)
Zenith
Gerald Genta
Omega
Ulysse Nardin
A Collection of watches is made of limitless sentiments and reasons. I selected the above based on brands which answer my expectations as a collector.
There are a few other brands that should be here listed, only in my experience of watch collecting they come after, even if at times I find those other brands more interesting, more passion for their product and answering better my need as a one watch only.
In the recent years, many brands have lost ‘The Family Business’ to be merged into large luxurious groups, when I think about this last, it takes away from me that dream where I see that time is passed on and on. And, I think that today this last explains the immense trust placed in Vintage Watches.
Yves.
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