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   IanE says:

   March 31, 2017 at 11:10 pm

   Interesting take that this was a vintage year – most blogs/forums I visit seem to assess it as dull, bland, boring! My own take (admittedly not worth that much in the scheme of things) is that it was impressive at the High End (where most picks here seem to be based – my own favourite being the Haldimann H11 and H12, which, at least for me is definitely High End even in steel), but pretty dire (with a few exceptions of course) elsewhere.

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     Ian Skellern says:

     April 1, 2017 at 9:22 am

     That’s a fair comment, Ian, as Elizabeth and I focus on the high end of the market so that’s what we see and that’s what I base my observations on.

     That said, there were also quite a few very interesting new models in the mid-market, Omega in particular had an excellent line-up.

     Regards, Ian

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   daiKel says:

   April 1, 2017 at 4:27 am

   Incredible photos. Thank you!!

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     Ian Skellern says:

     April 1, 2017 at 9:24 am

     Thank you daiKel and stay tuned as you are likely to enjoy our next article as well which will focus on lume shots from Baselworld.

     Regards, Ian

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   Pat says:

   April 1, 2017 at 9:47 am

   Great work! Thanks! In my humble and personal opinion, I find it to be a well-rounded and “politically correct” (if I may say so) selection that reflects what I personally perceive as an attempt to steer away from traditional mainstream brands and an undying sense of duty to encourage and promote independents and non-mainstreams.
   As an avid collector who relies a lot on your evaluations to decide where to spend my hard-earned dollars, I wonder if some of your top 5 selections would be where you would really spend your money if you had to write a cheque! Is your evaluation based purely on creativity and aesthetics or does it involve some degree of ‘good-investment’ factor too. I’m really eager to know!

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     Ian Skellern says:

     April 1, 2017 at 12:09 pm

     Hi Pat,

     Speaking for myself, my comments are in no way influenced by trying to be “politically correct” but reflect both my own specific interest in independent watchmaking and the (relatively speaking) limited number of watches that I happened to have seen and handled. Our comments are in no way intended to be anything but biased personal reflections.

     As far as I’m concerned, the investment value of a new watch is at best on par with that of a new car. That said, however, on Tuesday we will be publishing a Round Table discussion, which will include the watches we would want to buy with our own money, the watches we would buy if money was no object, and the watches that might be considered “investments” (though I’d stick to the stock market).

     Regards, Ian

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     Elizabeth Doerr says:

     April 1, 2017 at 12:45 pm

     Speaking for myself, Pat, I simply chose the watches that made me go “wow” for this Top 5. This is the first time we’ve done a Top 5 this way, and it only reflects personal interests (which in my case certainly does tend more toward the independent side of watchmaking). Our round table to be published on Tuesday will indeed be a more well-rounded overview of the luxury offerings as we saw it.

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     Alex says:

     April 3, 2017 at 3:53 pm

     Also speaking for myself there is nothing politically correct as three of my major choices are from micro brands and had I the funds they would all be in my collection 🙂

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   Larryseiden says:

   April 1, 2017 at 8:52 pm

   I understand Q&P is targetted for the purist who appreciates those pieces and artisans that are not necessarily mainstream, yet not one of you mentioned the improved dialed Rolex Skydweller in steel at 25% MSRP of the previously released, precious metals examples. The willingness to offer their most complex movement at a very aggressive price says volumes to me that the marketers at Rolex know how to sell more than well-priced, robot-manufactured, sports watches. The moon phase Cellini is more whimsy than tool, but I expect Rolex to sell a ton of of the SkyDs as long as they don’t play the Daytona “rarity” game with it.

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     Elizabeth Doerr says:

     April 2, 2017 at 11:56 am

     Thanks for reading, Larry! This “Top 5” post was intended as a quick look at what we personally liked. Our big post-fair round table (which is a tradition at Q&P) is to be published on Tuesday. That’s where you’ll find things like that and other “happenings” from the fair.

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   Larry seiden says:

   April 1, 2017 at 8:56 pm

   Amazing photos! Thank you. Even better than trying to see it all at the Fair.

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