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This is an amazing watch by any means. But before I write about this watch, I would like to talk about the person behind this watch: Francois Quentin.
Francois Quentin is “a designer and watchmaker.
First designer, he designed many models of watches for over 20 years for French and Swiss brands, but also designed glasses, equipment, cameras and much more.
Second watchmaker:
In 2004 he co-founded the brand HAUTLENCE and designed the first HL.
He left in 2006 and graduated as a watchmaker in PARIS.
He worked alone on this project for over 4 years and developed a new complication of jumping hours and minutes which allows for large numbers displayed.
His job as a watchmaker was also to set up an energy efficient mechanism to operate the unit.
The principle of the jump is based on a constant force.
The design of the piece is efficient, away from bidding high-technic. The dimensions are impressive but the port is easy since the piece is close in length (12H 6H).
There are 5 minutes for the disc mounted in a cage, a record for the tens, 4 discs for hours also mounted in a cage.
Added to that it is a limited edition of 16 pieces.
timepieces will be delivered in october 2011.
The timepiece 4N-MVT01/D01 is available for the price of 150K € excluding taxes.”
I admire the talent, the force of innovation and the creativity behind this watch and inside the man, the man who designed and developed this exceptional timepiece. If time permits, and if I happen to make a trip to Paris again this year, I would enjoy seeing this timepiece just to comprehend such an amazing realization of a mechanical watch.
Last but not least, I would like to thank Monsieur Quentin for his patience to explain to me this watch and its functionality. I wish him the best of success and I am confident that he deserves it.