jrwong23 (aka watchthebin)[Purist]
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I was playing with the Kantharos last night
May 23, 2013,06:21 AM
Thanks Kong for the detailed article. I enjoyed reading it and learned alot of the details of this watch from your report.
I got to meet Mr Claret and his wife last night in a dinner organized by Sincere in Singapore to introduce the Kantharos.
Was very lucky to be seated next to Christophe at the dinner table. We managed to talk quite a bit about his manufacture and watches whilst our wives talked about our kids! Really impressed at his drive to engineer everything, even the cnc machines!
The Kantharos is really a marvel to look at and play with. The chime, the pusher feels are really top notch. I really like it (more than the more expensive blackjack and baccara pieces).
Cheers
Robin Wong
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KANTHAROS – BASELWORLD 2013
By: Kong : May 23rd, 2013-02:31
Could it be the determination etched on its face? Or its performance-packed heart? Is it the eye-catching aesthetics? Or its fascinating fully integrated mechanism? Whatever the answer to such questions, Kantharos embodies a stunning blend of haute horlog...
I was playing with the Kantharos last night
By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 23rd, 2013-06:21
Thanks Kong for the detailed article. I enjoyed reading it and learned alot of the details of this watch from your report. I got to meet Mr Claret and his wife last night in a dinner organized by Sincere in Singapore to introduce the Kantharos. Was very l...
Interesting character ...
By: Kong : May 23rd, 2013-23:36
Christophe Claret... graduated from Geneva Watchmaking School before age 20, and set up his first workshop for restoration work, buying machines & tools from flea markets. So which variation of the Kantharos you preferred? Kong PS: The write-up is fro...
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By: jrwong23 (aka watchthebin) : May 25th, 2013-08:05
was my fav. Love the dark grey dial, white metal and red stitches on the black leather. But unlikely to buy a CC anytime soon! No budget ;) Cheers Robin
Another very interesting CClaret
By: Mark in Paris : May 23rd, 2013-06:41
Mechanically it is a very interesting watch. I think the "gong" is useless here but it must still be nice to hear once a while. Mechanically I really appreciate the work that was undertaken concerning the chrono clutch system, and of course the constant f...
Thanks ...
By: Kong : May 23rd, 2013-23:41
for reading, Mark. The information is from press release of Christophe Claret. I tend to agree with you... the display of the chronograph and the constant-force mechanism is interesting, but not the 'pusher-sound-feedback'. Perhaps, at minimum, the gong s...