trailboss99 996 Posted March 6, 2023 An incredibly talented and very humble man indeed. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchGeek5711 175 Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) Just another reason to buy reps imo. You get so much more fun and quality for 500 bucks. I just dont get the same joy out of microbrands etc. i often times look at watches from microbrands & really like them then i order them and they are just not what i wanted in the end. all these luminox, seikos and other brands never scratched the itch. Just my opinion. then again im a sucker for watches in general & not even my datejust seems to fill that hole for me lately.. guess iam just weird. Edited March 6, 2023 by WatchGeek5711 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,510 Posted March 6, 2023 6 hours ago, trailboss99 said: An incredibly talented and very humble man indeed. Now they are out for 14/16k. Quite a jump... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aramis2288 6,317 Posted March 6, 2023 I just dont get the same joy out of microbrands etc. i often times look at watches from microbrands & really like them Very fair point. I feel the same way about most of the microbrands and even about custom Seiko builds I have done as a side project. I like them but they certainly don't scratch the itch nearly as much as reps.Sent from my SM-S908B using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redfire1066 11,152 Posted March 6, 2023 1 hour ago, GenTLe said: Now they are out for 14/16k. Quite a jump... . . .. . .... he could have continued to sell his watches at a fair & reasonable $900 here on RWG had he been a member .. . .. . . . alas, it seems it did not take long before it just came to making money. . .. . .. .. . in the end . . . it's all about the money, money, money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchGeek5711 175 Posted March 6, 2023 Felipe makes good looking watches, the Sternhimmel is a cool looking piece. The finish however imo is not worth the 10k+ bucks. Ofc one is in the need to make a living Out of it and i think hes doing aight. 900$ to 10k+ is indeed a big jump. If he went the route of Tudor'esk prices perhaps it woulda been better. 1 hour ago, GenTLe said: Now they are out for 14/16k. Quite a jump... from the videos ive seen on his watches the "hand finished" part looks a bit rough and "unfinished?". not trying to hate on his watches they look cool but i dont see the price justification to go above 2-3k. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcagara08 31 Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) Amazing effort yes Trailboss! but where can we buy his stuff? is it still about to launch? Is there a possibility that he just ordered or contracted a company in china to do a custom Unitas Movement design and case assembly ala your usual Microbrand practice nowadays? sorry for being a skeptic! Edited March 6, 2023 by jcagara08 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piccolo 674 Posted March 9, 2023 I’ve got number 4 and number 13 of all watches he’s ever produced. It’s a fun claim to fame to have commissioned his first skeleton movement plate..! He’s a really nice, humble friendly guy, and very talented. Everything he does movement wise is hand finished, cutting, engraving, polishing etc. and Everything can be customised on request. They were definitely too cheap to begin with, but he seems to be getting recognition from big watch players recently. Both WF and The Dink have had features on him that I’ve seen. Interesting to see where he goes from here. Think the new moonphase starts around £25k… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piccolo 674 Posted March 9, 2023 On 06/03/2023 at 10:10, WatchGeek5711 said: Felipe makes good looking watches, the Sternhimmel is a cool looking piece. The finish however imo is not worth the 10k+ bucks. Ofc one is in the need to make a living Out of it and i think hes doing aight. 900$ to 10k+ is indeed a big jump. If he went the route of Tudor'esk prices perhaps it woulda been better. from the videos ive seen on his watches the "hand finished" part looks a bit rough and "unfinished?". not trying to hate on his watches they look cool but i dont see the price justification to go above 2-3k. It’s a weird one with hand finishing, look at the price of early FP Journe stuff now. Pretty basic finishing and minimum 6 figures at auction. Crazy watch world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites