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Why are watch fairs not for you?
I mean for the customers.
We agree that normally a fair is a festive and joyful event with meetings and entertainment. So logically in watchmaking, it should be a place where you see watchmakers working on watches and where you can chat with brands, see never-before-seen watches… and even buy some.
Well, not really!
Watch industry loves money.
Watch fairs are moments of encounters with those who bring in money. And who is bringing the money? well, it's not you, it's first and foremost the distributor. It is true that with its 40 shops it will be able to buy more watches than the private individual.
It is then the press or the bloggers or the youtubers, those who in exchange for a few tickets, will go and preach the good word on the superb new watch. Well ok, they don't all do advertorials, I admit I'm exaggerating.
Finally, there are the social clients. Ah.. finally I'm talking about customers so … well still not about you. A social client is someone who has 200,000 followers on Instagram and who is quite famous. At least enough that his IG post wasn't just seen by Aunty Jacqueline.
I can assure you that these shows are open to the general public. For example, entry to WW in 2023 is $77 per person for one day. It's more or less the same price as Disneyland, except that you're not going to have fun. Because yes the watches you can see them, but you will not be able to buy them, because we only sell to professionals.
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I mean for the customers.
We agree that normally a fair is a festive and joyful event with meetings and entertainment. So logically in watchmaking, it should be a place where you see watchmakers working on watches and where you can chat with brands, see never-before-seen watches… and even buy some.
Well, not really!
Watch industry loves money.
Watch fairs are moments of encounters with those who bring in money. And who is bringing the money? well, it's not you, it's first and foremost the distributor. It is true that with its 40 shops it will be able to buy more watches than the private individual.
It is then the press or the bloggers or the youtubers, those who in exchange for a few tickets, will go and preach the good word on the superb new watch. Well ok, they don't all do advertorials, I admit I'm exaggerating.
Finally, there are the social clients. Ah.. finally I'm talking about customers so … well still not about you. A social client is someone who has 200,000 followers on Instagram and who is quite famous. At least enough that his IG post wasn't just seen by Aunty Jacqueline.
I can assure you that these shows are open to the general public. For example, entry to WW in 2023 is $77 per person for one day. It's more or less the same price as Disneyland, except that you're not going to have fun. Because yes the watches you can see them, but you will not be able to buy them, because we only sell to professionals.
#watches #akwatchmaker #watchmaking #watchmaker #watchesandwonders2023 #watchesandwonders #watchcollector #watchmaker #watchcollection
Replying to @alejandrozubietam 😉 watch challenge next part. Always start with easy watches.. and then… 😱 please tell me in comment your result so i can adapt the difficulty of the next challenge.
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#w#watchmaker a#akwatchmaker w#watchcollector w#watchchallenge w#watchgame w#watchcollection w#watchmaking independentwatchmaker
And you do you have a Rolex ?
Shit ! I'm 50, almost 51, and I still don't have a Rolex! Yet it was off to a good start, I am a watchmaker and I even worked at Rolex!
In 2009 Nicolas Sarkozy was President of France. This president has been talked about a lot, whether for his politics or for his bling-bling lifestyle. Fan of yacht trips, pretty women and luxury watches. At that time we were in the middle of a crisis... and things were going badly with public opinion.
In this regard, the publicist and king of slogans, Jacques Séguéla, said a sentence which has become the most famous of his entire career: “How can one reproach a President for having a Rolex: “A Rolex! Finally! everyone has a Rolex... if at 50 you don't have a Rolex, you've still wasted your life!”
Well damn then! Do you have a Rolex? If so congratulations! If you have a swatch... well Shit then!
On the one hand Séguéla says something right, there is nothing wrong with being successful. And no harm in showing off his wealth. Rappers love doing it and no one blames them. And then we must not forget that the prices of the rolex how below 10,000 €, while those of the richard mille is...
No, the real problem is defining success in owning a particular watch. But “What is a successful life? What is happiness ? » and there we all have a different answer...some see happiness in a peaceful family life, others in fame and others in Rolexes…. In short, I am only a watchmaker, not a philosopher.
Especially since it is increasingly difficult to be able to buy a Rolex. And…
#watchmaking #watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchcollector #watchcollection #rolexwatch #seguela #jacqueseguela #sarkozy
Shit ! I'm 50, almost 51, and I still don't have a Rolex! Yet it was off to a good start, I am a watchmaker and I even worked at Rolex!
In 2009 Nicolas Sarkozy was President of France. This president has been talked about a lot, whether for his politics or for his bling-bling lifestyle. Fan of yacht trips, pretty women and luxury watches. At that time we were in the middle of a crisis... and things were going badly with public opinion.
In this regard, the publicist and king of slogans, Jacques Séguéla, said a sentence which has become the most famous of his entire career: “How can one reproach a President for having a Rolex: “A Rolex! Finally! everyone has a Rolex... if at 50 you don't have a Rolex, you've still wasted your life!”
Well damn then! Do you have a Rolex? If so congratulations! If you have a swatch... well Shit then!
On the one hand Séguéla says something right, there is nothing wrong with being successful. And no harm in showing off his wealth. Rappers love doing it and no one blames them. And then we must not forget that the prices of the rolex how below 10,000 €, while those of the richard mille is...
No, the real problem is defining success in owning a particular watch. But “What is a successful life? What is happiness ? » and there we all have a different answer...some see happiness in a peaceful family life, others in fame and others in Rolexes…. In short, I am only a watchmaker, not a philosopher.
Especially since it is increasingly difficult to be able to buy a Rolex. And…
#watchmaking #watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchcollector #watchcollection #rolexwatch #seguela #jacqueseguela #sarkozy
Replying to @AK Watch Maker ⌚️ watch challenge part 2. Always start with easy watches.. and then… 😱 please tell me in comment your result so i can adapt the difficulty or the next challenge.
#watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchcollector #watchchallenge #watchgame #watchcollection #watchmaking #independentwatchmaker
#watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchcollector #watchchallenge #watchgame #watchcollection #watchmaking #independentwatchmaker
Let’s play a game: the watch challenge 🎯🎲
I decided to post something different than my usual videos, let’s see if tiktok like this new kind of video. Do you know all these watches ? The first ones should be easy.. even if you’re not a collector. Please tell me in comment your result.. so I can adapt the difficulty for the next challenge.
#watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchcollector #independentwatchmaker #watchchallenge #watchgame #watchcollection
I decided to post something different than my usual videos, let’s see if tiktok like this new kind of video. Do you know all these watches ? The first ones should be easy.. even if you’re not a collector. Please tell me in comment your result.. so I can adapt the difficulty for the next challenge.
#watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchcollector #independentwatchmaker #watchchallenge #watchgame #watchcollection
Discover more about the WARP Watch on the website. My beloved wife tends to tell me that I like to complicate my life.
And the more I tell you about my watchmaking adventures... the more I realize that she may be right.
In my watch, there's something I haven't told you about yet.
The system of seconds.
When I created the warp 15 years ago, my inspiration was clearly SF, star trek, etc..., and putting a hand for the seconds in the middle of all that didn't do it too much... eh, we agree ? it wouldn't work.
So to give a spaceship look inside, I imagined a drum in the axis of the crown to make the seconds. A sort of time turbine.
And of course, there are problems. A drum weighs much more than a seconds hand. Of course he is not placed in the center of the movement, he is in a position of a cantilever… in short it is shit….
We had to completely rethink the movement... I'll spare you the technique, basically I learned a lot of things, it's fun to do, but it's not very reasonable.
Why make it simple when you can make it complicated ?
#watchmaking #watchmania #watchmaker #akwatchmaker #independentwatchmaking #watchstory #watchcollector
And the more I tell you about my watchmaking adventures... the more I realize that she may be right.
In my watch, there's something I haven't told you about yet.
The system of seconds.
When I created the warp 15 years ago, my inspiration was clearly SF, star trek, etc..., and putting a hand for the seconds in the middle of all that didn't do it too much... eh, we agree ? it wouldn't work.
So to give a spaceship look inside, I imagined a drum in the axis of the crown to make the seconds. A sort of time turbine.
And of course, there are problems. A drum weighs much more than a seconds hand. Of course he is not placed in the center of the movement, he is in a position of a cantilever… in short it is shit….
We had to completely rethink the movement... I'll spare you the technique, basically I learned a lot of things, it's fun to do, but it's not very reasonable.
Why make it simple when you can make it complicated ?
#watchmaking #watchmania #watchmaker #akwatchmaker #independentwatchmaking #watchstory #watchcollector
We imagine that making gold watches is extremely difficult, that it is a complex art, a master trick.
Yet gold is the easiest metal to shape. When you cut it with a machine, you use very little of your tools. The gold cuts very cleanly and in addition there are no losses. The shavings can be recycled ad infinitum, we remelt them and presto in the next watch.
It's a well-mastered manufacturing cycle... for a very, very long time.
Well why so expensive then?
Well it's gold see! A safe haven!
Then it is the prestige and rarity of the metal that is enough to justify the price. And if we add the prestige of the brand... then we reach new heights. Especially in recent years.
#goldwatches #akwatchmaker #watchmaker #watchmaking #independentwatchmaking #independentwatchmaker #watchcollection #watchcollector #rolex
Yet gold is the easiest metal to shape. When you cut it with a machine, you use very little of your tools. The gold cuts very cleanly and in addition there are no losses. The shavings can be recycled ad infinitum, we remelt them and presto in the next watch.
It's a well-mastered manufacturing cycle... for a very, very long time.
Well why so expensive then?
Well it's gold see! A safe haven!
Then it is the prestige and rarity of the metal that is enough to justify the price. And if we add the prestige of the brand... then we reach new heights. Especially in recent years.
#goldwatches #akwatchmaker #watchmaker #watchmaking #independentwatchmaking #independentwatchmaker #watchcollection #watchcollector #rolex
Batteries are a good excuse to have you back in the store. 🤫
Let's take a big luxury brand that sells very beautiful women's watches, very expensive with lots of diamonds everywhere. Well, watches like this are not sold every day. Despite the notoriety of the brand, there are also not billions of people on earth who can afford to buy one. The pretty little charm, because it has a very small diameter, often is equipped with a quartz movement. Which means it requires little to no maintenance.
The customer normally has little reason to return to the store. It's a shame this customer has cost the brand dearly. The brand had to invest thousands of euros in marketing, paid a star, ads on social networks, paid the press and I don't know what else.
Because the client cost all that, well it would be good if he came back, right? It would be good if he bought a watch without us having to reinvest again for him to come back. In short, you need a pretext to be sure to see it again in the shop. And what better than a change of batteries?
#watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchmaking #independentwatchmaker #watchcollection #watchcollector #quartzwatch #womanwatchcollection
Let's take a big luxury brand that sells very beautiful women's watches, very expensive with lots of diamonds everywhere. Well, watches like this are not sold every day. Despite the notoriety of the brand, there are also not billions of people on earth who can afford to buy one. The pretty little charm, because it has a very small diameter, often is equipped with a quartz movement. Which means it requires little to no maintenance.
The customer normally has little reason to return to the store. It's a shame this customer has cost the brand dearly. The brand had to invest thousands of euros in marketing, paid a star, ads on social networks, paid the press and I don't know what else.
Because the client cost all that, well it would be good if he came back, right? It would be good if he bought a watch without us having to reinvest again for him to come back. In short, you need a pretext to be sure to see it again in the shop. And what better than a change of batteries?
#watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchmaking #independentwatchmaker #watchcollection #watchcollector #quartzwatch #womanwatchcollection
Want a green watch? Well there is one 😊 The Casio Pro tek is a solar watch, it works with light.
It works with all lights not even need the sun. 5 to 10 min of exposure is enough to refuel.
So even if you're in the middle of winter in Greenland, it works.
But how does it work ?
As quartz movements consume very little, with very little energy you can charge their capacity. Under the dial, there is a solar cell that captures light. The light charges the capacitor which provides electricity to the electronic circuit which sends the pulses to a motor which allows it to rotate the hands at the desired rate.
Ok this thing is great, why doesn't anyone have it?
Uh... Damn good question ! #watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchmaking #independentwatchmaker #watchcollection #watchcomplication #greenwatch #solarwatch
It works with all lights not even need the sun. 5 to 10 min of exposure is enough to refuel.
So even if you're in the middle of winter in Greenland, it works.
But how does it work ?
As quartz movements consume very little, with very little energy you can charge their capacity. Under the dial, there is a solar cell that captures light. The light charges the capacitor which provides electricity to the electronic circuit which sends the pulses to a motor which allows it to rotate the hands at the desired rate.
Ok this thing is great, why doesn't anyone have it?
Uh... Damn good question ! #watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchmaking #independentwatchmaker #watchcollection #watchcomplication #greenwatch #solarwatch
Jumping hours is a simple complication that was imagined in the 1830s by the French watchmaker Blondeau for the king of France. The time is displayed in a large aperture on a disk which turns abruptly. Every 60 minutes: Hop it jumps.
Originally, the minutes continued to be indicated by a hand that circled normally. This way the hours are easy to read. They are displayed in a precise way, whereas the minutes… Well at the time, nobody cares. In the 19th century, what matters is knowing when it is 10 and not when it is 10:10. We came on horseback or in a carriage, we had no way of warning of a delay… the time was much less precise and much more extended.
From the 1920s, we see this complication appear in wristwatches. Whether at Audemars, Cartier, Vacheron...
The idea behind my most famous watch, the warp, came to me because I came across a batch of AS Shield movements with this complication 15 years ago. In my case, I chose to do jumping hours and sliding minutes. And I complicated my life with the seconds which are on a drum in the axis of the crown...but that's another story for another video.
You can make jumping hours and jumping minutes.
It is a disc that spins with each jump. We therefore have 1 disc in a jumping hour, and if we make jumping minutes: 2 discs, or even 4.
Besides, in my new watch, I imagined a mechanism…
Yes ! Alright, I'll let you know when it's time.
#watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchmaking #independentwatchmaker #watchcollection #watchcomplication #jumpinghours #jumpinghourwatch
Originally, the minutes continued to be indicated by a hand that circled normally. This way the hours are easy to read. They are displayed in a precise way, whereas the minutes… Well at the time, nobody cares. In the 19th century, what matters is knowing when it is 10 and not when it is 10:10. We came on horseback or in a carriage, we had no way of warning of a delay… the time was much less precise and much more extended.
From the 1920s, we see this complication appear in wristwatches. Whether at Audemars, Cartier, Vacheron...
The idea behind my most famous watch, the warp, came to me because I came across a batch of AS Shield movements with this complication 15 years ago. In my case, I chose to do jumping hours and sliding minutes. And I complicated my life with the seconds which are on a drum in the axis of the crown...but that's another story for another video.
You can make jumping hours and jumping minutes.
It is a disc that spins with each jump. We therefore have 1 disc in a jumping hour, and if we make jumping minutes: 2 discs, or even 4.
Besides, in my new watch, I imagined a mechanism…
Yes ! Alright, I'll let you know when it's time.
#watchmaker #akwatchmaker #watchmaking #independentwatchmaker #watchcollection #watchcomplication #jumpinghours #jumpinghourwatch
I’m not the watchmaking Guru 😱😉
Many of you have looked for me in pm and we are happy to discuss. I always try to answer even if sometimes I don't have much time (by the way, you're not yet 1 million... Because it will be hard to answer everyone there)
Many of you ask me for advice on how to make your watch... Technical questions, where to find the materials, the machines, how much does it cost?... And as far as possible I try to answer. On the other hand, there is a question that comes up too often and which I cannot answer for you:
How can I be sure that I will succeed? fear of, important word, failure. So I'm not a guru. I can't tell you how to succeed every time, besides, it's not complicated, we don't always succeed.
A little confidence 80% of the objects I imagine... well, that's shit. And the remaining 20%, well, they're cool! it is them that I show you and that you love and applaud.
There are no secrets other than going there and training. I don't have a miracle recipe. Making a watch is not easy. Me, all I can do is be your companion in the galley and tell you where it will be difficult. And sometimes share an experience. Come on, courage, I can't wait to see your ideas.
#watchmaking #watchmaker #akwatchmaker #independentwatchmaker #guru #watches #howtomakeawatch
Many of you have looked for me in pm and we are happy to discuss. I always try to answer even if sometimes I don't have much time (by the way, you're not yet 1 million... Because it will be hard to answer everyone there)
Many of you ask me for advice on how to make your watch... Technical questions, where to find the materials, the machines, how much does it cost?... And as far as possible I try to answer. On the other hand, there is a question that comes up too often and which I cannot answer for you:
How can I be sure that I will succeed? fear of, important word, failure. So I'm not a guru. I can't tell you how to succeed every time, besides, it's not complicated, we don't always succeed.
A little confidence 80% of the objects I imagine... well, that's shit. And the remaining 20%, well, they're cool! it is them that I show you and that you love and applaud.
There are no secrets other than going there and training. I don't have a miracle recipe. Making a watch is not easy. Me, all I can do is be your companion in the galley and tell you where it will be difficult. And sometimes share an experience. Come on, courage, I can't wait to see your ideas.
#watchmaking #watchmaker #akwatchmaker #independentwatchmaker #guru #watches #howtomakeawatch
This video is not against anyone, it’s just our point. 🙏🏼
What is an ecological watch?
Because ecology is important, many watch brands are stepping into the breach.
We are told about ecology in terms of materials:
We have watches made from natural materials such as wood, or from recycled materials such as fishing nets or recycled steel. Yeah ! Because it’s known, before, metals were thrown away! (especially gold 😉 ) More original, we have watches with edible packaging: swatch had fun selling its watches in tapioca and potato… and speaking of food, some brands call themselves vegan. (yeah it's downright nonsense, after all it's known there's chicken in my rolex ...)
We also talk about ecology at the production level. The manufacture that pollutes little, or the brand that favors short production routes. Nothing new under the sun: Swissmade, made in France, made in usa… names that brands have been using for a long time because because it’s made at home it’s synonymous with quality… (Come on!)
On the other hand, little is said about the movement. It's less easy. Less sexy, more expensive to manufacture and less obvious for the consumer… And then, oops… there are the oils… the solvents… And… Those pesky batteries… Yet the majority of watches sold in the world are battery-operated electronic watches…
In short, I come to the facts: the autoquartz watch.
When you were a child, maybe you had a bicycle with a headlight connected to a dynamo? There, the rotation of the wheel turns the dynamo which provides electricity for the light. Autoquartz works the same way. There is an oscillating mass, actuated by the movements of the wearer of the watch. It activates a small dynamo whose energy is stored in a capacitor to power the movement. Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy.
Seiko has developed many calibers of this kind since the 1980s.
The watch therefore does not require a battery. Taddda... And this time we really have a cleaner proposal.
Another type of watch with an eco-friendly movement is the solar watch. I promise I'll talk about it soon.
#autoquartz #ecologicalwatch #kineticwatch #watchmaker #watchmaking #greenwatches #akwatchmaker #gretathunberg #watchcollector #watchcollection #watchcomplication
What is an ecological watch?
Because ecology is important, many watch brands are stepping into the breach.
We are told about ecology in terms of materials:
We have watches made from natural materials such as wood, or from recycled materials such as fishing nets or recycled steel. Yeah ! Because it’s known, before, metals were thrown away! (especially gold 😉 ) More original, we have watches with edible packaging: swatch had fun selling its watches in tapioca and potato… and speaking of food, some brands call themselves vegan. (yeah it's downright nonsense, after all it's known there's chicken in my rolex ...)
We also talk about ecology at the production level. The manufacture that pollutes little, or the brand that favors short production routes. Nothing new under the sun: Swissmade, made in France, made in usa… names that brands have been using for a long time because because it’s made at home it’s synonymous with quality… (Come on!)
On the other hand, little is said about the movement. It's less easy. Less sexy, more expensive to manufacture and less obvious for the consumer… And then, oops… there are the oils… the solvents… And… Those pesky batteries… Yet the majority of watches sold in the world are battery-operated electronic watches…
In short, I come to the facts: the autoquartz watch.
When you were a child, maybe you had a bicycle with a headlight connected to a dynamo? There, the rotation of the wheel turns the dynamo which provides electricity for the light. Autoquartz works the same way. There is an oscillating mass, actuated by the movements of the wearer of the watch. It activates a small dynamo whose energy is stored in a capacitor to power the movement. Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy.
Seiko has developed many calibers of this kind since the 1980s.
The watch therefore does not require a battery. Taddda... And this time we really have a cleaner proposal.
Another type of watch with an eco-friendly movement is the solar watch. I promise I'll talk about it soon.
#autoquartz #ecologicalwatch #kineticwatch #watchmaker #watchmaking #greenwatches #akwatchmaker #gretathunberg #watchcollector #watchcollection #watchcomplication