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I'm going to ban the word "Calatrava" from the Longines Forum.

Syrte
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And while we're at it this art deco watch pendant.... quite a chunk of cash for what appears a redone dial, but the dial is obviously not the main draw.

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A pity Dennis isn't around to see this enlightening update. I just saw on line a Laurent Ferrier watch which is clearly a 1940s style, "calatrava" style watch -- called "galette tourbillon" (outfitted with a so called "scientific" dial. Why that name would be legit, by the way, I have no idea-- were they actually used for science?).

"Galette" in French is a flat cake which sometimes is also synonymous to "crepe".
Clearly Laurent Ferrier was not aware he should call those watches "baklava", but I find his inspiration is a good one and would accordingly adopt the moniker "galette" or "crepe" for those flat watches.

Edit/ add/ as I looked for a picture to post I found my initial online source was mistaken, the Laurent Ferrier watch is actually called "Gallet" -- which is a much more decorous appellation.(It also contains the notion of flatness but refers more to a flat pebble and not to a cake.)
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😵‍💫 🤬 Wandolec is proof that watch purists should be able to shoot frankenmasters and call it justifiable homicide.

From their listing:

"This watch is a unique singular piece of ART. The Wandolec Art Studio creates watches with valuable and historical movements that have been preserved, restored and placed in newly designed cases. My watches are singular works of art. Each is original and a one of a kind, a piece of art work that is also a little time machine."

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😵‍💫 🤬 Wandolec is proof that watch purists should be able to shoot frankenmasters and call it justifiable homicide.

From their listing:

"This watch is a unique singular piece of ART. The Wandolec Art Studio creates watches with valuable and historical movements that have been preserved, restored and placed in newly designed cases. My watches are singular works of art. Each is original and a one of a kind, a piece of art work that is also a little time machine."

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At least he’s honest about it being a put together, but I’ll be damned if you can tell the time.

Maybe that’s what makes it “art that is also a little time machine.”
 
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What's wrong with craftsmen making a living in a country where life is tough? You gents are being harsh.
 
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Still, you can't deny him the right to describe it as a Calatrava. If we go by number of crosses, that's at least four calatravas worth of watch in one package.
 
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This thread is almost two years old now, so apparently the ban has not been successful. 😀
 
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This thread is almost two years old now, so apparently the ban has not been successful. 😀
Oh yes it has, few have dared use the word «calatrava » about a Longines watch since. You’ll notice that Ebay watch is an alleged Patek Philippe, not a Longines.
 
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Oh yes it has, few have dared use the word «calatrava » about a Longines watch since...

OK, this motivated me to explore the Forum's search feature, which was a useful exercise.
 
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OK, this motivated me to explore the Forum's search feature, which was a useful exercise.
And you have found that only a couple of unsuspecting newbie have since used the word on the Longines sub forum.
No one came after them but all of those who remembered this I'm sure were rolling their eyes...
 
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