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Bovet Timepieces Owner Pascal Raffy On Patrimony, Values, And The True Meaning Of Luxury
The watch industry is a place I became a part of by accident, and in a sense my love of watches themselves was an accident. Stumbling upon the world of timepieces, I quickly identified with a number of values I had that were shared in the design and construction of high-end timepieces. What I later learned is that this story is anything but unique. Many people who entered the watch industry of their own volition never had the desire to be involved with watches but rather found a number of values in the watch world that they could identify with. In my opinion, this explains the recent history of Mr. Pascal Raffy, formerly of the pharmaceutical industry who purchased the historic watch maker Bovet in 2001.Bovet produces all the components for their watch movements in-house, and also happens to use their industrial capacity to produce small machine parts for the medical and aerospace industry. This is an important point to begin with because what Bovet is not is a marketing machine in the

7750 running (very) fast ??
Hi allI'm trying to find input as to possible cause,of a Valjoux 7750,running fast. Much faster than a matter of just,seemingly needing adjustment. I have purchased a used "Swiss Made" Diver Chrono,12 hr version,that arrived as described. Everything is as said to be,I have no issue in that area. All functions work as they should,the cosmetics,are very good. The movement is running very fast..a gain of 1sec every min...is my finding. The seller stated that the watch was running fast. In 24 hrs it's gained about 35 mins. This (I feel) is way outside anything that a standard timing adjustment could correct. I have not had the watch to a jeweler yet. I've just received it,and trying to get some ideas of possible cures/causes,for it running this fast. In two diff forums,I've seen mention of movements becoming magnetized,and causing this fast running.. However.I have no experience with this magnetizing issue,and would like opinions. Anyone with knowledge of this magnetizing (fast ru

Happy Belated Halloween
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New Arrival on the Way - My First Post and My First Rolex!
I just purchased my first Rolex, and figured it was the perfect time to join the forum and start becoming a contributor! I use the same username on another watch forum (lowmandfl), but I've lurked on TRF a for a long time. To be honest, TRF was a huge contributor in my decision to get a Rolex.It took me a long time to actually make my first Rolex Purchase, but it's been a really fun journey for me and I wanted to post a little about it here since I've been waiting to become part of the Rolex Club for years. The watch arrives tomorrow, so I'll post about my first impressions with some photos when I finally get it in hand; I can't wait! I got a call last week from my AD, and he said they had a Deepsea D-blue in stock. I was second on the list, but apparently the first guy decided to go another direction. Long story short, it was mine for the taking! The Deepsea is a watch I've admired since it first came out in 2008 and I saw one at an AD for the first time. I remember the salesperson se