Indie Watchmakers

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Taking a break from one of those big brands out there like Omega and Rolex could prove to be not such a bad thing if you actually took sometime to look at what some Indie watchmakers offer.

As fancy as your AP and Cartier pieces are, it doesn't mean that indie watchmakers can't rival them in terms of build quality when they obviously already attain a huge victory over this big brands in terms of affordability.

Homage Timepieces. Worth your time or just a waste of time?

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Homage timepieces are pieces that are normally inspired by a more costly timepiece which is normally out of reach for majority of collectors due to the hefty price tag.

Do not confuse homage pieces with replicas as they are not quite the same. In fact, very different.

Replicas are pieces that are supposed to be identical to their inspiration in terms of looks down to the brand.

On the other hand, homages are pieces that share an uncanny resemblance to their inspiration in terms of looks. But, they have their own brand.  Homages usually use inferior movement and have small unnoticeable differences compared to inspiration to remain affordable

Most importantly, homages are not illegal but replicas are illegal.

Here is an example of a beautiful timepiece with its homage.

Below, we have a picture of the Brietling navitimer. A beautiful pilot chronograph. As beautiful as it is, the price of this bad boy is about 7.9k USD. Clearly out of the reach of many collectors


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