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162.4 miles...

This is a product for those who link appreciate the marriage of link horological craftsmanship and industrial design. L'Epee has managed to make a simple task – grabbing your watch for the day – feel like a glorious, crowning moment. The clear housing puts the focus on both the watch and the intricate mechanics of the box itself, turning it into a display piece even when link closed (as one would hope for a $12,000 watch box).

My only substantive gripe has to do with that disappeared date window. Aesthetically I like the Big 8 much more without the link date and I think this layout is much more in keeping link with the spirit of the watch itself. This isn't just a dial change though the F. Piguet Caliber 1160 inside has had the date module link entirely removed and the crown adjusted so that there isn't a dead position. It's nice to see that kind of attention-to-detail in a watch like this though it's not surprising.