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The watchmakers should be familiar to regular Hodinkee readers. link We're talking names like Philippe Dufour, Kari Voutilainen, and Rexhep Rexhepi, as well as La Fabrique du Temps founders – and master watchmakers to boot – Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini. link Famed enameler Anita Porchet is also link among the members. So are designer Kim Jones of Dior and a couple of Hodinkee alums.

When this gets obscured by smoke-and-mirrors games, link unrealistic pricing, wild speculation, or other such nonsense, it hurts at link all levels, even if it's focused around a tiny handful of watches. A little sanity link and perspective, on the other hand, is good for everyone, and here I think that starts at the very top of the market.