My first Yema, bought on Kickstarter, without having seen it "in real life". Indeed, I had been intrigued by the brand's revival for a while, and the bronze tempted me... After a few months of waiting, I was not disappointed. Perfect operation, "smoked" dial, ideal format... many very good points. Only downsides: a leather strap not up to my expectations (quickly changed), and a slight difference in color between the hands and the indexes.

Yes Bronze GMT

Being more used to wearing sports watches, I opted for this C04 in order to include a dresswatch in my collection. The good reputation of the brand, the quality of their watches and their simple and effective communication convinced me. The watch is simple, but well finished, with interesting details such as the texture of the dial or the feather hands. Its only flaw in my opinion: a crown that is not easy to handle.

Akrone C04 Phantom

This watch is a sure bet. Discreet, subtle, qualitative, with formidable precision (mine is COSC), it is elegant while being sporty, timeless and quite confidential (in France at least because it is not distributed there). For the price paid abroad (less than €500 for me), it is simply unbeatable given what it offers.

Certina DS1 powermatic COSC

A balanced watch, with ideal proportions. Versatile, precise, full of details while being discreet, it refers to the past while not falling into caricature (falsely aged indexes, copy/paste design, etc.). In addition, it goes wonderfully with all kinds of bracelets to be able to vary the pleasures.

Serica 5303-2

This watch is for me the representation of the excellence of the brand and the place it had until the end of the 60s. It is the witness of the golden age of this manufacture that will have invented so many things.
Aaah, if it could speak and tell everything it has experienced, from its manufacture in the Palente factory, the flagship of French watchmaking at the time, it will have experienced so many things on the wrists of its multiple owners…
This is my 2nd vintage and I am won over by its still valiant and fair movement, its comfort of wearing, its contained thickness and its sober but elegant lines. Its manuf movement is less than 3mm thick!
A great discovery and so much pleasure.

A watch like they used to make

The brand in Akrone was created in 2015 in a Kickstarter campaign by Jean-Fran&ccedil;ois Kerboul and Erwan Kerneur in Nantes, France. Akrone comes from "Achrone" which means outside of time, timeless. As the name of the two founders begins with a K, they replaced the CH with the K. This brand aims to collaborate with its customers to create French, high-end, technical and aesthetic watches.
The range includes models like the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02"> Akrone C-02</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-03_alat"> Akrone C-03 Alat</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/k-05"> Akrone K-05</a>, the <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/k-gmt">Akron K-GMT</a> and the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-04"> Akrone C-04</a>. The watches are assembled in France with French movements including the new collection<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02_heritage"> Akrone C-02 H&eacute;ritage</a>, Swiss, Japanese or French more recently.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does an Akrone watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Akrone watches change and differ depending on the model. Most cost between &euro; 600 and &euro; 1,190 depending on the models and finishes. An Akrone C03 MD costs 499 &euro;, then the top of the brand is represented by the C-02 H&eacute;ritage collection offered at &euro; 1,190 with in particular the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02_heritage/mareographe"> Akrone C-02 Mar&eacute;ographe</a>.
<h2 dir="ltr">Akrone: The watchmaker from Nantes in France</h2>
Akrone is an independent brand and produces several thousand watches per year, all models combined. Akrone is part of <a href="https://preprod.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands">Top 10 most popular French watch brands</a>. To choose the Akrone model that best suits you, the Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable and authentic resource for evaluating different models through real customer experience.
(Updated November 2023)

My first automatic watch. I was originally on the Tissot/Seiko/Lip trio, but nothing really tempted me. I have a preference for dress watches, quite thin because I have a 16 wrist, and I found Akrone by chance. I was happy because consuming French is important to me, especially without an intermediary, so it was all good! So of course, I prefer to try things before buying, and even more so watches. But the technical sheet got the better of me, and the customer reviews were excellent. The 38mm was a good compromise for my thin wrist. I was initially a little skeptical about the Milanese strap, and I had bought a leather strap to replace it, but in the end it was the Milanese that suited it best, and I always wear it with it. The watch is very light (67g), very thin, fits easily under a shirt or sweater sleeve, you forget you're wearing it. Honestly, this watch gave me a passion for mechanical watches, I bought 2 others since then and I thought they would have overshadowed it, but I still wear it as often (I think it's the one I wear the most). It appears simple at first glance but is full of sublime little details: the vinyl-style bi-texture dial (as its name suggests), the hands inspired by post-war pens, the "beehive" oscillating weight, the domed sapphire crystal... and at this price, it's hard to find better. I am totally satisfied with it and wouldn't part with it for anything in the world.

Unbeatable value for money

Acquired at the end of 2021, this watch is my 2nd Akrone, a dynamic French brand with an astonishing quality-price ratio. Miyota 9039 movement, 38.5mm diameter, 43.8 lug-to-lug, 11.4mm thickness, domed sapphire A crystal, 5atm… => impressive specs for a price less than €400 at the time. The amber-colored dial is truly superb (granulated + sunray). Combined with the general Bahaus-type format, here is an original and elegant dress watch. With a weight of only 60gr and an ideal format, it is particularly pleasant to wear. The movement adjustment is very good. Note, however, blue inscriptions and indexes (I would have preferred a more neutral color).

What a dial!

Cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 2017 par le designer Nicolas Ducoudert, Beaubleu apporte une dimension nouvelle &agrave; l&rsquo;horlogerie en cr&eacute;ant des montres &agrave; la fois esth&eacute;tiques, &eacute;tonnantes et profond&eacute;ment symboliques. Les aiguilles rondes, signature de la Maison, sont le reflet d&rsquo;une singularit&eacute; et d&rsquo;une simplicit&eacute; sophistiqu&eacute;e. Chaque mod&egrave;le arbore un design d&eacute;licieusement contemporain, o&ugrave; chaque d&eacute;tail, chaque surface, interagissent avec la lumi&egrave;re.
Cassant les codes de l'horlogerie traditionnelle en apportant une vision nouvelle du temps, les montres Beaubleu sortent des sentiers battus en arborant des aiguilles rondes et &eacute;vid&eacute;es, inspir&eacute;es des travaux de Galil&eacute;e dans sa compr&eacute;hension du syst&egrave;me solaire. Ces aiguilles affichent de mani&egrave;re po&eacute;tique les heures, qui ne pointent pas un index ni une graduation, mais qui indiquent une position, un instant depuis le centre du cadran.
<h2>Quels sont les principaux mod&egrave;les de la marque Beaubleu ?</h2>
Beaubleu vient d&rsquo;annoncer le 5 juin 2024, le lancement d&rsquo;une nouvelle collection en s&eacute;rie limit&eacute;e nomm&eacute;e <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/seconde_francaise">Beaubleu Seconde Fran&ccedil;aise</a>. Une belle innovation esth&eacute;tique et po&eacute;tique comme en a le secret la marque., avec une aiguille volante des secondes et un calibre fran&ccedil;ais de France &Eacute;bauches. La Beaubleu Seconde Fran&ccedil;aise fait partie des nomin&eacute;s au Grand Prix d''Horlogerie de Gen&egrave;ve 2024.&nbsp;
La collection <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/ecce">Beaubleu Ecce</a> reste la collection permanente de la marque lanc&eacute;e en octobre 2023. Malgr&eacute; sa jeune histoire, Beaubleu a d&eacute;j&agrave; commercialis&eacute; 3 collections en s&eacute;ries limit&eacute;es :
<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/b01">Beaubleu B01</a> <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/union">Beaubleu Union</a> <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/vitruve_date">Beaubleu Vitruve Date</a> et <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/vitruve_gmt">Beaubleu Vitruve GMT</a>
<h2>Quel est le prix d'une montre Beaubleu ?</h2>
Le prix des montres Beaubleu &eacute;voluent et diff&egrave;rent selon les mod&egrave;les. La plupart co&ucirc;tent entre 800 &euro; et 1,600 &euro; selon les r&eacute;f&eacute;rences. A titre d'exemple, une <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/ecce/vesperal">Beaubleu Ecce Vesperal</a> est propos&eacute;e &agrave; 890 &euro; sur le bracelet cuir et la nouvelle collection <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/seconde_francaise">Beaubleu Seconde Fran&ccedil;aise</a> est vendue &agrave; partir de 1,490 &euro; sur bracelet cuir &eacute;galement. <a href="bit.ly/4abJPrn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tous les prix Beaubleu sur le site de la marque</a>.
La marque Beaubleu est ind&eacute;pendante et vend plusieurs milliers de montres par an, tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Pour choisir le mod&egrave;le Beaubleu qui vous correspond le mieux, les <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/beaubleu/seconde_francaise/20.24_gris_perle/review/66607be37f15bc103d620fe3">avis clients Dialicious sur Beaubleu</a> sont une pr&eacute;cieuse ressource pour &eacute;valuer les diff&eacute;rents mod&egrave;les &agrave; travers l'exp&eacute;rience r&eacute;elle des clients de la marque.
Consultez le<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_marques_de_montres_francaises"> Classement des meilleures marques de montres fran&ccedil;aises</a> dont Beaubleu fait partie.
(Mise &agrave; jour Novembre 2024)
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Created in 2017 by designer Nicolas Ducoudert, Beaubleu brings a new dimension to watchmaking by creating watches that are aesthetic, astonishing and deeply symbolic. The round hands, signature of the House, reflect singularity and sophisticated simplicity. Each model features a deliciously contemporary design, where every detail, every surface, interacts with light.
Breaking the codes of traditional watchmaking by providing a new vision of time, Beaubleu watches go off the beaten track by featuring round, hollowed-out hands, inspired by the work of Galileo in his understanding of the solar system. These hands poetically display the hours, which do not point to an index or a graduation, but which indicate a position, an instant from the center of the dial.
<h2 dir="ltr">What are the main models of the Beaubleu brand?</h2>
Beaubleu has just announced on June 5, 2024, the launch of a new limited series collection called<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/seconde_francaise"> Beaubleu Seconde Francaise</a>. A beautiful aesthetic and poetic innovation as the brand has the secret, with a flying seconds hand and a French caliber from France &Eacute;bauches. The Beaubleu Seconde Fran&ccedil;aise is one of the nominees for the 2024 GPHG (Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Gen&egrave;ve).&nbsp;
The collection<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/ecce"> Beaubleu Ecce</a> remains the permanent collection of the brand launched in October 2023. Despite its young history, Beaubleu has already marketed 3 collections in limited series:
<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/b01">Beaubleu B01 </a><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/union">Beaubleu Union </a><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/vitruve_date">Beaubleu Vitruvius Date</a> And<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/vitruve_gmt"> Beaubleu Vitruve GMT</a>
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a Beaubleu watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Beaubleu watches change and differ depending on the model. Most cost between &euro; 800 and &euro; 1,600 according to the references. As an example, a<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/ecce/vesperal"> Beaubleu Ecce Vesperal</a> is offered at &euro; 890 on the leather strap and the new collection<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/seconde_francaise"> Beaubleu Seconde Francaise</a> is sold from &euro; 1,490 on a leather strap as well. All Beaubleu prices on the brand's website.
The Beaubleu brand is independent and sells several thousand watches per year, all models combined. To choose the Beaubleu model that best suits you, <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/beaubleu/seconde_francaise/20.24_gris_perle/review/66607be37f15bc103d620fe3">Dialicious owners' reviews on Beaubleu</a> are a valuable resource for evaluating the different models through the real experience of the brand's customers.
Check out the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands"> Ranking of the best French watch brands</a>, including Beaubleu.
(Updated November 2024)

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