I am going to part with this pretty watch and I couldn't do it without leaving a review on it.
This watch was my first 'real' watch purchase out of interest and I really liked it.
This Herbelin is simple but so pleasant to wear on a daily basis.
It offers quite ideal dimensions and does not interfere with wearing it at all. It is a very thin watch and you forget it is on your sleeve. Forget it, yes, except when you look at its pretty sunray dial, which has a beautiful effect.
It is a timepiece without many pretensions but ideal for everyday use.

Absolute comfort

Hello everyone.

I am delighted to be able to express my feelings about my Sinn 356 sa flieger II.

This is a watch that was given to me for the birth of my daughter, my friends knew my enthusiasm for this model of pilot's watch and I was going to buy it anyway. How can I tell you how much this watch respects these commitments and how much it lives up to its reputation.

First of all, it is undeniably beautiful. Its diameter of 38.5 is ideal in my opinion. It is not too thick and its weight is just perfect for those who like to feel the presence of their watch without overdoing it.

This version offers a salmon pink dial (copper according to Sinn) guilloché and sunray and its visual impact is very pleasant!

The slightly satin-finished case is very discreet, without overdoing reflections, just what is needed. The sapphire crystal is slightly domed and gives some reflections around the dial that I really appreciate.

Mechanically, it runs perfectly well and is very precise. Well wound, it offers a power reserve of 3 days +, it allows me to easily navigate between my watches and resume without having to reset it. I love it! 

The perceived quality of Sinn is impressive. Everything seems to be ultra robust, the manual winding offers a feeling of precision and robustness of the movement. The start and stop pressures of the chronograph offer a resistance and a "click" that impresses me a little each time. 

The only small negative point that I can expose would come from the folding clasp which had a tendency to create discomfort for me. I never really knew why. I felt an unpleasant friction. I simply ordered a pin on the Sinn website with the same satin appearance as the watch and the 'problem' was resolved very quickly. 

In conclusion, this Sinn 356 sa Flieger is fully up to its reputation and I can only recommend it. This is a great piece to include in a collection, whether you like pilot watches or not.

Solid as a rock

I followed the emergence of the Kuoe brand assiduously and hesitated for a long time to take the plunge and buy it. And then the brand unveiled the Royal Smith model and I decided to take the plunge. 
The watch, in the picture, looks really superb from all angles, but it represents a significant cost and they announced a shipment from Japan within 1 month. I let myself be seized by the urgency of the situation, the watch being out of stock very quickly each time it was restocked and I bought it. All this created in me impatience and high expectations. 

Upon receipt, I discovered a very pretty vintage-style timepiece, very light and of a very modest size (35mm) and the look convinced me relatively. Relatively, because the small one still has a perceived value below my expectations. It is a shame to note the poor quality of the materials and their design. This really harms the overall feeling and I keep telling myself that my Seiko bought for the same price offers so many advantages. The "Grain de riz" bracelet is ultimately not one, the links being welded in groups of 5. The folding clasp has play and makes a clicking sound. The crown is undersized and manual winding is not easy. And what about the oscillating weight that makes a pan noise when it turns. 
In my humble opinion, this watch is absolutely not worth the amount it is offered for and I am disappointed by that. It would have been worth €200 at most for its perceived value. 
Nevertheless, the object is nice and relatively comfortable to wear due to its size and lightness. And to be honest, well, I wear it because it is still very pretty.

Royal Smith 90-010

The brand Herbelin was created in 1947 by Michel Herbelin in Charquemont, in the French Jura. First known under the name "Impec", a means of highlighting the high quality of its watches, it became an eponymous brand in 1965 as &ldquo;Michel Herbelin&rdquo;. With the ambition of restoring the nobility of French watchmaking, the brand is today recognized for the quality and resolutely contemporary style of its watches made in France.
All the watches are designed, assembled by hand and controlled in the Franche-Comt&eacute; workshops with the same philosophy: to create timepieces at affordable prices designed to last while respecting artisanal know-how, while adding the French elegance. The range includes watches like the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/herbelin/newport"> Herbelin Newport</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/herbelin/inspiration/review/65017bd078bc124e1bc28d7f"> Herbelin Inspiration</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/herbelin/cap_camarat"> Herbelin Cap Camarat</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/herbelin/odyssee"> Herbelin Odyssey</a> or the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/herbelin/trophy"> Herbelin Trophy</a>.
In the 1980s, Michel Herbelin retired and left the company in the hands of his son. It is only in 2020 that Pierre-Michel Herbelin will also give way to his young partners to continue the family adventure: Maxime Herbelin, Mathieu Herbelin, C&eacute;dric Gomez-Montiel and Benjamin Theurillat. The brand was rebranded as &ldquo;Herbelin&rdquo;.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a Herbelin watch cost?</h2>
The price of Herbelin watches evolve and differ depending on the model. Most mechanical watches cost between &euro; 1,000 and &euro; 2,000 depending on the models and finishes. A Herbelin Cap Camarat Square Automatic is priced at 899 &euro; while a Newport Carbon Titan costs &euro; 1,999.
The brand Herbelin is owned by the holding company MH Dev and produces around 90,000 watches per year, all models combined. To choose a Herbelin that best suits you, Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable resource for evaluating each of the different models through real customer experience.
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 Herbelin.
(Updated September 2024)

Wow! That's the word I said the first time I saw this piece in a photo on the internet.

I find this watch incredible, first of all it's a moon phase (well it's useless but it's pretty), then it's a limited edition (yes Herbelin is prestigious).

Clearly the finishes of this watch are superb, the dial is sunburst, the moon too, the applied indexes are also very beautiful, the small spinel adds a chic side and the patinated bracelet makes it totally unique.

In short I'm a fan of this watch which is in my eyes almost perfect.

Herbelin Inspiration Moonphase 

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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