DeWitt’s Wild Antipode
Jerome DeWitt is a charming man who knows how to create suspense, and how to create watches. We entered his elegant booth at Basel and were seated in comfortable chairs around a low table. As the presentation began, Mr. DeWitt produced what looked like a substantial watch on a small stand, covered with a cloth, and he set it on the table, still covered. He moved like a magician holding a bird just placed under a colorful silk. You know the bird is about to disappear, so you focus on it hoping to catch the trick. In this way I focused on the mystery watch under the cloth as other watches were presented. Eventually, the cover lifted… … and fortunately the watch was still there. I've always said that everybody needs a sporty minute repeater tourbillon GMT. If you don't have one yet, I have great news: it's called the Antipode, and it finished a close second to Christophe Claret's DualTow for my personal Holy Smokes! award at Basel 2009. Unlike Mr. DeWitt, I won't keep you wait

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