Just When I Thought I Was Out...

Lip pulls me back in!

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Okay, a few factoids about me (Henki), Lip, and Besançon.  Back in 2015, just before Thanksgiving, I visited Besançon for the first time. It was right after the Paris attacks, and I was truly moved by the energy and spirit of the people I encountered. I visited Lip's HQ, toured the facility, had a great lunch with the sales team and the owners - the Berards, and left with the feeling that Lip was about to do some really great things. I went back four years later, and great things were beginning to happen. And then COVID hit.

When it comes to the current owner, Pierre-Alain Berard, I must say that he is without a doubt one of the kindest and most straight forward people you will ever meet in the watch business. During lockdown we had a few conversations and I was struck by two things - his care and concern for his team at Lip, and his belief that they would come out of the other side with some renewed energy.

And the latest step in this evolution is the Nautic 3. A 39 mm diver that hit me square between the eyes with a visceral sucker-punch. The first watch I ever bought for myself was when I was 17 and I walked into May Company at the Midway Mall and bought myself a Swatch Calypso Diver. And it's like the folks at Lip dove into my subconscious and pulled this beautiful diver out!

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It measures 39 mm in diameter, and is assembled in Besançon. Most intriguing is the movement. Under the hood you'll find what is described as:

Franco-Swiss analogue mechanical automatic HD G100 Manufacture Lajoux-Perret

And the price is particularly attractive - 

€1,099.00

There is more to come about this watch, this is just a brief introduction. But if this watch along with what I call the Titanium TV is anything to go by? Lip is about to be BIG!