INSANE Handmade Watch for Just $900 

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Thank you so much for the nice review! I am so honored 😁

Don’t get the title wrong, Felipe is amazing and makes beautiful watches, but they are now available starting at 12k and the FPSK22 was like 16k, so not really the 900$ from his start anymore. And now that he gets the international attention, his prices probably rise even more. I‘m really happy for him, but sadly his watches are now out of my financial range, still a grail, so maybe one day I get one

If it was still $900, i'd fly down and purchase the watch from him personally haha

I am not at all into skeletonized watches, but this is downright beautiful.

"His workshop makes the Amish look like they are from the future." Best line today. Andrew is a wordsmith.

This guy has to be the most humble human being I’ve ever heard about, his work is absolutely amazing, I’d love to get a chance to work with him or even talk to him! He sounds brilliant

The FPSK Skeleton (that you show) is £32,000.00 so he’s not exactly in danger of being considered a budget brand!

This is a March 5,2023 video. Where did you get the $900.00 sale price. It's 26,000 pounds in the UK.

I'm buying Felipe's Sternenhimmel watch and I've interacted with Felipe and Abed a couple of times. What I can say is that they are both incredible guys and are destined for success. I can't wait for my watch to get delivered in a couple of months!

A beautiful story and perhaps the most beautiful skeletonized watch I've seen so far. I hope Felipe gets his orders done and can then sell the watches for what they're worth and pursue the complications. I'm looking forward to seeing that.

There is click bait. And then there is just simple deception!

He sounds like those absurdly talented Japanese independent watchmakers like Masahiro Kikuno, only with the addition of years of insecurity and self-doubt beaten down on him by small men that did not want him to have a chance out of spite. However cheesy it may sound I so hope their noses get rubbed in it and are made aware of the impending astounding success and recognition that Pikullik is heading towards.

He is a mad genius. He absolutely loves what he’s doing. I know that feeling I can service a watch but that’s it but cars I am a master with and teaching new people is one of my favorite things to do.

What an amazing story.. Thank you for sharing .. Great thing Felipe persisted and persevered

Wow, a thing of beauty. The cost of the world will force up the retail price. But, still.

Read an article about FP about 18 months ago, meant to look him up & time passed as ever (excuse the pun), but was an inspiring story (as is the video). Given the price that a Skeleton is now trading at I really hope that somewhere along the lines the secondary market has done him proud to allow him to really develop into what will unquestionably be one of the pre-eminent watch makers of this century. All the best.

As commendable as Felipe's work and personal story are, what this video does more than anything else is to make me appreciate the finishing on, e.g., an AL&S more.

He's simply enthusiastic about horology

Don’t tell me it’s $900 when I can’t find it for anything under $25k… I hate you for teasing me.

The definition of a tortured genius. Wow. Amazing work and his humility makes his story all the more fascinating and easy to route for. A shame I will not be able to get a watch like that any time soon. Good for him though!

Finally Felipe got a shout out! That dude is hugelyyy underrated in the independent watchmaking sphere!

Wow this is the best review on this channel I have ever come across!! Thanks for mentioning Swiss watch gang Marco for his showing of unique watch makers . As for Phillipe he is a master any sensible watch enthusiast will buy his pieces. Am going in person to his shop in July as it’s my birthday to purchases watch and show my support. Cheers great video once again 🙏🏿

Try £ 31,871.00. Clickbait.

That shot through the jewel towards the end was incredibly cool - great presentation 👏

I love how little Phillipe cares about the money, it really points to an authentic watchmaker's soul.

Let's goo Felipe!! :)

Ok, if I suddenly ran into some serious money I would invest in his business. This man deserves a spot on the table along with Omega, Rolex, IWC, etc. Thank you for introducing us to this fine watchmaker. If I never hit the big time financially I still look forward to the day I save up enough to own one of his incredible works of functional art.

I had the pleasure of getting the Sternenhimmel when it was still at the starting price, now they have exploded and they are definitely worth every penny.

After watching this video I checked his website and cannot wrap around my head how come it costs USD900 only!! This could have been sold easily for 3K-5K at least. My best to this genius a.k.a watchmaker.

If it’s not mass produced, then it’s not really $900

Bought a Piece Unique a year ago, when Felipe was at the start of selling his watches. That was the best decision of my watch collectors life for sure! I will never again get my Hands on a watch made by hand this extrem and directly from the Master himself.

I remember reading about him in Swiss Watch Gang's story just days before my trip to Berlin. I was able to visit him. That was when he was still working from his living room. Now I own one of his early pieces and couldn't be happier for him.

Fantastic video! I enjoy the podcast style videos sometimes, but this type of videos is what makes this channel a cut above the rest. Amazing stories, amazing watches and amazing macro shots like in this video is what we look forward to from this channel.

Sweet Piece, thanks Brother:). It looks like only 5 were made but he will be doing a new skeleton each year . I'm sure they are more than $900

Beautiful pieces! Bravo to this young man’s humility!

Mr. Pikullik's skelettonizing is very elegant and his finishing 100%. Yet I must agree with him that case/plate/bridge design and finish are not yet watch - making if the movement is outhouse. People like mr. Daniels, mr. Pratt and mr. Smith and maybe mr. Raúl Pagès are watchmakers. Mr. Pikullik can rightly sell his redesigned versions for a lot of money and thus enable himself a time slot to create and make his own movement!

I wish I'd found out about Felipe when he stuff was still affordable. I'd have purchased one in a heartbeat.

How long does it take to make that watch with all the handcraft, a whole month?

I'm genuinely glad he has found success. I don't really appreciate the clickbait title. I'd quickly pay 5x that. Might be able to swing more. But the current pricing has gotten out of my ballpark. So I'm not sure why I'm here...

He is a real watchmaker. Who makes mater piece not watch.

It is lovely to see a craft like this. True devotion to what you love. I would love to buy a MONDPHASE ONE. I am sure that they are all sold out. SIGH. MONDPHASE ONE is a bold take on the dark graphite colors of the watch dial with a touch of yellow gold on the back on the support bridge for the escapment. I fell in love with it instantly. I hope i have the oppertunity to buy one in the future.

This is bonkers. How does anyone commit to producing something that will make him lose money and take several years of his life? It´s also bonkers that watchfinder is advertising these watches at just $900, when no one could buy one right now for that price. The moon watch is beautiful, and this skeleton watch is probably the nicest i´ve ever seen. I wish Felipe good luck. And, man, get a friend who knows basic maths or something!

6:00 amish comparison was awesome

Very inspiring story, made me want to be one of his apprentice. Maybe one day...

Well, I was expecting a price increase, but not to around $15K!

Beautiful Time piece, being underdog has rewards, I would proudly buy this watch as my first entry into the time piece world. A fan

These £900 watches will be worth an extra two 00 in the near future, this man is going to be a number 1 watchmaker and his watches are going to be worth tens of thousands. I love his ambition for excellence Great that your team has brought this man to the forefront 👍

I would love to get my hand on that watch and test it out ,the accuracy of it. Nicely executed the skeleton face for that price

What a fascinating story - and so well presented!

Watchfinder: this watch is handmade from scratch. Also watchfinder: he starts with a base unitas movement.

THIS is one of the coolest watches EVER!!!

True definition of genius. He just wants to impart his knowledge to the world. Money is just to survive. Not surprised if he's on the spectrum.

Admirable as his modesty is, in a time when people judge success only by celebrity status, this guy needs to get a grip. If he doesn't he'll spend a lifetime being taken advantage of.

It's truely insane...

$900 or $9000 ?

the Instagram videos he puts out to his process are amazing.

He sounds like a true artist.

Brilliant watchmaker Whoa man Guinness, absolutely gorgeous...for $900,00 dollars I was speechless,my goodness we sure have many talented people around the globe 🌎 kudos to Felipe P,..he's needs to keep going...

All nice but the anglage look to be cut with an angle grinder. Of course you cannot waste eras on finish and so the best choice is among his non skeletonized pieces imho

What an incredible watch by an amazingly talented watch-maker. I'd buy one! 😊

He's right, he is not a watchmaker, he is an artist!

Another missed opportunity to get a quality watch at a price I could have afforded. But now one of the comments said that his watches are selling for $12k, so I'll never own one.

where can these watchers be purchased???

Compared to this skeleton, his Mondphase 1 and Sternenhimmel are even more stunning imo. A true artisan

Guys I’m scared. So what a true watchmaker has to be, has to create, in Felipe’s mind??

An intriguing story about an intriguing watchmaker narrated by an equally intriguing storyteller. I love it ❤

What a man and what a story!

Great video. So, where can we buy a Felipe Pikullik watch?? Anyone?

That's one of the most beautiful skeletons I've seen

I don't believe I've ever seen a skeletonized main spring barrel before .

A man with a firm hold on ethics and morals, thats what i think. Sounds like a man that should pass on more than just his knowledge.

I do not wear a watch... I do not want to wear a watch... but ... his watches are a thing of beauty... I would love to have one of his watches .

He’s right about his work being not good enough. He’s close but not quite there. Beautiful work either way.

Disgraceful treatment he received if what you say is true. The man has been interviewed on Marko’s channel previously. I can understand why his tutors took issue with how he looks. He is clearly 100 times better looking than any of them, more modest, more humble and most importantly far more talented than the lot of them. And it’s an amazing story to hear that he worked for a Japanese watchmaker in Berlin who told him he’s too good to work for him. Recently he has posted a lot of short videos on his instagram account and the videos themselves are done so elegantly. His watches are so elegant and handsome. I think I understand why he’s not happy to call himself a watchmaker. Until he has made everything himself he won’t be satisfied. Typical of an obsessive genius. I wish I’d purchased one of his watches before, now the prices are sky high and well out of my budget

What an incredibly odd story as well. A combination of honing raw talent into a genius level of master craft out of sheer passion, and a dogged persistence to acquire the skills through adversity to support curating the raw talent, yet in spite of all that required, an almost stubborn business naivety and resistance to recognising the monetary value of that same talent to painstakingly cultivated. I feel at once envious of those who were Abel to acquire a piece of actual real watchmaking at 900USD as I feel sorry that there weren't people close and strong enough to protect Felipe from his business nativity (more than once, even). I hope he gets through this rough patch, because that is what it must be to spend 30x the time and resources required to make 900USD pieces. Sounds to me he could do with a mecenas.

I don't think Will Hunting ever starts teaching other students. You might potentially getting it mixed up with catch me if you can

A perfect example of Bauhaus philosophy. Very impressive to say the least.

Felipe sounds awesome! The kind of watchmaker we need, so refreshing in our world of egos and insane pricing. I'm sure after this he'll get some kind of "support" and it will great to see where goes with it.

Incredible story, but for us normal people without the contacts to such talent, we are left behind wallowing in FOMO.

How can I get my hands on one 😢. This is beyond incredible watchmaking!

He really have a passion for watchmaking. You see, the thing is that buyers of hi end watches will ask themselves how is possible this guy built a hand made watch and sold it for $900 and in the meantime we pay $30K for a similar watch. Of course Felipe will be persuaded to increase his price 10 time or more his original asking price...is not good for the others.

Felipe sounds like a legend. The places that snubbed him rudely should be named and shamed so we can all avoid them.

Just looking at the watch you were handling his work would be cheap at ten times the price, that bevelling looks as good as anyone else manages and better than most.

Simple. Build one of the 30 every other month while prioritizing new orders. Those on the 30 will be happy since the value of their watch will keep on climbing. And filipe can manage his cash flow problem using deposits and sales from the new watches.

Quality. I was going to ask where to buy one. But looks like the prices really have gone way up :( But good for him.

How can I purchase a watch

Bravo Felipe!

Where can one buy?

*see title: instantly click

I would happily apprentice under him myself if that was an option!

Is that... a modified...no, it's not an eta/unitas 6497/6498 variant?!?! It MUST BE... I should know, I've built and modded over 100 of them... and love them!!!

Would buy that guide.

I hope Felipe can become as much of a business man as he is a watchmaker. Talent alone will not carry you through. And that would be a damn shame.

That is one of the most beautiful watches I'll ever see.

You have me wanting one of Felipe's watches and now i find i may never have the money to afford one. Or be comfortable wearing one where i live.

Yes, this is a prototype but there are just too many hanging burrs from the machining process. The laser sintering looks good but some localized polishing would make things Pop....things like the lettering having a mirror finish would greatly raise the appeal without much effort.

Simply amazing ❤

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