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Old Today, 10:00 AM   #1
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New Cherry-Coloured Voutilainen KV20i Reversed in Titanium

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I'm tempted to change my Vingt-8 order to this cherry reverse. The earlier blue one was nice but this cherry version has guilloche behind which is a nice touch, and it is a Voutilainen signature. The degree of hand-finishing is higher than Vingt-8.

On the flip side, it is way thicker (maybe 13+) than the Vingt-8 but I handled it during IAMWATCH and didn't find it an issue. The case is still 39mm. I do prefer the behind view and don't mind if Kari flip it back. This one is more pricey at CHF 124,800 probably due to the higher level of finishing and hours spent.
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Wow, incredible. Anything by Kari V is a nice.
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Wow, incredible. Anything by Kari V is a nice.
It's subjective but this one appeals to me, very badly. I like hand-finishing and this watch offers much more than my existing order. I spent way too much time handling this watch.
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https://monochrome-watches.com/intro...t-specs-price/

I'm tempted to change my Vingt-8 order to this cherry reverse. The earlier blue one was nice but this cherry version has guilloche behind which is a nice touch, and it is a Voutilainen signature. The degree of hand-finishing is higher than Vingt-8.

On the flip side, it is way thicker (maybe 13+) than the Vingt-8 but I handled it during IAMWATCH and didn't find it an issue. The case is still 39mm. I do prefer the behind view and don't mind if Kari flip it back. This one is more pricey at CHF 124,800 probably due to the higher level of finishing and hours spent.
Ok this is pretty funny. I was having almost the exact same thought. I’m only one year into my …. I’m assuming 7 more year wait on my Vingt-8 and was wondering to myself if I should/could change it to a kv20i. Or at least keep the same execution of the cherry red but with another color. But then I keep on going back to what I loved about the Vingt-8 and I still want one. Then I think about, hey why not do both? But I just don’t have the money for two of them. Plus I’m still holding out hope for another watch. It would also help if the price was lower cause then I could make a really stupid decision.

Did you happen to ask what the waitlist is on the kv20i if you start an order from scratch?

Also I forgot if you mentioned it elsewhere but what did you choose for your Vingt-8?
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Ok this is pretty funny. I was having almost the exact same thought. I’m only one year into my …. I’m assuming 7 more year wait on my Vingt-8 and was wondering to myself if I should/could change it to a kv20i. Or at least keep the same execution of the cherry red but with another color. But then I keep on going back to what I loved about the Vingt-8 and I still want one. Then I think about, hey why not do both? But I just don’t have the money for two of them. Plus I’m still holding out hope for another watch. It would also help if the price was lower cause then I could make a really stupid decision.

Did you happen to ask what the waitlist is on the kv20i if you start an order from scratch?

Also I forgot if you mentioned it elsewhere but what did you choose for your Vingt-8?


I haven't asked Kari yet but they are quite flexible, so I think a change is possible. I'm not aware if the cherry Reverse is going to be limited though.

The pros of the Vingt-8 are the beautiful guilloche dial and the thinner case.

The pros of the cherry Reverse are the higher degree of hand-finishing and the guilloche behind.

Tough decision ahead.
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I haven't asked Kari yet but they are quite flexible, so I think a change is possible. I'm not aware if the cherry Reverse is going to be limited though.

The pros of the Vingt-8 are the beautiful guilloche dial and the thinner case.

The pros of the cherry Reverse are the higher degree of hand-finishing and the guilloche behind.

Tough decision ahead.
That’s good to heard about the flexibility on maybe changing the order.

Yea it’s definitely a hard choice. But fun too.

Please keep us updated!
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I canceled my inverse.
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