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Old 24 September 2011, 09:08 AM   #1
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This guy is a local genius...check it out

I live on a small town called Rothesay on the Isle of Bute which is on the west coast of Scotland. Population is 7000 and the nearest city is Glasgow which is a 40 minute ferry journey and a 40 minute car ride along the M8. Rothesay has the usual smattering of small family run shops like the butchers, bakers etc......But we are lucky to have a fantastic horologist by the name of Michael Swift who in my book is a genius at his trade. He was in a made for TV documentary recently - check it out......The only downside is that Mike refuses to work on Rolex or Tudor due to the lack of parts available - bummer!!

http://www.michaelswift.co.uk/documentary.php

Does anyone else have access to such a great watchmaker like Mike?

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Old 24 September 2011, 09:33 AM   #2
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That was extremely interesting.

Thanks for sharing,

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Old 24 September 2011, 10:01 AM   #3
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Thanks for that. What a lovely guy and in a somewhat remote, but lovely place too. Now I wished I had included it in some of the other islands I visited on my Westeross focussed holiday.
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Old 24 September 2011, 10:11 AM   #4
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Very interesting, looks like a top flight outfit! :)
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Old 24 September 2011, 04:18 PM   #5
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Interesting video.
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Old 24 September 2011, 04:28 PM   #6
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Great video. Inspiring.
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Old 24 September 2011, 06:51 PM   #7
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Very interesting and thought provoking. Thanks for sharing

And good to see the son following in his father's footsteps
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Old 25 September 2011, 02:16 AM   #8
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Very nice video Shieldsy.

How about posting some shots of your isle?
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Old 25 September 2011, 07:00 AM   #9
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Thanx for sharing the video with us.....gives you food for thought!!!
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Old 25 September 2011, 07:47 AM   #10
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Learned a lot. Thanks.
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Old 25 September 2011, 08:03 AM   #11
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Interesting..
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Great video. Thank you
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Old 25 September 2011, 10:00 AM   #13
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Ecellent use of my personal time... Thanks for sharing!
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