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@AntoineNivola

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Obsessive petrolhead. Repair watches I can't afford for a living.

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Joined October 2012
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@ltdla Lucky Luke en 1962, Lucky Luke en 2017: sans fumeur, ni fessΓ©e, ni animal de cirque ni de bois de chauffage trop polluant.
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Green over tan, ARC-8s, Bilstein coilovers, no tinted glass. Fucking beautiful.
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Manual, original french plates, comp wheels. Very - very cool.
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Somebody made a graph of the "Average duration of the 24 hours of Le Mans" and it's fantastic.
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Weird car Twitter assemble! This just parked in front of my shop.
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Oh I see @theJeremyVine is back at it. Bloody trains all over cycling lines.
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Bit of a sad day. M3 is sold, because of reasons. Loved every minute of it but it just made sense to let it go. Every one should own one of those cars at some point, and I'm glad I did! So long dear friend 😘
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IT'S NEW CAR DAY, BITCH
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3 years
Few more pics. Thanks for all the messages, I'm very happy, and extremely proud of this. Yes it's been a long time coming but I'm an anxious man and it needed to be the right car. It is, we checked. Looking forward to spending more time with it now!
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She's here 🀩
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Yeah she's a looker.
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England we are in you. What the fuck is wrong with your roads?
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2 years
Who says owning a Ferrari won't earn you royal treatment?
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Spot the €200k difference.
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A friend just texted me this
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Before / After. We've just learned our workshop is known in Dubai as "The guy in Paris who polishes better than Patek". And it makes us pretty effing proud.
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2 years
I mean. Yes please. White steelies all the way.
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This man on instagram had his E46 painted (not wrapped) to Porsche's Amethyst and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
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OOOOF
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4 years
Driving an F355 for 2km beats most week ends I've had.
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3 years
French cars perverts around here? V6, old plate. Boom.
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2 years
Quick story for international friends. French Youtubers Vilebrequin have decided to build a 1000hp Multipla. They have bought a C7 Corvette and mated its chassis to their Multipla, and paid Kei Miura to design and build the bodykit. They're at painting stage now.
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@Cara_1608 what was we saying about the multipla and modifications the other day??
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New car paid and insured. Getting it this week. Dial goes to 330kph πŸ™‚
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This car. And this country. Happy to be alive right now.
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Worst possible pic but the only one I have so far. I'm so proud of this car. Love it to bits.
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I've just discovered this car's for sale with Aguttes. Spotting this randomly in Paris was amazing.
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One real, one fake. Which is which?
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Gosh. I like this a lot. Conversion by "MEGA"
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2 years
Yet to park it without taking a pic. Can't help myself, but that's a good sign right?
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Sunday read, EVO 143 with the infamous California group test, @harrismonkey sideways in a Lambo he actually likes, and @HenryCatchpole in a Golf Rallye with the beardest beard that ever bearded!
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Car Twitter ASSEMBLE! That's a manual 545i in green over tan. Oh yeah.
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@harrismonkey Jeez, what's it like when you're salty then? πŸ˜‚
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2 years
So much love for that thing
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3 years
Kidston just killed the Retromobile game. Seven F1s, including his own, a long tail, and the Harrisson car.
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3 years
Yay she's arrived. That dial πŸ‘Œ
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A most unexpected spot yesterday in Paris.
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Oh. Oh my God.
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5 years
What a >30k repair invoice from Patek looks like. For the last time, don't go into the water with mechanical watches !
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As of today the owner of this little gem. So if you ask me what they're worth, it's 150k.
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The Lotus SUV teaches us that making 2500 units of a 900kg car a year is bad for the environnement, but 10000 2 tons cars is green as fuck. Brilliant job.
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6 years
Everybody's going crazy for the red F1 going for auction but it's not the best spec, the wheels are ugly. Chassis 18 on the other hand, that's perfection. LM engine upgrades too.
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Just spotted this (photoshop)on Instagram. What a thing. Original link:
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4 years
Watch from 1991, serial ends in 2511. I was born on 25/11/91. Owner doesn't want to sell it to me, bloody bastard 😭
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2 years
One year ago today, I bought my dream car. Never looked back, best purchase of my life. I love it. Here's to the next few years 🍾
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IT'S NEW CAR DAY, BITCH
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Just saw one of these. Heard it long before I saw it. What a marvel, what the hell happened to Maserati
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4 years
Take a moment to consider the 750iL Goldfish. BMW's own prototype, with a V16 and a manual gearbox. @harrismonkey written all over this.
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Sorry have been quiet lately. My shop was robbed on wenesday, my associate held at gunpoint, again. Here's a list of the stolen watches, please share and keep your eyes peeled.
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Gee I wonder what it is.
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I mean. Eight grand to drive around with a PiΓ«ch era V10 idiot machine. What could possibly go wrong.
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Love that dial
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Back from the ruins. Platinium is a right pain in the arse to polish. But boy does it look good.
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Twitter allows 4 pictures, so I've been working on a 4 cars garage, money no object. 355 Modificata, Monkey spec Touring, Manual CSL and CLK Black. [Pic credits @WillBeaumont @RoadandTrack @harrismonkey and random]
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Not all mornings are equal at the shop.
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Custom Sub for a good customer. Looks quite cool doesn't it!
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Reading @DickieMeaden 's first drive of the then new 997 GTS I learn that Amethyst was one of the available options. So I promptly googled it and Oh My God.
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Driving home in traffic I was rolling along a dying Merc with four young lads pointing and staring and smiling at the car. I slotted second, gunned it. They were extatic. I loved that. And they didn't seem to mind to wrong wheels either.
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@hjwakerley That boatws insurer must have been sweating PROFUSELY
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Took @Andrew_Frankel advice this morning. Got up early. Had one of the best drives of my life.
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Robbery update. Perpertrators are now behind bars, waiting for trial. No sign of the watches but that's no surprise. Glass a tenth full.
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Terrible scenes as @harrym_vids 's Lancia Fulvia was left unattended in the rain 🀭
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Best fake I've seen so far. Around 1000€ that'll set you back. Movement good enough to fool a begginer watchmaker.
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Look who's back from fettling πŸ˜„ Big nice fuck off to @UPS for losing my 45kg diff, a magic trick only they could play ; but now I have a new one, and that's nice.
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The one and only acceptable @Peugeot SUV. 505 Break Dangel 4x4. I want one.
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Look! An Avantime!
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2 years
Different sort of Patek today
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This came by. Note it's a white gold version, rarer than platinium on this particular model. Very much amazing.
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Not just any E39 touring.
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Showstopper ar the bakery this morning
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Morning wash. Those wheels are a bitch and a half to clean but when it's done they're wow πŸ₯°
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Okay peeps. Ready for something insane ? One is mine, one is a fake.
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Yeah Mclarens are good but...
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2 years
Don't tend to lust after the watches we service anymore, this was one glorious exception. Gorgeous.
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Thanks to a (VERY) generous friend, the next 5 days should be pretty awesome.
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Silly silly prices right now, in fact downright problematic insurance wise, but what a thing.
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To celebrate my 991th follower, here's a Viola GT3 Touring I found on @Porsche911UK 's feed. Just look how good that looks. It's perfect.
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4 years
Watches are overrated...
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Guess we'll be losing money from here
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How much do we reckon? It's sad that a low miler will probably forever stay a low miler, but what a special car.
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The only McLaren finished in Creighton Brown and one of the lowest mileage examples in existence, with an astonishing 410 kilometers (254 miles) on the clock. The Sotheby's Sealed auction is live May 13 - 16 at Sotheby's Sealed: #RMSothebys #McLarenF1
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I don't often share memes but this is superb
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@sgtpembry Sinon il y a les exemples linguee. Un vrai dΓ©lice. #payetesexemples
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Factory ice. Uber mega rare. Didn't even want to keep it in the shop, job jobbed and off it went.
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Polished. Dial game
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3 years
Phone call from the mechanic. "Finally had the time to take your car on a drive. That's a very sane car, I'll fix the leak and you're all good." Just what I needed to hear πŸ˜„
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3 years
Us car nuts are a weird bunch. I do find this car impossibly cool, but wouldn't want to be seen dead in a Cab Evoque. Explaining this to a non-car person would be very very difficult indeed.
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One car garage sorted.
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The simpler the better.
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When you think you're the cool guy in the parking lot and someone shows up in this. Okay dude, you win πŸ™Œ
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Dear M3 sellers. Stop adverstising your SMG car as "manual". We get your technical point, but that's not what we're after *and you KNOW IT*. Fuck off.
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Almost spent a good chunk of my M3 savings on this...
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@AntoineNivola
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You ask your dad really nicely ?
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Right, thanks to good friend and outright legend @Pirateofchance I'll be coming to Bicester Scramble in April. First time driving in the UK, first big trip with the B3. Hoping to see some of you lot there! Cheers πŸ‘‹
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Subscription to access your glovebox has expired. Please contact your local dealer with a valid email adress, a 24 digits password and your credit card.
@Peter_M_V
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Please God no
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My first high quality sound system. Happy me.
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@AntoineNivola
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Why is this colour so rare on Exiges? Gorgeous, gorgeous thing!!
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4 years
Waterproofing on a Patek 5712's crown tube. Yep, that's it.
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Singer donor car spotted
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The fact I can now look at a 5-series GT and think it doesn't look that bad speaks volume about BMW's current sea of awefulness. #BangleIsForgiven
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