DESPITE HIS ROSTER of the world's most in-demand independents, Al Hudaidi is always looking to showcase fresh talent, though his high standards mean thatwould not pay $2,000,” he says. Philippe Narbel, on the other hand, caught the proprietor's discerning eye. Narbel, an Audemars Piguet alum, has only two pieces to his name so far—but what pieces they are. Consider his most recent, the Skel-1, a skeletonized watch executed entirely by hand, with a total of 211 internal angles. “When he asked if I would like to have one of his pieces, I said, ‘No—I would like to have seven,’” says Al Hudaidi, who currently offers both of Narbel's at Perpétuel.
