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Geo Distinguished Member

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Oh I did enjoy watching that CB, what an incredible piece of horology! The centrifugal regulator for the chimes is so good it should have been made visible through the dial. :)

clockboy Distinguished Member

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I agree Geo and the craftsmanship is astounding but like many top quality watches the finish quality & movement is hidden under its case.

BUT who would wear such a watch ?

Geo Distinguished Member

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BUT who would wear such a watch ?

Some very very very very rich person, and only very very very very occasionally.

WillFly Distinguished Member

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This video has been mentioned before, if I remember correctly, because I've seen it before.

 

And, yes, I have two these.

 

 

 

 

In my dreams...

 

Will

 

:D

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frenchie Distinguished Member

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It's telling to me that the computer does the rough work, but all the fine details and the finishing touches are manual.... Every time I see one of those, my jaw drops... And I have yet to see one for real.

RicardoG Watch Enthusiast

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I don't have money enough just for a hinge of the box it came in... :( and so complicated but it is not prepared for "summer time" auto adjust. :)

cdjswiss WRT Addict

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Our younger son was 7 years with Patek in Geneva, among other things setting up a quality control facility.  During one lunchtime in their canteen I was introduced to one of their bods who did some of the most delicate assembly work. He was part time - a watchmaker early in the morning and a farmer who looked after his cows later in the day. There is a lesson to be learned here!

Geo Distinguished Member

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a watchmaker early in the morning and a farmer who looked after his cows later in the day. There is a lesson to be learned here!

Incredible!

If anyone finds a bit of straw in their Patek they'll know who's responsible! :)

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Milk -> lifestyle -> early mornings ->steady hands, beware you malt lovers.

 

Incidentally the Patek film was run continuously in the window of a licensed Patek watchmaker's shop in Aachen last summer. It attracted quite a crowd; great publicity but not many takers.

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