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Interview with Mathi a s Buttet, R&D Director of Hublot + actual Antikythera Mechanism Watch. M. Buttet came to Asia for a few days recently and kindly stop by Tokyo. I missed him in June when he came to Tokyo last time so I had been very excited to m...  

Actually, I really think that the Antikythera is the most impressive by far MP watches. A big step ahead when compared with the others. Thanks for the post! Fx

... at Mr. Buttet's calm character and the high level of complication of Antikytethera Mechanism Watch. Thank you, FX! Ken

That was a terrific interview. Thanks Ken!

Yes, he was really charming personality and can't believe he broke his nose numerous times from fencing..... :-) Ken

I'm really stunned at how open and frank Mr. Buttet was in this interview, about his past and his aims. To have a child at 14! What enormous pressure. I always knew there was a class of "watchmakers" that were the all encompassing "conceptuer" I had imagi... 

... He and Hublot is a bit under appreciated in certain aspects, but addition of Mathias would enormously give Hublot advantage in R&D. I would keep by both eyes on them, where they go, what they do, etc. Thanks, Ophiuchus! Ken

One--congratulations on not copying AP on this model. Two: has the world gone insane or is no one looking at how this watch REALLY looks on the wrist? Guys: please. ...  

This is sort of a scientific experiment to see how small a case the Antikythera Mechanism function + watch can be put in, in cooperation with the actual scientists who have been researching this important ancient artifact, to which Hublot has been funding... 

I will do so. I should not post on the Hublot forum. Because I don't think highly of the brand. To each his own, and I will be more courteous.

I actually like the bullet-shaped piece. Those are some really funky pieces, definitely very interesting. Thanks for sharing this interesting interview with these watches that I haven't seen anywhere else!