A contraption is not to be judged by this or that wheel, but by the nature of the work done. The monumental roasting-jack of an inn for carters and the Breguet’s chronometre both have wheels engaged in an almost similar way. Shall we put these two mechanisms together ? Shall we forget that the first
In 1886, the renowned entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre writes about the Breguet chronometres in his "Souvenirs entomologiques" Livre III, "Etude sur l'instinct et les moeurs des insectes": Une machine se juge, non d’après tel ou tel rouage, mais d’après la nature du travail accompli. Le monumental tour
Dear friends, Where can I find plans and drawings/sketches of the Marie-Antoinette? Salomon's book contains some, but this work has become very hard to find. Who could help? Thanks in advance Cepheus
Well, the chopped-off III and IX are not the worst yet... The radiating "sun-burst" in the centre clogs it all more. The older version was much cleaner. And by the way, the indication of the leap-year is confusing (I have it on the screensaver downloaded from the PP site): nobody I've shown it to kn
Dear Friend, Well, I was at an AD and asked if they had this Patek. They didn't (though they are official Supplier to the Court), but asked me if I was interested to know the price. It being Monday, I wasn't at all... To get back to the technical details, the pic of the movement in the catalog shows
The retrograde indication of the date on the 5159 offers a special feature: to come back to day 1, the hand is disengaged, brought back all the way, then reengaged. Does somebody out there have more information (pics) about this mechanism? The pic of the movement in the Patek catalogue does not real
Dear Friends, Just a word to express my consideration for the absolute courtesy of a VC AD in Brussels - not far from the Grand-Place ;-) - who answered all my questions about the new Patrimony. I was dressed quite casually - and wearing "only" my IWC Portofino SS. A sheer pleasure - and quite an as