Monday, September 30, 2013

Watches & Wonders - Hong Kong 2013


For those who never get the chance to visit SIHH in Geneva, Switzerland. Thank you auntie Amanda for the tickets to the event.

Tools of the trade


Hand operated lathe for producing all the intricate parts in the AP caliber.


Inside an AP pocket watch


The caliber of another AP watch


Roger Dubuis Quatuor prototype -
using 4 springs at right angle to each other to achieve even distribution of gravity.
An alternative to the well known tourbillon concept.


Humans are still the best precision machinery the world has seen.


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