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• You'll notice that there is no lever.

  by Vicki Titmuss August 12, 2023
  Stahl sign, from when it was a retailer in Geneva, still remains visible above the lake, but this is an example of a lost brand doing some really beautiful things.The original.Finishing isn't ornate but there is circular graining and Côtes de Genève on the plates and bridges.The day and...

• they're both coming up for sale again.

  by Vicki Titmuss August 10, 2023
  The idea is to consolidate into a three-watch collection of course, excluding the JLC from my weddingThe idea is to continue to make beautiful watches, of course, and watches which irrespective of price point represent great value, but it still takes a little getting used to, to think of a Grand Sei...

• It's the snow-globe-like world of miniature detail.

  by Vicki Titmuss August 10, 2023
  Dial, paillonnêe enamel with 'fleurs de lis paillons.This makes it a substantial piece, in both profile and weight, but the case is nicely finished with brushed edges and polished facets on the lugs to give it a more shapely appearance. He completed the degree in 1975 and began a 25-year ...

• the multitude of skills learned in watchmaking school.

  by Vicki Titmuss August 9, 2023
  At that time there were manufacturers that would do unlicensed creations.The Horological Society of New York is a registered 501c 3 non-profit organization, federal tax identification number 13-613988H is a sponsor of the Horological Society of New York.It is both a natural but slightly unexpected e...

• wear by incorporating zirconium oxide ceramic components.

  by Vicki Titmuss August 8, 2023
  Integrated circuits can be mere microns thick thin-film circuits, two microns or less and the limiting factors in a light-powered quartz watch are probably the capacitor, the stepper motor driving the hands, and the added thickness of the solar panel.If someone wanted to amass a collection of classi...