Romain
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Wow
Jan 22, 2013,09:45 AM
Beautiful work and awesome finitions !
Congratulations !!
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SIHH 2013: GTE: Raúl Pagès - Créateur d’automates
By: DonCorson : January 22nd, 2013-04:59
Ral Pags - Crateur dautomates Ral Pags is a watchmaker who worked many years in the restauration shop at Parmigiani. He found himself most fascinated by animal automatons and decided to set out in a new direction with his brother to make automatons....
Wow
By: Romain : January 22nd, 2013-09:45
Beautiful work and awesome finitions ! Congratulations !!
Is that an escapement?
By: AndrewD : January 22nd, 2013-18:57
Thanks Don. This little creature seems to have captured the imagination of many. Is that an escapement, or perhaps some type of regulator, that can be viewed from the top? And I like the direct winding of the mainspring like an old pocket watch. Hopefully...
Good eyes Andrew...
By: DonCorson : January 22nd, 2013-23:20
That is an inertial speed regulator to make sure it doesn't run too fast. Don
Mechanical tortoise
By: Steve R : January 23rd, 2013-18:54
Raul, Well done on your mechanical creation...it is stunning! Can't wait to see what develops next
Very nice!!
By: Kong : January 23rd, 2013-20:05
Whimsical but just looks very appealing. What's the list price? Would be nice to see the animation ... hope you have a video to share later :-) Thanks Don. Kong
Wow...
By: Jacky : January 24th, 2013-05:47
400 CHF ? Thanks for sharing moc.... Regards
Superb!
By: BCHH : January 24th, 2013-03:54
Dayum.. that's nice. But does it tell the time? Kidding kidding.. 400k does seem a little high though. I want to commission one after my dog. Should be marginally less maintenance!
Thats cute...
By: Jacky : January 24th, 2013-05:44
Thanks for sharing. It is truely a pleasure to know that such skills still exist...always admire automatons and it seems today they are getting very rare, especially a refine one like this tortoise here. Last I saw was those antique by Jaquet Droz if i am...
Miss this...
By: patrick_y : November 2nd, 2022-12:41
What a wonderful tortoise... 2013... Don't the years go by in a blink!