Davo
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How neat is that!
May 24, 2011,13:19 PM
Definitely a playful piece. I could spend hours fiddling with that thing!
Thanks for sharing.
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[BaselWorld] Christophe Claret Blackjack
By: pifpaf : May 23rd, 2011-04:28
Having worked for years as an inside-guy (especially with Gulio&Papi), Christophe Claret eventually launched his own factory. Since 2009, two very complicated watches had been produced, with mixed success: the first had too much of a baroque style, wherea...
very interesting...but a little (dare I say a lot) gimmicky..
By: eric_s : May 23rd, 2011-23:14
But, I like the fact that the technical needs here are significant and a fun way to demonstrate their skill in constructing such a mechanical beast. I would say though that I am more of a purist. I am not averse to 'in your face' design (MB&F, etc), but I...
Beautiful!!
By: sidneyc : May 24th, 2011-04:11
In this day and age, they can be forgiven for the gimmick, as long as it's a technical marvel! I would prefer the roulette be part of a tourbillion
PP museum...
By: nickd : May 24th, 2011-13:13
These seem, to me at least, to be the up-to-date equivalents of the collectors pieces in the PP museum in Geneva. They're no longer timepieces, or the timepiece has become secondary, and they're more a pure expression of the engineer's skill (or the ename...
How neat is that!
By: Davo : May 24th, 2011-13:19
Definitely a playful piece. I could spend hours fiddling with that thing! Thanks for sharing.