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I love that we've apparently reached the "absurd flex" stage of watchmaking where it's less about telling time and more about seeing just how much ridiculous wi
by TimByte 1y ago
I love that we've apparently reached the "absurd flex" stage of watchmaking where it's less about telling time and more about seeing just how much ridiculous wizardry you can cram into a tiny mechanical space
- Hauthorn 1y agoI think watchmakers have been pushing this for quite a while. If you want more recent examples, see Richard Mille.
- quickthrowman 1y agoThis is not new to watchmaking in the slightest. Highly complicated watches have been made for over 200 years. Henry Graves Supercomplication was made by Patel Philippe in 1933, which was 92 years ago; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_Supercomplication https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patek_Philippe_Henry_Graves_... An even older example is the Marie Antoinette watch by Abraham Breguet, which was started in 1783, 243 years ago: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_(watch) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_(watch)
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