Speaking of perfection

[RobbieG]

I found this and had never seen it, maybe others have but I thought I would share it. Someone was mentioning something in that Patek thread about the Lange & Sohne balance [censored] engraving. There are some cool images of that process in this video...

[RobbieG]

...and one more focused on finishing in general:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQHsWTx7lw4

[lhooq]

Someone was mentioning something in that Patek thread about the Lange & Sohne balance [censored] engraving.

Now, now... There's no need for profanity.

[redwatch]

That is very very cool! I can't even imaging the skills required to hand engrave such a small piece with such detail and precision! Gives one a whole new respect for the work involved in making such a fine timepiece.

[krpster]

That is amazing! I can't even imagine how steady your hand needs to be to do that. The degree of sensitivity...surgeon level I would think. Very cool.

[Sl1deways]

...and one more focused on finishing in general:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQHsWTx7lw4

He spends a week polishing the wall of each part of the watch!?

I guess you can see how they can justify the price of gens when this much work goes into them.

[dbutlerman]

Is this not how the factories in China make our reps?

[BROM]

Thanks for the post. Never seen this before and It's amazing how much work goes into this watches.

[coolfire]

Awesome vids, Robbie! Thanks!