KB Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 See here..... http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-30002096?ns_mchannel=email&ns_source=inxmail_newsletter&ns_campaign=bbcnewsmagazine_news__&ns_linkname=na&ns_fee=0 Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 I believe the owner of that watch died yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Now that is a time piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Came across this in my news feed today...............last wound in 1969 absolutely stunning piece, now that didn't come from one of our TD's now did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Then there's the Paul Gerber with 1,116 parts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Then there's the Paul Gerber with 1,116 parts... Oiling that baby must be a bitch Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 There are only 1.115 parts when you remove the Zerk fitting. Just hook up the grease gun, couple squirts, you're done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 "though the watch hasn't been serviced since 1969 (seriously), it operates flawlessly, as do the chiming and alarm mechanisms." according to Hodinkee: http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/henry-graves-supercomplication https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPWxvFjl4xQ&feature=player_embedded&list=UUelkSnSbxvIfjjD01uPHHbg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Then there's the Paul Gerber with 1,116 parts... Wholly mother of jewels...How long would that take to assemble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieUK Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Came across this in my news feed today...............last wound in 1969 absolutely stunning piece, now that didn't come from one of our TD's now did it I think that must have been a typo in their article, there's no way that it has a 45 year power reserve haha. Edited November 12, 2014 by CharlieUK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 I believe the owner of that watch died yesterday. Death caused by complications. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Death caused by complications. Post of the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinity13 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I wonder what the watchsmith will do if the small screw fell into that movement... I'm screwed.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 He didn't say it was still running, he said it had not been serviced since 1969. I find that interesting, because the oil they used then, would over time jell,and be varnish like and would need to be cleaned off and re oiled. However, these guys know more than anyone on the planet about watches. So, in conclusion AMAZING!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraggle42 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 It's definitely still running, the auction house video showed it running, stopwatch and chimes. Servicing anything with that many parts in it must be a *very* logical procedure. Get lots of part trays with 1200 (or however many parts it has) individual compartments, all numbered, and take 1200 photos as every part comes off, all annotated with where the smeg the part came from. Work in a totally sealed oxygen tent to make it easy to find the "ping-fu$kit" parts. Have a very good friend with all the tools to reproduce any part that breaks. And charge about $150,000 for the service! Probably take a good few months to do it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Paul Gerber built that rascal by hand, over 10 years... I bet he could do it with his eyes (almost) closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astonjenks Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Amazing, make a great wristwatch :-) AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Ahhhhhh, it did. The journey is worth reading about:http://www.tp178.com/jd/uber-comp/artikel_4_2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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