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Emmanuel, known as quattro, presents a meticulously researched overview of Patek Philippe's exceedingly rare mechanical Singing Bird Boxes with integrated clocks. His work highlights the scarcity of these horological marvels, detailing the provenance of the eight known surviving examples, including the four housed in the Patek Philippe Museum. This article serves as an invaluable reference for collectors and enthusiasts seeking to understand these intricate and historically significant automatons.
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Here's a video of that one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGGguGpa70M
Predictably, the aesthetic is far too modern and "cold" for my taste, however. I much prefer the old-fashioned way... Best, Emmanuel
It's a very modern take indeed. And yes, it's a little "cold" due to the modernity. But, in person, the cute turtle does fill your heart with joy! At least my heart was warmed by the waddling tortue. Tortues are generally clumsy animals in the wild. But, La Tortue is also very smart - it has a mechanical sensor that stops the mechanism if it senses it's about drive itself off a desk! So it's a tres intelligent tortue!
And of course, as always, seeing the "thing" for real is a completely different experience. Best, Emmanuel
Still slightly "cold" as you said. But as warm as a super modern take can be!
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