Horological Meandering

A well known member of this forum recently inspected the blue dial Phillipe Dufour Simplicity that sold for a million dollars at Christies this week. There was something very interesting inside the movement, BEHIND the caseback exhibition glass, which mad...  

It can really damage the movement! This watch needs an enema!

Whatever insect crap is behind the caseback, I am sure the legendary watchmaker will fix it. As to auction houses, their work is to be debated

If Sotheby's can't see a shredder hiding in the picture frame of an artist, I guess I can't expect Christie's to notice a large piece of blue caterpillar dropping in a movement! Thanks for sharing Cozmopak! These auction houses really need to do a more th... 

all the auction houses are suspect.

Unless Banksy had created the perpetual battery 🤣🤣🤣

Which is why the shredder stopped halfway? Sotheby's is adamant they were not in on the prank. And it seems the battery was on standby for a long time (it had to be on continuously as it has has a receiver for the remote transmitter). Should've used a bet... 

at the least the caterpillar crap colour matches the dial. Looking at it that way, this particular caterpillar was very considerate-it sure could have been a different more earthy colour

😳😬 Cheers, pplater.

What is under Dufours watchful eye? Maybe, but probably pretty highly unlikely. But it isn't from when we last opened the watch, that means someone else did, which begs the questions of why, who and what did the do when it was opened?

This watch was consigned by the same guy involved in the Speedmaster fraud

. . . 'surely'. Oh, and btw, you knew . . . . . . this was coming.

What I typically do is find the manager working at the time and ask for a discount. 10-15% is what I usually get, YMMV.

It was behind the glass. Hand inspected by a trusted forum member.

. . . solved. Loose screw? Blue Loctite to the rescue. ...  

Maybe part of a gasket (on the display glass?) has fallen off.