Marcus Hanke[PuristSPro Moderator]
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LOL! Love that analogy, MTF! ...
Apr 01, 2008,00:02 AM
...and fully agree with you. L'art pour l'art, but nothing is wrong with it. Maybe Mr. Strehler will throw a nice and accurate plastic Swatch into the box, that can be worn on the other wrist, only to read the time.
Regards,
Marcus
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Just guessing....
By: pplater : March 29th, 2008-06:46
....it shows about 9:06:30, but if it does then it was a difficult exercise to ascertain. Alex, is that on the mark? Cheers, pplater.
technical specs
By: alex : March 29th, 2008-06:32
Watching the passage of time At this year's Basel World, Swiss watchmaker Andreas Strehler will be presenting his latest masterpiece, the Papillon, for the first time. This watch, with its unusual time display, is fascinating at first sight and it inspire...
Still.....NOT seeing the difference
By: MTF : March 29th, 2008-10:34
Alex, First, thanks for posting and also to Mr Strehler, whom I like as a person, for showing this watch. I looked at the photos before and after reading the technical specifications and still cannot see the point. As a sculpture of butterflies.....maybe....
It is a very interesting piece of art but...
By: mokling : March 30th, 2008-22:31
it is not a smart timepiece especially when you want to tell time, IMHO. May be, Mr. Andreas Strehler has been trying too hard. Regards Ling
What a pity it's called Papillon too
By: Geo : March 31st, 2008-03:18
Since Daniel Roth made such an excelllent Papillon. It's a great concept, but I have had it now with all these creative concepts, that cost a fortune and don't tell the time in an easy way. I really don't mind time reading in a different way, like Genta's...