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stunning piece of artwork, but it took me longer to work out the time than
Mar 31, 2008,14:05 PM
it takes Mr Corson to make a watch
lovely to look at, lovely for others to look at on your wrist, but to tell the time ????? i think not.
Graham
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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...