Comments on: Ladies and Gentlemen, the M-A http://www.wristwatchreview.com/2008/11/17/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-m-a/ Since 2004 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:22:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: deOwar http://www.wristwatchreview.com/2008/11/17/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-m-a/comment-page-1/#comment-146740 deOwar Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:25:53 +0000 http://www.wristwatchreview.com/?p=1484#comment-146740 Q: Does it still work? A: This is the replica of the original, made for this years Baselworld - so it works pretty well! The original one is probably sitting in a museum safe in Jerusalem, after a watchmaker gave back to that institute, it was stolen from, however nobody could check officially, whether it was the original one - even Mr Hayek was refused to examine the watch at that time. Very strange indeed... Q: Does it still work?
A: This is the replica of the original, made for this years Baselworld – so it works pretty well! The original one is probably sitting in a museum safe in Jerusalem, after a watchmaker gave back to that institute, it was stolen from, however nobody could check officially, whether it was the original one – even Mr Hayek was refused to examine the watch at that time. Very strange indeed…

]]> By: Dan Havlik http://www.wristwatchreview.com/2008/11/17/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-m-a/comment-page-1/#comment-146463 Dan Havlik Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:43:47 +0000 http://www.wristwatchreview.com/?p=1484#comment-146463 So that's the sh*t eh? Looks cool. Does it still work? So that’s the sh*t eh? Looks cool. Does it still work?

]]> By: deOwar http://www.wristwatchreview.com/2008/11/17/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-m-a/comment-page-1/#comment-146447 deOwar Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:56:32 +0000 http://www.wristwatchreview.com/?p=1484#comment-146447 Frankly this is the most important timepiece to date, Breguet could have been Antonio Stradivari for watchmaking and this is the red violin in this context. As far as I know, this stunning masterpiece, commissioned by Count Axel de Fersen was finished only in 1827, four years after Breguet's death, so the whole process lasted 44 years! Hope writing your book won't last that long! Cheers Frankly this is the most important timepiece to date, Breguet could have been Antonio Stradivari for watchmaking and this is the red violin in this context.
As far as I know, this stunning masterpiece, commissioned by Count Axel de Fersen was finished only in 1827, four years after Breguet’s death, so the whole process lasted 44 years!
Hope writing your book won’t last that long!
Cheers

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.wristwatchreview.com/2008/11/17/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-m-a/comment-page-1/#comment-146433 John Biggs Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:02:32 +0000 http://www.wristwatchreview.com/?p=1484#comment-146433 It was started in 1783. From the Watch Quote: Marie-Antoinette In 1783, Breguet received an intriguing order : He was to produce a watch for the account of an Officer of the Queen’s Guard that would incorporate every complication and all the latest developments of the time. Neither time limit nor price was imposed. Breguet spent 37 years perfecting a work of art, but unfortunately, the Queen was to die before ever seeing the fabulous n° 160 watch, known as the Marie-Antoinette. It was started in 1783.

From the Watch Quote:
Marie-Antoinette
In 1783, Breguet received an intriguing order :

He was to produce a watch for the account of an Officer of the Queen’s Guard that would incorporate every complication and all the latest developments of the time. Neither time limit nor price was imposed.

Breguet spent 37 years perfecting a work of art, but unfortunately, the Queen was to die before ever seeing the fabulous n° 160 watch, known as the Marie-Antoinette.

]]> By: Ben http://www.wristwatchreview.com/2008/11/17/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-m-a/comment-page-1/#comment-146424 Ben Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:48:15 +0000 http://www.wristwatchreview.com/?p=1484#comment-146424 That's really quite incredible. When was the original made? Nuts to think such intricate things could be built back in the day. That’s really quite incredible.
When was the original made? Nuts to think such intricate things could be built back in the day.

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