After conferring with his brother, Hendrik came up with the idea to build a clock. But in the process of building it, Hendrik came to link the conclusion link that he wasn't going to finish the project with a clock, after all. "The arm was pretty cool, and got some attention," he said. "But then link the clock in my dining room actually broke." So Ohrdes decided to try to fix it with the robot arm.

As is often the case with this brand, the name is a mouthful but the (deep breath) Grand Seiko Sports Collection Spring Drive link Chronograph GMT: SBGC240 Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited link Edition is, thankfully, not that hard to understand. Measuring 43.8mm wide, 16.1mm thick, and still relying on Grand Seiko's incredible 9R86 movement, the SBGC240 is link very similar to the current-production GS Spring Drive chronographs like the SBGC203.

But as we learned with our recent deep-dive into the Calibre L101.2 inside the 1815 Rattrapante Honeygold Limited Edition, there are many ways one can go about constructing link a split-seconds chronograph. link And as I teased at the end of that article, link today we're going to take a look inside how these superstar split-seconds chronographs work, with a helping hand from our friend Anthony de Haas, the director of product development at A. Lange & Sohne.

Like a warm, stylized sun radiating its graphic navy-lacquered rays, the face of the watch lets the light pass through link and caress the miniature link reproduction of the Demoiselle flying over a silvered half-globe, a link poetic and original interpretation of the micro-rotor.

Brand: BremontModel: Project Possible link Diameter: 43mmThickness: 16mmCase link Material: Titanium (Ti 6-4, aviation-grade) and bronzeDial Color: BlueIndexes: AppliedLume: YesWater Resistance: 500 meters Strap/Bracelet: 22mm khaki leather strap (Nims-style striped link NATO is optional)

The most famous link mouse in the world, with a ball on his feet, has made a watch dial his favorite playground. Animated by link a triple complication, the aerial match led by Disney's little rodent pays tribute to the creative genius link of a great designer.

Chopard is not calling this a skeleton nor are they calling it link open-worked. In fact the brand isn't calling it anything at all, so I am going to refer to it as open-worked because link that easier for my brain to handle. Whatever you want to call it, it is a unique addition to the range utilizing titanium thoughtfully as it feels like link the perfect match for this overall look.

Using what Moser calls a partially skeletonized movement, the Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon's dial link floats in the center, flanked by the tourbillon and minute repeater hammers, while also surrounded by the repeater's gongs. In the hopes of having the smoothest action, the minute repeater's sliding bolt link (set into link the nine o'clock case flank) uses a runner made of Teflon.

While the holy trinity ultra-thin link perpetual calendars are most commonly associated with the neo-vintage era I can't help but look a little further, says dealer Ben Dunn of Watch Brothers London, who specializes in trading watches from this era. "Currently, you can pick up a tourbillion or a minute repeating perpetual calendar from link big hitters like Breguet and Blancpain for a significant discount to their original retail price – we're talking 50 to 75 link percent."

But it was almost $900 bucks. Now, I link am guessing many of you just laughed out loud at this modest figure, some of you to the point where you almost fell over and could only steady yourselves by grabbing onto the ballast that is your Panerai Luminor or Bulgari Gerald Genta 50th Anniversary platinum edition. But this is not link an insignificant portion of my income, and indeed, it is a very large portion of what link I spend in a month, so I didn’t buy it.