NEW at www.watchcollector.lu -----> Unique Grieb & Benzinger chronographe rattrapante, Patek for Tiffany 1889

Dear watch aficionado.

NEW available at my boutique www.watchcollector.lu is this

 

Grieb & Benzinger chronographe rattrapante, regulateur

Patek Philippe for Tiffany&co movement from 1889

Unique timepiece

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This Grieb & Benzinger is hand made with a Patek Philippe chronographe rattrapante movement from 1889, which was sold to Tiffany & co. in 1890. The movement is technically modified to get the regulateur indication. The more, all parts are either hand engraved, hand guilloché or hand skeletonized finished. The case is specially made to mesure for the movement with as well a hand made crown and pusher and hand guilloché bezel. It took Hermann Grieb and Jochen Benzinger more then 1000 hours of pure craftsmenship to finish this spectacular unique timepiece.

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I welcome and will respond to your request on my address: info@watchcollector.lu

ChB

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Movement:

Patek Philippe chronographe rattrapante

Made in 1889, sold to Tiffany & co. in 1890

Swiss lever escapement

Compensation balance with Breguet hairspring

26 jewels

32 hours power reserve

All parts are either hand engraved, hand guilloché or hand skeletonized

Technically modified for Regulateur indication

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Case:

Platinum

Made to measure for this movement

Hand made crown, pusher and hand guilloché bezel

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Dial:

Regulateur

Hand guilloché

Original Breguet Frost

 

 

Épargne ----> some details on this perfect Patek Philippe 2584 black épargne dial

 

Dear watch aficionado.

 

Épargne - Herewith I want to show you some details on this beautiful black épargne dial on this perfect Patek Philippe 2584.

 

The dial is made by Cadran Stern with the complicated "épargne" technique, which means that first the base plate is gilted, then the signature, minuterie and small seconds are protected by a special lacquer, after that the dial is colored in a black galvanique bath. After the black color has dried, the protective lacquer is taken off. Later the hour baton indexes and the 12 o'clock indexes are added. The indexes are fixed by "pickage" and then leveled by "limage" as you can see on the photo of the dial from the back. This method called "pickage & limage" was used back then at that time. These methods, "épargne, pickage, limage" can be seen as well on famous dials as the Bao Dai.

 

Kind regards.

Christian

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