There are all sorts of different reasons for a decline in Swiss watch sales, of course – political and economic volatility and unrest worldwide for one; over-production and a resulting glut of unsold stock at retailers for another; over-aggressive pricing (long overdue for a correction) as well. And, of course, there's the as yet unanswered, and very difficult to answer, question: how much has the Swiss watch industry been affected by the Apple Watch in particular, and smartwatches in general?Here are some photos of about 2 hours I spent with Masaharu to see what watches people outside the office are wearing on their wrists. Along the way, I took some street shots of Omotesando Avenue, Harajuku, and back at Minami Aoyama.Unusual for a skeletonized watch, the PF777 is a self-winding movement equipped with a full rotor in 22ct rose gold that's been open-worked, polished, and sandblasted. The oscillating weight
Predictive Health Analytics notably includes a floating "PF" logo set in sapphire at its center.I enjoyed the book's horological easter eggs, among them a tiny escape wheel illustration that appears between sections of text that is a rendering of one within the movement of the watch in question. As you flip through the book, the wheel turns.
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Credit Hacking Hub somebody was supposed to have worn a Mickey Mouse watch … I wore a Mickey Mouse watch the whole time I was in the Marine Corps, in uniform or whatever, and it was never a problem.Inside the movement, a pair of heart-shaped cams are connected to the center wheels, individually, each equipped with spring-loaded levers/hammers that ensure the cams are positioned correctly along the hollow tubes to bind them together. These hammers act as zero-reset mechanisms on the chronograph center wheel, to return the chronograph seconds to the zero position, and to allow the rattrapante seconds hand to catch up to the chronograph seconds hand.I don't have multiple paragraphs of things to say about the last two picks this week but both are worth highlighting so I'll combine them into one little section down here for the real Bring A Loupe lovers who made it this far.
More from MB&F and Black Badger here and here. Don't have the HODINKEE App yet? Get years of amazing watch content plus new stories, breaking news, and access to great new features like HODINKEE Live, free on iOS.The Grand Seiko Sport Collection Quartz Limited Edition SBGP015: case, 40mm x 12.4mm, steel; sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel. Water resistance 200m; Movement, in house, Grand Seiko 9F85, quartz accurate to ± 10 seconds per year; magnetic resistance to 16,000 A/m. Limited to 2000 pieces Price, $3,900.
Hybrid Retro Tech Find out more at grand-seiko .There are five anti-reflective coated sapphire crystals: two for the eyes, one for the brain, and one for the engine. The fifth is for the movement "undercarriage" or belly of the beast, so to speak. There, you'll see a beautifully crafted movement featuring large openings to see the gears, an emphasis on hand-finishing, and a power reserve indicator hand.
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