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Magazine 24 pages deadline 22. May
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watch
maker is currently a critical check of the hands
of a breguet
watch. even with a magnifying glass with 20 times magnification he may not be able to spot the slightest scratch or inaccuracy in the small hands that are ready to be placed on the dial of perhaps the world?s finest timepiece. the hands of a breguet watch can be traced back to the illustrious company that started for more than 200 years ago. the slightly offset moons ballads outer part is a typical breguet detail, and it requires an experienced watchmaker to create them. this applies equally to the ballads ma- terial typically in blue steel. the watch- maker heats the metal in a flame until his eye and experience tell him that it?s got exactly the right color tone. where: breguets watch factory in switzerland who: a watchmaker with a strong magnifying glass what: inspect hands for a watch the actual mechanics of clocks? com- ponents and their operation is basically the same today as it was then 200 years ago, when abraham-louis breguet first produced his wonderful watches. and al- though the production of a breguet watch is now done using much more sophisticat- ed tools and machines, many artisanal de- tails carry all the way back to the founder. this applies to the beautifully patterned silver discs, which are in a class by them- selves. the ciseléring of the patterns is a rare and very time consuming technique and only a work of real professionals.
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