Saw some crazy sh!t at the watchmakers today!

Picked up my 6309-7040 (wearing it now ), my friend's Gruen Veri-thin, & brought in a Zodiac missing a tiny screw (the original having been launched from my tweezers) but he hadn't had a chance to regulate the 214 Spaceview and he's leaving town for a couple of weeks... Oh well, something to look forward to next month

In anycase, I got to check out some really interesting pieces today. Unfortunately, I only had my phone but that's better than nuttin'...

First, a cool Eterna-matic awaiting COA service:



But wait, there's more! How much would you pay for a vintage Patek Philippe. Not just vintage... but vintage-high-tech

A 1972 Patek Philippe desk clock - that, get this, is SOLAR powered. But not like an Eco-drive. No, no, no. And I must say, I originally thought "Hmm, quartz technology was pretty new back then..." Because anytime you see "solar", "electric", "electronic", etc. you're usually looking at one of the great grand-daddy's of quartz movements, like Electra, Accutron, Astron, sumpin, right?

Not so fast there, Mister. This thing has a pocket watch movement, with a capaciter that is charged by the solar pannel on the top of the case. The capaciter then powers the electric winding mechanism that is only engaged with the mainspring tension drops below a certain level. Then -like a bendix-drive on a car starter- the electric winding mechanism winds the mainspring back up to full tension and then disengages. Neat, eh? Check it out...



















Well, while we're oogling other peeps' time pieces, I thought you might also appreciate this vintage white-gold Patek, too...









So, I can't say those are things I see every day... thought I'd share with an audience that would appreciate it as much as I did

Thanks for looking!

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