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Auctioneer Dr. H. Crott - 83rd Auction  Mannheim, April 26, 2011 Important wristwatches, pocket watches and clocks Auctioneer Dr. H. Crott, the internationally renowned auction house for fine watches is proud to present a preview of their May auction in Frankfurt, where the wide palette of selected watches and unique clocks will surely hold the attention of even the most discerning observers and collectors. Stefan Muser and his team have succeeded in some of the most outstanding pieces for the 83rd To Acquire auction - the signed singing bird box with erotic automation by Bruguier is definitely one of them. As far as we know ... JAPANESE DISASTER ASSISTANCE  Basel, March 24th 2011 Creator of jewels in pearls, in particular designer of the crown of Miss Japan 2011, with a centenary experience, the Swiss jeweller Louis Golay International handed to her Japanese ambassadress today, Marie Yanaka, the original drawing of the crown, the first piece of an auction organized in autumn for the benefit of the Japanese victims. With the support of ... Precision above all: the RICHARD LANGE TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite”  Glashütte, January 2011 The fourth A. Lange & Söhne timepiece honoured with the distinction “Pour le Mérite” embodies a fusée-and-chain transmission as well as a tourbillon with a patented stopseconds mechanism. The underlying purpose shared by both of these grand complications is to improve rate stability and precision. The prominent regulator dial with its fascinating pivoting segment was inspired by a famous historic paragon. There is hardly another watchmaker who can take more credit for the advancement of precision horology in Saxony than Johann Heinrich Seyffert (1751-1817). At the royal court and among scientists, his timepieces were immensely popular. His design concepts influenced the most talented artisans of his guild, elevating the art of horology in Dresden to new heights. In 1845, this trend culminated in ... |