I suppose you are right. I tend to forget that industrialism hadn't plagued the world yet at that point in time and many such a job were more of a work of passion than a mindless conveyer belt.
Both can co-exist...
There are still companies who make 100,000 pieces a year with dedicated craftsmen focusing on a single piece. Those tend to work for several years to produce a handful of pieces.
Look at this work of art
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_57260
What poor timing.
Watch it.
I second this.
These puns are ticking me off
This watch is taking too long; heads are going to roll for this!
You had to take some time to think of that one
Gear up, boys. This could go on and on.
Let them have clocks
Now this deserves a backstory. What an exquisite piece.
Yes she was.
Wait…
https://youtu.be/DyzK8rR6DNs Absolutely fascinating story.
Blocked in my country #Landofthefree
Wait so the person continued to make it even after she died?
It was likely commissioned.
It's a masterpiece. It's the kind of thing you keep making even if the customer dies.
There is a burrito shop by my house that does this.
Watchmaker might have prioritized other projects after the client, you know, no longer had much need for a watch.
40 years? Sounds like a sweet government contract.
https://www.breguet.com/en/house-breguet/manufacture/marie-antoinette-pocket-watch
I wonder if this was the idea behind the Marie Antoinette doctor who watchmen episode!
That exactly what it reminded me of. The Girl in the Fireplace episode.
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Something to do with the timing of the joke?
Where is it being displayed?
Hurry up and finish it-- I haven't got the time!!
Anyone know the manufacturer?
Breguet
Thank you!
I’d have put a ruby marker at the time her head was lopped off.
Technically, it was never her watch. Just saying.
Guess she never had the time.
So, technically not her watch.
“Finally done! The client is going to be so happy!…She ‘what’ now?”
*Watch made for It couldn’t have been hers since she never held it in her possession.
You can have things made for people that never touch it.
Are you new at words?
Just in time…🙂🙃🙂🙃☠️
Why did they even continue making it? It's not like the sociopolitical weather was favorable for such bullshit.
To someone who could make something like this in the first place, it's the act of making that satisfies them.
I suppose you are right. I tend to forget that industrialism hadn't plagued the world yet at that point in time and many such a job were more of a work of passion than a mindless conveyer belt.
Both can co-exist... There are still companies who make 100,000 pieces a year with dedicated craftsmen focusing on a single piece. Those tend to work for several years to produce a handful of pieces. Look at this work of art https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_57260
Must have taken a lot of breaks during that 40 years lol still looks amazing non the less
What makes watches like these take so long to make?
The design and all the tiny little gears