Categories
Richard Mille Replica Watch

Benefits Of Buying Auctions – The Laurent Picciotto Collection of Contemporary Watches Japanese Movement Replica

A pioneer of contemporary watchmaking, Laurent Picciotto’s unique collection encompasses 43 watches & encounters including masterworks by Richard Mille, Urwerk, De Bethune, MB&F, Girard-Perregaux, Audemars Piguet, Hublot and HYT. An embodiment of his lifelong passion for contemporary watches, and the distinct watches that crossed his path, the collection showcases limited editions and one off pieces from the leading manufacturers of contemporary watchmaking.

Aurel Bacs, Senior Consultant Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo states: “ Laurent Picciotto is cool, and so is his watch collection, it is a perfect mirror of his personality. There are people who simply purchase watches and there are consumers, but Laurent always had an encounter, relationship or story as the starting point before adding a watch to his collection. This is why this watch collection is so unique, each watch is telling us a personal and fascinating story.”

Laurent Picciotto is a renowned Parisian retailer who has been a driving force behind the rise of contemporary watchmaking for the last 30 years. As the proprietor of Chronopassion, which first opened for business in 1988 as a Gerald Genta boutique, he has since represented leading contemporary watchmakers and was one of the original founders of Richard Mille. Demonstrating his visionary leadership, Picciotto opened the first Audemars Piguet Boutique in 1997 and the first Hublot Boutique in 2007. A champion of independent watchmakers in the new millennium, Laurent Picciotto lent his support during the inception of leading brands including MB&F, Urwerk, and HYT, which in turn allowed him to add unique pieces to his personal collection.

Auction:
My regret (as somebody who likes bicycles) is that the innovation (beyond the design — which may be the real winner here) from the opinion is an incremental electronic counter which Richard Mille relates to being like an “odometer.” Do not overthink this. A panel on the dial has five rollers and also is the screen of this “totalizer.” Fundamentally you manually input each mile (or whatever you want to count) about the “horological odometer” and be on your merry way. Richard Mille says such as that cyclists can manually input each mile they rode after the actuality. Are they going to find out this? Probably by imitating an electronic device that’s recording the quantities of miles traveled — which can keep track of this information anyways.Richard Mille no doubt has other (let’s imagine they are nefarious) uses in mind for this totalizer complication. What if this were a watch for hit guys or mercenaries to track their body counts? Or imagine if something much more mundane happens and people who own one of those rare luxuries will delight in the uncommon experience of this exotic fidget spinner letting you count as large and pretty much anyone can in one sitting… and then simplifying the entire to zero. C’mon, it’s about as cathartic as idly spending time on a casual smartphone game.Richard Mille isn’t ignorant of the fact that the totalizer isn’t the most exciting innovation in the world of watches, but they do worry that the upsides indicating that the rollers align very precisely, that the machine is intended to prevent “accidental manipulations,” along with a lock to ensure overall equilibrium. In other words, Richard Mille would like you to be aware that the process of pressing in digit after digit through the instance button will feel incredible for all those tactile mechanical button fetishists (we know that we are).
The Hong Kong Watch Auction: Four, 30 May 2017, 1pm & 6pm HKT
Location: Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong

The auction catalogue is accessible online here, Picciotto collection starting from lot 991.