Audemars Piguet & Theo Jansen's Strandbeests At Art Basel 2014
Theo Jansen conversing with patrons of the Strandbeest Audemars Piguet pavilion at Art Basel, 2014Audemars Piguet has been a sponsor of the famed Art Basel in Miami Beach, FL, for the past two years. The relationship is ongoing, and Audemars Piguet uses the event as a means to introduce new ambassadors as well as to announce its ongoing commitment in supporting select artists and causes.At this year's show, the focus was on Dutch artist Theo Jansen, whose Strandbeests are mechanical automatons resembling massive, though what would be rather miniature,?lifelike "beasts." Completely made of recycled PVC tubes, joints, and plastic bottles, these strange creations are powered by capturing and compressing air and using an ingenious logic model. By devising a so-called analogue NAND gate, the artist is able to create what are essentially logic circuits, so that the beasts can automatically decide when to stop (when one reaches the sea water) and continue when no water is detected and reserve

New Zealand is an interesting place
Kind of like the Bermuda Triangle of Patek. You see the strangest things. Like this in the local AD's window. Where else in the world would you get this!??!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yacht-Master bezel refinishing
My supervisor taught me his magic today, refinishing a Yacht-Master bezel the Rolex way. He is a wizard.

Got the call...
Got it yesterday, at 2:40pm, the kind of call you say yes instantly, along with thank you and I’m on my way... BUTYour AD is doing you a gigantic favor and they’d prefer you pay with cash (understandable from your point of view)... Well it’s Saturday afternoon and Christmas is Monday, you can’t get 5 figures of cash until your bank opens Tuesday and the AD tells you they’re actually closed Tuesday too. Maybe they’re celebrating Boxing Day in the states? Okay, you’ll have it Wednesday, :waiting:...Merry Christmas TRF!!! My gift (which was well worth waiting for) comes two day after Christmas.

Best Buys In Preowned Rolex
Hello,There are some models that are very popular, eg PN Daytona, Bond Rolex etc.... These are also very expensive.But I am curious about which models seasoned Rolex buyers think are good buys now. I suppose there are two ways of answering this��one with an eye to future appreciation, and the other just considering quality of the timepiece relative to money paid. Both would be interesting, but I am most untested in the latter, as the former is purely speculative. It seems to me that some Datejust models represent great values. I especially like ones with Buckley or Vignette dials. Anyway, what do you think?