SCARY Basel...

Sculpted with an electric charge of 1,000,000 volts, the case offers the staggering perspectives of the openwork movement enveloped in the transparency of two sapphire crystals. Yvan Arpa's state-of-the-art watchmaking vision teams up with Valérien Jaquet's technical expertise to assemble, connect and fuse Tesla coil, barrel, mainspring, copper wires and electronic resistors to the sophisticated tourbillon movement.

The movement's arrangement, inspired by Tinguely's artistic approach, draws the eye's attention towards a superimposition of the components: its pierced main plate displays beveled and sandblasted bridges that emphasize the interplay that takes place between the rhodium plated gears and the red, blue and green electrical cables.

The Tesla Skeleton Tourbillon is fitted with an American cane toad skin strap. According to an ancient Amazonian legend, lightening can never harm the cane toad. Its peculiar hide, constellated with rough bumps and nodules, presents sturdy characteristics. Only a few Parisian master tanners possess the secret to adorn and embellish it.

The matt black cane toad skin straps that enhance Artya's horological creations are resistant to perspiration and UV radiations. Of course, much like the amphibian from which they originate, they are also perfectly at ease in any aquatic milieu.

The case, in stainless steel, measures 47mm and is water resistant to 50 meters. Movement is the manual-wind Concepto tourbillon caliber C-8017 with 19 jewels and a power reserve of 72 hours.

Looks like on of my mods gone wrong!!

. . . . art for art's sake.

All I can say is that someone forgot to take their meds.



BTW, is there a case cover for that watch - I'd hate to get it scratched.

I think i just threw up a little......

cski wrote:

..perfectly at ease in any aquatic milieu...

Should be just fine in its natural environment - the toilet.

Looks like the guy that wielded the grinding wheel on the Marina Militaire got hold of dat summabeech!

bodypeersur1 wrote:

Looks like the guy that wielded the grinding wheel on the Marina Militaire got hold of dat summabeech!

Yep, i thought the old MM held up pretty good against that grinder and slicer wheel, didnt have a chance against the roto hammer with the chisel bit!!

Well it's not the most practical of watches, but..HOLY Macaroni, I haven't
seen anything like this before ! I mean we all get to enjoy the great,
normal watches every day. So when these "odd" or "strange" watches
emerge..I tend to enjoy them as well. It's not that we're going to go out
and get one. For the most part these are MEGA EXPENSIVE limited editions,
that are just for watch people to look at, talk about, and enjoy !
Plus, who's ever heard of a cane toad skin strap on a watch before ?!

I used to sell toad skin boots.

CLEARLY that is Tim Burton's watch.

Dude should have applied the million volts to his testes.

merichar wrote:

Dude should have applied the million volts to his testes.

porschefan wrote:

I used to sell toad skin boots.

See Tim !..Now that's cool ! ..Is that really true btw ?

AtomicTom wrote:

porschefan wrote:

I used to sell toad skin boots.

See Tim !..Now that's cool ! ..Is that really true BTW ?

Yep. It was skin from some African toad or frog, as I recall. Was a bit too tender for cowboy boots.

porschefan wrote:

AtomicTom wrote:

porschefan wrote:

I used to sell toad skin boots.

See Tim !..Now that's cool ! ..Is that really true BTW ?

Yep. It was skin from some African toad or frog, as I recall. Was a bit too tender for cowboy boots.

Man oh man !!! This sounds VERY interesting, yet VERY comfortable !..Learning
something new every day !..Thanks !