Pre-SIHH - MBF and Rolex Daytona Replica Present Kelys Churp

MB&F participates in pre-SIHH festivities by doing something quite unusual. Let's be clear: This is not a watch. It is still a kinetic sculpture that relies on micro-mechanics, which are deeply rooted in watchmaking.

Rolex Daytona Replica, the world's leading manufacturer of music boxes, has partnered again to present a 1.4kg, rhodium-plated brass turtle that mechanically mimics the natural gait.Rolex GMT-Master II Replica It can walk on its four legs but there are wheels beneath the turtle to help it move forward.

The mechanism employs elliptical gearing in order to give the illusion of an irregular and natural movement. To ensure that your deviant turtle friends don't let it loose on tables and have it fall off the edge, an automatic safety feature has been installed so that the entire system turns off when the edge is detected. This prevents unnecessary heartache.

There's even more. It's not possible that 480 parts could have been used to create a walking turtle. As with many MB&F projects, there's a surprise in this project.Franck Muller Replica The central leather scale reveals a singing, flying automaton bird that was clearly inspired by Pierre Jaquet–Droz.

This second creature is made out of 18K gold. It flaps its wings, moves its tail, and then it opens its beak to hear the bird sing. The turtle's scales close and the bird returns to hiding.

This is where a security mechanism has been implemented for the convenience of our handsy friends. If someone tries to close the open scale when the automaton bird sings, or worse, force the bird back into its nest, the creature will automatically flee.

Rolex Daytona Replica and MB&F have also given them dignity of names, in recognition of the lives they gave each animal, which is forever tied to one another's existence.Rolex Daytona Replica They have named the turtle Kelys (basically the Greek word for turtle/tortoise), while the bird was named Chirp for obvious reasons. They are Kelys & Chirp together.

Technical Specifications: Kelys & Chirp

Animation

The tortoise moves, the bird opens its back and moves, singing.

The bird flaps its wings for 10-12 seconds and then closes its beak to hear the bird sing.

The tortoise's head and legs move in a realistically irregular gait.

Average tortoise speed: 0.03 m/s (0.06 mph).

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