Did I ever tell you that my dad refurbishes vintage watches in his spare time? The watch gears in this piece totally remind me of him. What a simple, pretty and unique concept.
Did I ever tell you that my dad refurbishes vintage watches in his spare time? The watch gears in this piece totally remind me of him. What a simple, pretty and unique concept.
Natalie42
January 23, 2009 at 1:56 pmYou….are killing me.
Spandrel Studios
January 23, 2009 at 5:08 pmYour Dad refurbishes watches, collects guitars *and* has a candy drawer? You have the coolest Dad, ever.
Annady L.
January 23, 2009 at 5:42 pmYou’re making my spending hiatus extra difficult. Please find ugly things that I wouldn’t buy anyways. *grin* Thanks!
Lin
January 23, 2009 at 9:40 pmNo doubt your Pa reads your blog with some regularity and no doubt he’s put Bloom’s Ettan Eller necklance on the birthday list of what to get Sarah. This is the best way ever to get the wish list out to friends and family!
bishop stu tu
January 24, 2009 at 6:24 amwhOOrl gOOrl,
Most all mechanical watches (with the exception of COMPLICATIONS) have the same components…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Watch_movement.png
The wheels (not gears!) on the necklace are 2nd, 3rd or 4th wheels. The basic wheel configuration is relatively (and surprisingly simple). The crap hits the fan in the balance and escapement area of the mechanism…the balance, jewels, hairspring, pallet fork and escapement wheel.
Many wheels in finer movements are solid alloys of gold. The holy trinity of makers is comprised of Patek Phillipe, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin. I would add Piaget (who still makes their own remarkable movements)…and mebee Jaeger Lecoultre…
However…when it comes to whOOrled-class taste and design…Cartier….even though they only made a few movements, as did Tiffany way back when.
I won’t take anyone seriOUsly unless they’re wearing Cartier. ;^)~
yo dad
Anon
January 24, 2009 at 7:43 am$270 for a necklace? INSANE!
sunny
January 25, 2009 at 5:07 amit’s lovely and what a wonderful design idea.
Michelle
January 25, 2009 at 7:18 pmHi Sarah! I just want to say thanks for introducing me to Barney’s Co-op. I really mean that too…you are, in my book, the epitome of style on so many levels! I had no idea that Barney’s was even on line, let alone a Co-Op! Woohoo! Keep posting what you’re not buying…it’s opening up a whole new world of style!!!
Hugs,
Michelle
Brittany
January 26, 2009 at 11:35 amThis is what I’m not buying now:
http://www.target.com/Hayden-Harnett-Target-Hobo-Bag-Black/dp/B001ER6NO0/qid=1232522834/ref=br_1_9/180-1201711-6348958?ie=UTF8&node=1251405011&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1
Brittany
January 27, 2009 at 6:55 amI found something else that I’m not buying. These are super cute flats:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3023920?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_pla=shoes:women:flats&cm_ite=pink_studio_%27marla%27_flat:237771_1&cm_ven=Froogle&mr:trackingCode=3BD8CDA3-02EB-DD11-80C2-001422107090&mr:referralID=NA&siteId=Giigj6O6ue4-2U8EFAIbQX.VodUijm8U0A
Cassie Boorn
January 27, 2009 at 11:58 amYou ladies are all killing me!
Mariel
January 28, 2009 at 12:01 pmHow creative. I love it.
Ana
January 30, 2009 at 5:50 pmI love this…so delicate, but not frilly. Right up my alley!
Your dad sounds pretty rad.
mnerva
February 21, 2009 at 10:11 pmWow! You are so, as they say (and I hate, lol) “on trend.” The March issue of Elle has a necklace by Etten Eller, and it is seriously probably the only thing in the whole mag that interested me. Page 160 if you are so inclined to further punish yourself.