Cedar wood has a natural hygroscopic effect, coupled with its own firmness and insect-repellent effect, so it is very popular among high-end collectors.
Take out the wooden box from the vault of the Legendary Watch Club on the top floor. The wooden box is naturally filled with watches.
Starfin Group is a century-old Swiss watchmaker. The group's collection of famous watches covers almost all brands and series in Switzerland, and each piece is a boutique.
"I know that Master Qiao is not short of money. Compared with Monster Heavy Industries, our Starfin Group is just a workshop."
The young vice president Knightley said with a smile: "Giving money, I don't think this can reflect the sincerity of our Starfin Group. And Master Qiao, you don't care about money. "
After that, Knightley respectfully presented the cedar box to the Master Craftsman.
Inside the cedar box, which was specially stamped with gold thread, lay an elegant and simple wristwatch with a crocodile leather band and an 18k red gold case.
The red gold circular print cross logo on the buckle shows the identity of this watch.
- Patek Philippe!
This brand, the name in the watch collection community, does not need more science.
The simplest data can explain everything.
Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips's were internationally renowned auction houses. Whenever they held an auction for famous watches, Patek Philippe would always dominate the auction price list.
In the circle of Patek Philippe collectors all over the world, there is a saying: "Keep it honestly and pass it on to the next generation."
"This is a 2499 series watch with a perpetual calendar, moon phase, and timekeeping function launched by Patek Philippe in 1951. In the following 39 years, only 349 pieces of this watch were produced. "
"Among them, only ten pieces of the limited edition of the red gold case were produced. According to the convention, the Patek Philippe museum collects one piece, and only nine pieces are in circulation. "
Knightley looked at the Patek Philippe in the pine box with reluctant eyes.
This is not a watch, it is clearly a cash check converted into Hua Xia currency, up to 30 million yuan.
The last time Patek Philippe 2499 red gold series appeared in the auction house four years ago, it had already sold for a sky-high price of 13 million yuan.
That is second-hand goods, and there is a certain amount of wear and tear on the surface.
The one in their collection was the second piece of the Red Gold series. It had a history of 62 years.
It was brand-new, and had been preserved with the best care. It was even better than the one in the Patek Philippe Museum.
After all, the museum was a long-term exhibition. If it was exposed to light, the buckle itself would age slightly.
Being willing to take out such a valuable gift was naturally to repay the Master Craftsman and help them design a brand-new winding structure.
The other party was from Monster Heavy Industries, so it wouldn't be too much to give them anything.
However …
In the eyes of Knightley and Xiao Jun, the wristwatch is regarded as a treasure. In the eyes of the Master Craftsman, the value was pitifully low.
If it wasn't for Xiao Jun blinking fiercely on the side, the Master Craftsman would have asked him to change it into cash.
When they walked out of the square, designer Xiao Jun was so emotional that his retina was about to pop out.
"Patek Philippe 2499 red gold. My God, who wants to give me a piece? I'm willing to design a building for him."
"It takes me half a month to draw a design blueprint, and I also have to test the model dozens of times."
"Master Qiao, you are amazing!" Xiao Jun gave him a thumbs up: "Half an hour of work can make more money than I design a building. No wonder Mr. Ye takes you everywhere. You have to work with me. You are the boss, and I will run errands for you. "
Xiao Jun led the way and found Ye Qing. Ye Qing had just come out of LV.
At this moment, even Ye Qing was carrying a bunch of bags. The store manager, with a few service staff, chased him to the door.
Seeing the Master Craftsman holding a wooden box, Ye Qing was slightly stunned.
When the wooden box was opened, Ye Qing was even more stunned.
On weekdays, the craftsmen had to be in the constant temperature and humidity warehouse, wearing lambskin gloves to serve Patek Philippe, which was casually played with by Ye Qing.
"How did you send a watch?"
"Patek Philippe, this watch should be worth a lot of money, right?"
"Not only is it valuable, you can't buy it even if you have money." Xiao Jun, who had a certain understanding of watch collections, explained: "The last time this watch appeared in an auction was four years ago. Compared to this one, the quality is worse."
"2499 is the most representative and collectible Patek Philippe. If you meet the right buyer, it is not surprising that your watch can be sold for 40 million."
"You earned it, keep it for yourself." Ye Qing threw the watch back to the Master Craftsman.
"Boss, if I bring this kind of thing, wouldn't it be an insult to my craftsmanship?" The Master Craftsman pushed the cedar box into Ye Qing's hands as if he was sending out the plague.
"That makes sense. Let's go, I will take you to sell branded clothes. I just saw a few pieces in LV that are suitable for you."
Ye Qing took the watch and replaced the original one that cost more than 100,000 yuan into the box.
It felt good to wear it. It was heavy and had a good texture, and it was also very classy.
Xiao Jun was stunned. A watch worth tens of millions was an insult to his craftsmanship …
…
When Ye Qing returned to Zhongyun again with a car full of luxury brands, it was already ten o 'clock at night.
Xiao Jun invited him for dinner again. When he left, in addition to the construction drawings of the main structure of the building, he also gave Ye Qing a model of the building that could be called a work of art.
The model was made of light steel and glass. If there was no reference to compare, this building model was simply what Ye Qing thought the building should look like after it was completed.
After Ye Qing took photos and uploaded them to his circle of friends, he directly placed the building model in the company and asked his employees to contact the advertising company to make a huge billboard of the building and erected it on the construction site.
After neatly classifying the luxury brands one by one, Ye Qing took out the Monster Factory mobile phone and sat on the mechanical engineering chair.
Starting the Lord's Chariot, Ye Qing's perspective was located at the base 130 meters below the foundation pit.
Now the alloy plate at the bottom of the base has been welded. The second and third layers were only welded to the support wall. Ye Qing decided to add a small night shift to weld the second layer of alloy plate out.
The thickness of a plate was three centimeters, but its tensile strength and yield were equivalent to a homogeneous steel plate with a thickness of twelve centimeters.
And it was a box structure, with special concrete filling in the middle to increase the strength of the structure.
An alloy plate weighing a thousand pounds was lifted high by a mechanical arm that replaced the magnetic suction cup. Then the welding arm was aligned, and a blazing white arc flashed. There was almost no welding spot, and no connection seam of welding slag followed.
This was plasma arc welding, specially used to weld high-temperature resistant alloys.
The angry miner was not idle. It was responsible for carrying the plates. Whenever the Lord's Chariot finished welding an alloy plate, it handed over the second one in time.
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