Breitling Sirius Perpetuel MOP mit Diamant Goldlnette

If you are a serious watch collector, then at some point, you'll be faced with the ability to trade versus buying or selling watches in your collection. Trading watches will appeal to owners who wish to exchange a current watch for a desired watch. As an alternative to the buy/sell cycle and rental schemes, trading watches will interest those who prefer to experience variety, while owning their watches and working within a limited budget. The idea of trading is familiar to those who may have swa........

I picked up this minerva set of chronograph movement, dial, hands, crown and stem a while back with the thought of making this come to life.I had this nice little burl wood lathed box made and some brass finishings, along with a long tube for activating the chronograph since this would be a difficult task given the distance between crown and movement. I also had the stem elongated for this reason.Here is how it turned out along with a rough step by step........