watches gift

The latest from my chinese gift, to debut at Baselworld 2004, is the Bergamo 40.With housing for 40 automatic watches, this attractive Italian-made cabinet houses a remote controlled motorized lift mechanism that raises or lowers the watchwinder module on command.In the lowered position, both the watches and the watchwinder mechanism are totally concealed and the casual observer only sees a beautifully detailed piece of furniture. Even when the front doors are opened, only a storage area is exposed but there is no hint of the watches stored within thebags gift concealed behind a false panel. The owner can choose either glass or wood paneled doors to suit his/her needs. A full-width storage drawer provides adequate space for additional watches or for several of Orbita’s Sempre winders for hand-wound watches as well as for electrical controls. Sensor switches are provided for connection to burglar alarm systems and interlocks are provided to prevent lowering the winder unit if the protective glass access panels are not in place.The Italian-made cabinet is made of Madrona Burl veneer with decorative inlays (intarsia) of brass and pearwood. Mahogany and/or Rosewood finish are a possibility in the near future. Access to all internal mechanisms is from the front of the cabinet. Once in place, there is no need for any back access. There are individual motorized winding mechanisms for each watch (40 in total). Each watches gifthas its own on/off switch and a two position switch for controlling the number of winding cycles per day.