Even the least expensive of timepieces are marvels of micro-engineering .

即便是最便宜的钟表，也堪称微型工程奇迹。

The market for rare , vintage watches is much smaller than that for expensive modern timepieces and has been quite slow for the past 20 years , said mr. hines .

据海恩斯说，相较于昂贵的现代钟表，稀有古董怀表的市场小得多，在过去的20年里，这个市场发展非常缓慢。

And they have encouraged other developers to create apps for their timepieces .

同时，他们还鼓励其他开发者为计时器创建各种应用程序。

Alexander eblen , head of the jewelry and fine timepieces department at leslie hindman auctioneers in chicago , says people often don 't realize the value of an old watch or grandmother 's art deco jewelry .

美国拍卖商芝加哥lesliehindmanauctioneers珠宝和工艺钟表部门的负责人亚历山大艾伯林（alexandereblen）表示，人们通常都没有意识到一块旧手表或祖母戴的装饰艺术风格的珠宝价值几何。

Switzerland 's vacheron constantin has brought some of its fanciest historic timepieces to an exhibition in asia , in a nod to the buying power of the region 's watch aficionados .

瑞士钟表公司江诗丹顿（vacheronconstantin）在亚洲的一次展览上展出了一些最为精致的具有历史意义的钟表，以满足亚洲钟表爱好者强大的购买力。