Curious as well...

Jan 05, 2022,15:30 PM
 

My 1815 Up/Down seconds will always stop on "12" when the power reserve runs out. When it comes to the Zeitwerk, it is my understanding that the movement DOES stop when power runs down to a level where jumping the minutes or hours would risk damage, however, that does not mean that it will stop at "12". This is how my Zeitwerk Date functions as well.

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ZW second hand zero reset when PR = AB?

 
 By: diracpoint : December 27th, 2021-08:40
Hi guys, Just a quick question ... For the time-only Zeitwerk model, does the second hand supposed to go to 12 o’ clock position when power reserve goes to zero (AB)? Thanks 🙏

Not on Zeitwerk…it was on Richard Lange

 
 By: mahesh : December 27th, 2021-09:16
Richard Lange line aims on precision

Other brands should learn and emulate.

 
 By: Lankysudanese : December 27th, 2021-11:07

My Lange 1 moonphase does this

 
 By: montecristo#2 : December 30th, 2021-23:25
But I’m really not sure what the value of it is. It doesn’t seem to help with setting the time more accurately, unlike the zero reset feature.

I believe it was first introduced on the 1994 Tourbillon Pour le Merite

 
 By: russell996 : December 31st, 2021-00:12
Rather than hack the Tourbillon the stop works stopped the seconds at zero, any wind of the chain onto the Fusee restarts the Tourbillon instantly and thereby allows accurate setting of the seconds. 👍

I totally forgot about that until you mentioned it.

 
 By: CR : December 31st, 2021-04:12
Also, just in case you don't know about the (free, numbered) copy of Peter Chong's wonderful Tourbillon PLM book that Lange will send you once they verify your serial number (unless a prior owner of your watch already got the book and kept it), the info i... 

Got mine thanks.

 
 By: russell996 : December 31st, 2021-09:08
It is a great read. 👏👏👍 Peter still has plenty of the purchasable copies as well, I urge anyone with an interest in the rebirth of Lange to get a copy.

1815 Rattrapante does…

 
 By: p.boxster : December 29th, 2021-22:03
…stop on zero. And Grand Lange 1 too I think. This is combined with immediate start after the first turn of winding - like in the RL. The Zeitwerk Minute Repeater mostly stops on zero, too. But here I assume it to happen because of the power the minute ju... 

Thanks 🙏

 
 By: diracpoint : December 27th, 2021-16:23
I was somehow under the impression that it is supposed to go to zero for ZW as well, so when it didn’t I panicked a bit! All good now! 😉

It does not zero reset but

 
 By: mj23 : December 27th, 2021-20:37
Most of the time it will be at zero somehow. That’s what I noticed on mine

Interesting ...

 
 By: diracpoint : December 27th, 2021-22:56
I remember another member also reported this a few years ago. Mine doesn't reset (I have tested it only once). Sent a message to ALS asking about this. Not a big deal, just curious ...

Mine often stops a few seconds after zero.

 
 By: CR : December 28th, 2021-17:49
I assumed this was due to the power needed for the jumping minute immediately before then.

Thanks! Just confirmed with the boutique ...

 
 By: diracpoint : January 5th, 2022-00:35
that it doesn't have a zero reset function. I've been monitoring it over the past few days, and in some cases the second hand lands exactly on 12, sometimes it is just a few seconds off and sometimes it is quite a bit off (~ 10 s). In any case, it doesn't... 

Curious as well...

 
 By: systematic.entropy : January 5th, 2022-15:30
My 1815 Up/Down seconds will always stop on "12" when the power reserve runs out. When it comes to the Zeitwerk, it is my understanding that the movement DOES stop when power runs down to a level where jumping the minutes or hours would risk damage, howev...