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Simplification is the REAL intellectual challenge...
so in my view the term 'simple' has no negative connotations whatsoever. The fact that brand boast with parts count it totally counter-intuitive to me. If in any industry, business or science you permanently strive for the most complicated solution you should be (and most likely will be ;-)) invited to a serious discussion about your priorities...
I used 'simplified' here to indicate that the escapement is a 'normal' straight line lever escapement as found in non-tourbillon watches. I am sure this is where Mr Calabrese started. On hindsight I should have explained this better a priori.
You are of course correct that a few other brand developed similar tourbillons. I think its obvious whom we refer to. But I think, as long as no tangible intellectual property is violated, one could admit that certain aims are achieved by relative similar means, like the flatness of the tourbillon you correctly refer to. Otherwise, only the original inventor could rightfully produce a certain mechanism...
- tourbillon - Breguet
- carousel - Bonniksen
- automatic watch - Perrelet
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Since you joined the discussion please answer my question regarding the new balance of the tourbillon: It is freesprung, correct? Is it used in all Blancpain tourbillons now? And if so, could older watches be retrofitted? I am asking because I remember that several modifications have been applied to the tourbillon and usually those have been retrofitted to already produced watches as well.
Thanks,
Magnus
Baselworld 2013 report: Blancpain
Blancpain at Baselworld 2013 presented by Marcus Hanke This year, Blancpain presented to me only five of its new watches, two of which are breathtaking new complications, however. Therefore, I am posting more pictures per watch. I will start with the watc...
Dear Dr. Hanke
Thank you very much for this amazing series of posts from Basel all across the Forums Appreciate your work and tremendous effort very much Yours truly Damjan
Can't agree more with what you said on the Batyscaphe...
And your observations on the Nato made me laugh a lot, too. Nicely put, Marcus. Best, my Punk Friend. ;) Nicolas
I don't know why but i have much sympathy for Blancpain than Patek .
Marcus , Thanks for the report.I like the Blancpain Complications and the flower for the rotor is also innovative. Regards...
An 'educative lesson'?
Dea Marcus thanks for your excellent article on the this year's Blancpain novelties. I have to say that the Le Brassus Tourbillon Carrousel is a most telling piece. Blancpain had in the past... - a simplified flying tourbillon that many people claimed it ...
You are right ...
... at first sight, I thought BP had confused the labels on the dial, since I would thought the carousel to be at the top. But you know yourself that one barely has time to examine a timepiece in detail suring these short (less than 30 minutes) presentati...
Not a simplified tourbillon
Hi Magnus Don't want to pick a fight, but I simply cannot agree with the label "simplified tourbillon". There is nothing simplified about it. In order to make the tourbillon thin, Blancpain (and actually Vincent Calabrese) de-centered the balance wheel. M...
Simplification is the REAL intellectual challenge...
so in my view the term 'simple' has no negative connotations whatsoever. The fact that brand boast with parts count it totally counter-intuitive to me. If in any industry, business or science you permanently strive for the most complicated solution you sh...