Remontet New Watch: Release Overview — WatchProSite Forum Digest

Spencer Karrington · 2021-02-04T13:40:29Z

Explore the Remontet Time Capsule Novelty, a French independent watch with a 3D printed tourbillon, jumping hour, and retrograde minutes. Discover collector insights.

Spencer Karrington

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Spencer Karrington introduces the Remontet Time Capsule Novelty, a watch that pushes the boundaries of traditional horology with its unique time display and 3D printing heritage. Karrington's post highlights Remontet's innovative approach, particularly their use of a jumping hour cylinder, retrograde minutes, and a rotating propeller for seconds. This article delves into the community's initial reactions and further details shared by Karrington, offering a comprehensive look at this intriguing independent timepiece.

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Remontet is a French brand which is known mostly for their experimentation with 3d printing and creating a 3d printed tourbillon. They have just released a new watch called the Time Capsule Novelty

Below is some more information !

"It plays with time by displaying it by three different way : a jumping hour cylinder, a retrograde level to show the minutes and a rotative propeller for the seconds."

"Price: 17 000€ without taxes

Specifications:

Titanium Grade 5 case

Bridges, main plate in steel

Saphir glass

Water-resistant 30m

Manual winding with 48 hours of power reserve

Case Dimension: 43.5 mm by 43.5 mm and 14 mm thick

Beats at 18000 alt/h 2.5Hertz.

Key Points from the Discussion

The 'Time Capsule' feature allows the owner to engrave a personal memory—an image, drawing, text, or date—on a half-hidden bridge, making it a private, sentimental element within the timepiece.
Initial concerns regarding the watch's potential size and bulkiness on smaller wrists were raised, though the futuristic design might mitigate the perception of its dimensions compared to a traditional dress watch.
The watch features an integrated case/movement architecture, similar to the Piaget Altiplano 900p, suggesting a seamless design where the case is not a separate component.
The time display is layered, with the second propeller on the first layer and the retrograde minutes on the second, suggesting a complex, multi-dimensional visual experience. The second 'indicator' might be more aesthetic than functional.
A closer look at available images confirms that a strap is indeed mounted on the case, addressing initial confusion about its presence.
Questions arose regarding the mechanics of the retrograde minute indicator, specifically how its arm moves over the balance wheel, and the legibility of the seconds propeller.

The Discussion

redcorals

Feb 4, 2021

Fascinating. So the second balance spring is for retrograde? Why do you think they called it a capsule?

Spencer Karrington

Feb 5, 2021

Glad you enjoyed it!

So I checked their website () and have no idea why they have the second balance spring but that would complete sense to me, despite not being a mechanical engineer 🤣😂😜 , I have seen other watchmakers do something similar For the capsule, they explained it below! And for the capsule, they said the below "This is the starting point for this timepiece, on a half-hidden location on a bridge the owner can engrave something that reminds him a memory. It can be an image, a drawing, a text or a date. Th

redcorals

Feb 5, 2021

The only other piece shunting around is the retrograde min and that long arm connected to the spring does go to the min indicator. But then...

... the arm has to move right over the balance wheel to pull back the retro indicator from 60 to 0. Also, I Can't figure how to read the seconds propeller..hehe.

Spencer Karrington

Feb 6, 2021

I think you are exactly right!

I think that it is a very much layered timepieces and that the second propeller is at the first layer while the retrograde minutes is the second layer. TBH, I honestly think that the second "indicator" is more for show than anything else :p I have included real pics below

Watchonthewrist

Feb 5, 2021

Very interesting.

Look forward to see it completed with a case

Spencer Karrington

Feb 5, 2021

Agreed and to see some "real" pictures instead of 3d models !

Btws, I thought that the case was already included ( it is like an integrated case/movement architecture like jrwong23's recently purchased Piaget Altiplano 900p) and there is just no strap or am I not seeing something :P As mentioned, I am no mechanical engineer so...... am just guessing here.

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