AndrewD
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Central tourbillons
The recent references to the central tourbillons made me think: w hy don’t we see more central tourbillons? Beat Haldimann’s hand built H1 and Omega’s variants come to mind, but are there others? Are they more difficult to build than ‘traditional’ tourbillons? Would we like to see more?
Andrew
Central tourbillons
The recent references to the central tourbillons made me think: w hy don’t we see more central tourbillons? Beat Haldimann’s hand built H1 and Omega’s variants come to mind, but are there others? Are they more difficult to build than ‘traditional’ tourbil...
It's hard to beat this.....
I love this watch, though my preference is the silver dial one. Cannot imagine any central tourbillon beating this one. *CL...
Maybe but not as pure ....
H1 is just divine. I think the purists version with the red 178 beats it all *CL
H1
There is far more to the H1 than a central tourbillon. The aesthetics of this watch are beyond any I've ever worn, and the sound has a tick/tock clarity I've never heard before. Both history and artistry in a single piece. I rarely use the word 'masterpie...
whats the white "dots" on the 2 rings surrounding the Tourby for?
is there any purpose to them? apols if it is not a bright question. Best, Horo
inner dots are seconds markers - notice the "pointy" part on the lyre shaped
tourbillon cage. The outer dots ring is for the minute markers. Cheers, TM
Onion crown
And another observation - I generally dislike onion crowns, but on the Haldimann's it just works. In fact I can't think of any other watch I like them on. Andrew
neither can I
At least in these photos they appear truncated - or less onionated - than those on a Maurice Lacroix a Chronoswiss. The old ML Flyback, that I once owned also gave no tactile pleasure while trying to grip the crown for a full wind. I don't know of any hig...
I can assure you, Amerix, from personal experience...
"Only a churl such as myself would wonder about their time-keeping properties, the raison d'etre of a tourbillon - wherever it is placed." The time-keeping properties of the H-1 is not a problem at all, thank you very much...from multiple and extended (ma...
this piece is amazing..
I much prefer this over the Omega version... sweet and until a couple of days ago..never seen it...awe struck...
A beautiful picture CL !
Here is my wristshot with the H1 (I took the picture at Basel in 2009): Fr.Xavier...
Question for the horo-technical purists
Is there any technical advantage for a central torubillon versus say one plonked at 6 o'clock?
im left scratching my head
and standing by your side asking the same question... how about the freak by YN??! Faisal
The Freak is not a tourbillon.
check out the Dec issue of iW magazine (US edition) - it has some very good articles on the Tourbillon. Also many past discussions here on PuristSPro. Cheers, TM
I don't mind to see more of Haldimann's type of central tourbillons
Anything less than that, can be painfully ugly. Regards Ling
Not central but twin rotating tourbillon
Hi AndrewD , I know your thread is about central tourbillons and I really like the looks of the haldimann1 central tourbillon but have not seen one close up or handled one ( not represented in OZ ?) , but just digressing a bit, I have handled and tried on...
There are plenty of central tourbillons around...
...but very few central, co-axial tourbillons. The UN Freak - some argument about whether that is a tourbillon at all. I remember reading one argument that it was in fact a Karussel. Possibly it's neither. Here's a central, non-coaxial tourby from Cartier...
I'm not a techinical expert but
for me, I would not consider the Astrotourbi from Cartier a central tourbi nor would I the Diavolo or the Relatiff. All fantastic pieces though of course.