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Crowns
There are many shapes and types of crowns: straight, onion, conical, pumpkin, etc.; pull-push or screw-down, signed or unsigned, recessed or outset, protected by crown-guards or not, etc.; with inserted cabochon or pusher, etc.;
Some are meant to wind the watch daily, others mostly to set the time or the date or another function (or multiple other functions). Some wind one barrel, some two, some four...
Here's a close look at the crowns of my personal trio (Vacheron Constantin Cornes de Vache, Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro-Rotor and L.U.Chopard Quattro Spirit 25).
Please, don't hesitate to show us yours!
Best to you all,
Emmanuel
Crowns
There are many shapes and types of crowns: straight , onion , conical , pumpkin , etc.; pull-push or screw-down , signed or unsigned , recessed or outset , protected by crown-guards or not, etc.; with inserted cabochon or pusher , etc.; Some are meant to ...
Even though the VC is a lovely design....
The LF takes the proverbial cake. It's just crown perfection ☺️🤌....
Agreed, Filip: it's exactly how we love a crown to look.
My only regret is that this watch doesn't need to be wound daily (only the VC does as the LUC has 8 days of power reserve)... Have a great Sunday! Best, Emmanuel
It does look great, but is it not wonderful that we can have such variety and details in something most
would not notice? Interesting comment as well on winding - is there a standard or conventional wisdom that you should wind a little each day or let it reach 50% power or be nearly depleted before winding again? Or does it really even matter? Curious for t...
Having no training in watchmaking,
I'm not sure if I answer well. But, when I bought the Cornes de Vache, which is manual wind, has a power reserve of 48h and no mechanism to prevent overwinding (and therefore, potentially, breaking the mainspring or some related part), I was told by the b...
I like the crown to be on the larger side and with a lot of gripping ability, especially on manually winding movements.
The crown on the Kalpa XL meets the requirements. It's 7mm diameter with a satisfying tactile feel to it. When it comes to crowns, it doesn't get any better than this one in my collection. M4 ...
Thank you for these close photos of the Kalpa XL's crown.
Its dimensions and the wide notches seem to be ideal for a great daily winding experience. I also like very much the way it is slightly recessed into the case: great design. Have a nice Sunday! Best, Emmanuel
Crowns
The miniscule crown of the Ellipse, that is actually working very well. No visible crown. My favourite: pusher in a crown! PS Possibly the least expensive pusher in a crown in the watch world. 😃 ...
Thanks for sharing these photos and very different examples.
Crowns with inserted pusher look great indeed. Have a nice Sunday. Best, Emmanuel
I like all of these crowns!
I am not crazy about Turban/Onion crowns in general in a vacuum. But they really work well on LF timepieces!
Let me start by saying those are 3 beautiful timepieces! Your post are really thought provoking and enjoyable.
The crown is one of those details that isn’t high on my list of things that are important in my decision-making process, that said it absolutely plays in the background. If a crown is too large and weird looking , I can be turned off. The 3 that you have ...
Thank you so much, Larry, for sharing the crowns of your wonderful trio!
The Triplock of the Daytona is iconic and informative at the same time. And it goes so well with the screw-down pushers. Omega has one of the best logos one can think of and its rounded shape is perfect for the crown. As for the JLC, these polished unsign...