Dr No
[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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Sorry about missing an installment yesterday, folks . . .
. . . so let's pick up in a new thread with the penultimate 2009 model in this series, the Senator Meißen tourbillon . . .
. . . which caught MTF's attention earlier this year; I seem to recall this model generating mixed opinions, so I held off forming one until getting a chance to view it in the metal. The limpid beauty of the manually painted ceramic dial is interrupted by the cut-out necessary to reveal the tourbillon . . . some liked the effect, while others were disturbed by the confluence of two distinctly different aesthetic approaches. I feel that the movement is intriguing enough on it's own merits . . .
. . . that an unencumbered dial, with the description of "Tourbillon" painted above the VI, would have been at least as equally a valid solution. The classicism inherent with Meißen ceramics would have imparted just as compelling an appearance without a visible tourbillon as with, in my humble opinion. Having pointed out the obvious, this watch offers a melding of aesthetic opulence combined with overt technical refinement that will find an audience amongst those who are as comfortable with the one as they are with the other . . . cordially, Art This message has been edited by Dr No on 2009-05-31 14:51:59 This message has been edited by Dr No on 2009-06-09 09:12:50
Sorry about missing an installment yesterday, folks . . .
. . . so let's pick up in a new thread with the penultimate 2009 model in this series, the Senator Meißen tourbillon . . . . . . which caught MTF's attention earlier this year; I seem to recall this model generating mixed opinions, so I held off forming o...
I don't know if we can forgive you....
LOL An impressive watch, true to its german heritage Cheers
The tourbillon takes away from the...
...perfection of the porcelain dial for me. I'd love the tourbillon in some other configuration, but paired with the Senator Meissen in its current iteration, it doesn't work IMO. Lovely components though. The movement has an inscription that reads "Two (...
Happy to oblige, Daos . . .
. . . as I happen to have the very diagram you're looking for . . . . . . that clearly shows the upper and lower diamond endstones employed in the tourbillon cal 94 . . . cordially, Art...
Thanks, Art!
The engineering is impressive to be sure! There is so much hidden beauty in these little machines we call watches. Cheers, Daos
What disturbs me is not really the tourbillon in the enamel dial,
But rather the design of the movement... I would have loved to see something, let's say, more spectacular, ala G.O, rather that that hidden way to show the movement... A bit deceiving, at least for me. Best, Nicolas
my opinion
is that if i consider side A it is the perfect watch...one of the greatest ever.... if i consider side B i would have liked to see at least the swan necks....
that is...
a very good observation Nicolas. You are absolutely right - GO should have shown the movement Cheers
The construction of the automatic tourbillon calibers 93 and 94 are . . .
. . . entirely covered from the movement side, which makes the decision to retain a dial-side cutout that enables a view of the tourbillon completely understandable. Almost every watch employing a tourbillon that I know of exposes the mechanism for the be...
The JLC Reverso platinum Nr 2 is the other exception, Art
Which is even better than the PP, as you don't have to take your watch off the wrist to admire the Tourbillon... I understand the reasons which leaded G.O to " put " their tourbillon" on the dial side, and the reasons you gave are good, of course. My only...
Quite right, Nicolas . . .
. . . the magnificence of the Reverso Skeleton has pushed the Nº 2 back into the recesses of my memory ;-). Here's a photo of the Meißen tourbillon without the questionable benefit of my wrist for your viewing pleasure . . . . . . cordially, Art...
I agree...
but also think that GO could have done both- they do it with other watches Cheers
Art, i believe Omegas Tourbillon from the 80's or 90's is not visible
i'll have to try to find a pic of one. a very limited series a bit like the Louis Brandt collection. i have to agree that the meissen dial is so good that it deserves to be seen on its own as it is in other models. i'm sure its possible to have the Tourbi...
True, Graham, but they . . .
. . . were limited production models; the movements were made in the late '40s for chronometer trials, and cased in '80s when the tourbillon revival was in it's infancy. I've seen one at close range during Omegamania, and it - along with the similar Patek...
