Photo taken earlier today, at the presentation of the F.P. Journe Centigraphe: I'm sure that full specs will be posted later, I didn't get a chance to grab all the info....
Second balance/escapement? High-speed remontoire? What gives, how does he get 100 ticks per second out of a 3 hz movement? _john PS - Oh yeah, and thanks! Very interesting stuff!
I'm interested to learn more about the complication and reserve the right to change my mind when I see the piece in person, but I really do not like the design at all. The screwed on chrono subdials look like they were attached on top of a nicely designed...
My first inclination was uncertainty. Now, after viewing this short video as well as looking at some of the other pic's, this watch is absolutely amazing! The reset on the 10:00 sub dial is just smoking cool... I am wearing my Datograph today, which I tru...
The 21,000 v/h isn't really relevant since the second hand is driven by both the going train of the movement , working off the barrell, and the chronograph train, working off the barrel arbor. The flying second hand achives a full rotation of one second b...