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Two nice tourbillons
Side by side:
Nice family resemblance! The Jean Daniel Nicolas on the left is designed and manufactured by Daniel Roth, who was technical director at Breguet when Breguet developed, with Lemania, its tourbillon movement in thew 1980's. The Breguet Tourbillon Messidor is a wonderful, whimsical variation on the theme with its invisible tourbillon brdige. The mechanism looks like it is floating!
Bill
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See stunning photos of the Jean Daniel Nicolas Two Minute Tourbillon. WHL shares detailed images highlighting the dial, hands, and unique design of this independent watchmaking masterpiece.
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Explore the Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon by Daniel Roth. WHL details its authenticity and craftsmanship, reflecting on its place in independent horology.
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Two nice tourbillons
Side by side: Nice family resemblance! The Jean Daniel Nicolas on the left is designed and manufactured by Daniel Roth, who was technical director at Breguet when Breguet developed, with Lemania, its tourbillon movement in thew 1980's. The Breguet Tourbil...
Agreed.
I'm discovering the JDN Tourbillon thank to you, and all you wrote about it, Bill. The Messidor is a Tourbillon I love a lot, but really a lot. This play of transparencey blending tradition and modernity is the creme de la creme. Good idea to put them sid...
The tourbillon from Breguet that really gets me...
is the Tradition tourbillon. That would be the one for me from Breguet. But the JDN is still atop the tourbillon hill as I measure things. Bill
Frankly speaking... I find them very different.
Except the dial layout, I find the Tourbillons very different. I really like the bridge on the JDN watch... and this watch makes me think about the Tourbillon Speake-Marin based on the STT Tourbillon. The Breguet is a true beauty, it hypnotizes me each ti...
The Jean Daniel Nicolas is a two-minute tourbillon....
meaning the carriage rotates once every two minutes. Most tourbillons rotate once a minute around a fixed fourth wheel. The JDN fixes the third wheel and the fourth wheel is placed within a mini-bridge withing the carriage. The JDN is also powered by two ...
Two beautiful watches.
Each has its own merit. Seeing them side by side is interesting. Aesthetically, I wonder whether the dials/movements go better with the counterpart's case and hands?! The Dial of the JDN is somewhat more elegant, IMO, while the Messidor's bridges give it ...
The Breguet is a work of art....
and let's be honest, like all skeleton watches it is not so easy to read the time, which is not a problem with the JDN. Still, that fact wouldn't stop me from getting the watch. Just to be clear, the Breguet is not mine. Rather I had the opportunity to ge...
Impressive pair …
Thanks Bill. Impressive pair and interesting to think about the Daniel Roth link. Also great to see these creative watch designers continuing to produce innovative watches over decades. I have always had a soft spot for the Breguet Tourbillon Messidor. Ju...
I couldn't live farther from you, Andrew....
so if you are going to see the JDN I think you'll have to find a Japanese or Singaporean collector who either has or will get one. That is, unless you happen to catch the Australian collector who has one on one of his trips back home... Bill
Bill - you have became King of understatements!!!
Rather "nice tourbillons"? Mate they are awesome!!! And I can see how the two are "related" Thks for sharing, Best, Horo
You are right....
these are two of the best tourbillons made. I'd have to dig out some photos of the Perrelet and Graham tourbillons to get a "nice" pair. Bill