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Linde Werdelin SpidoSpeed Movement
There is still very little information available on the Concepto 2251 used in the Linde Werdelin SpidoSpeed beyond its balance frequency and jewel/component count, although somebody mentioned that the movement was inspired by the Valijoux 7750. Does anyone have any further information on the Concepto 2251? The first question is obvious - does it sport a column wheel for switching? I suspect that the Frederic Piguet 1185 chronograph movement was too delicate for the SpidoSpeed, but as an up-and-coming high end brand, I think the burden is on Linde Werdelin to assuage my fears (and yours?) that the SpidoSpeed is another high-end chronograph that is secretly sporting a very pedestrian movement.
Given that I really like the Linde Werdelin designs, I am tempted to instead focus on a hypothetical situation, perhaps completely unrelated to Linde Werdelin's SpidoSpeed. For the moment, assume that you are the president of a small watch manufacturer and you want to introduce a $15,000 extreme-sports chronograph to the market. Budget constraints ensure that you must use an off-the-shelf movement, so you look for a column wheel movement that is incredibly robust (to reinforce your brand image of strong-yet-luxurious). Unfortunately there are no such movements in available for purchase in the quantities you require, so you must make a compromise. You can essentially choose between a moderately-priced column wheel movement that should be sufficiently robust for 99.5% of all users or a much cheaper cam-switching movement that will hold up at a 99.9% rate (five times lower failure rate when used during extreme sporting activities), but may turn off many high end watch collectors. Which movement do you choose and why? Or do you scrap the project altogether?
