Horological Meandering

Something to be treasured. And special when a wrist companion can remind us of that. Taken a few moments ago in the light of the setting sun ......  

It is always a pleasure to see this on your wrist. Cheers,dreamer

Andrew, I think this one is the most beautiful tourbillon watch in the market today IMHO :-) Regards, Ronald

You only have 8 hours of power left :-) Stewart

... in that it shows zero when fully wound. So you know how long it has been since the watch was wound. It harks back to the original ship chronometers. All the F.P.Journe Souveraine collection display their powere reserve in this way. The trick to gettin... 

That is amazing. The watch keeps going, just becomes sweep seconds rather than stop seconds like quartz. How does the remontoir know to disengage or does the lack of wind on the spring just not give it enough power to function? I thought your watch was co... 

At least I think so. You can go deeper and deeper into the engineering and still marvel at the way the remontoir works in concert with the tourbillon escapement. There is a long remontoir spring, visible on the reverse of the movement, which is tensioned ... 

All joking aside this is why I truly love this site. Journe's watches are incredible and I love to hear about the history and his inspiration for his creations. As the owner of a GO Senator Chronometer, UN Marine Manufacture Chronometer, and Bregeuet Clas... 

The most valuable commodity in all our lives. I hope you are well Brother.

... if we pause to listen and reflect. Andrew

. . . from a location we visited . . . . . . in June. Grateful for the time you shared with us, Andrew . . .

And the ticking sound of the dead seconds surely is a wonderful reminder of the preciousness of time! :)

The loud 1 Hz remontoir 'tick' superimposed on the 3 Hz escapement 'tick tock' is a lovely sound. Quite easily discernible on the wrist in a quiet environment. Thanks for the reminder - a lovely part of the watch. Andrew

Lovely shot. Best Andreas