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Here's my PAM246 foudroyante rattrapante
A very beautiful Panerai IMO!
The double hands of rattrapantes are visually pleasing to the eyes IMO! And this Panerai has the bonus feature of a foudroyante so I get to see another little blue hand spinning around.
Cheers,
Anthony
Please catch me up on the beauty and fun of rattrapantes!
In any language, rattrapante, doppelchronograph, and split seconds watches all allow for the timing of intervals using a system of double second hands in which one of the hands can be stopped via a pusher, as the other continues keeping time, and then sub...
Excellent choice Daos!
That is indeed a very beautiful Rattrapante. I have had the privilege to observe a working model in platinum at an AD in Orange County and I am pleased to report it is a wonderful example of a rattrapante chronograph. My favorite Rattrapante is the A. Lan...
The Double Split is certainly a unique beauty
I like it very much, but of course I am a huge Lange fan, so perhaps it is to be expected. The dial-side is lovely, but the movement is where it's at IMO. I love Nicolas' drool-worthy photo below (Thanks, Nicolas!). Pictures really are worth 1000 words! T...
Drool-worthy indeed. I'm staring and almost drooling.
"People will stare, make it worth their while." - Harry Winston. I'm staring and almost drooling.
Daos. We seem to be on the same page!
The GO rattrapante is in deed a very nice piece and while the intricacy and finish of the movement still, in my novice opinion, is not at the level of the Lange Double Split, it is still very very excellently excecuted and lange is after all Lange. I know...
I like your enthusiasm!
The GO is a great watch! I'm glad you think so too! I think GO is a brand on the rise, and we'll be seeing more complicated and gorgeously finished watches from them. Cheers, Daos
While they have some way to go
I do think they are under-rated. They have got some extremely nice pieces but perhaps they need to maybe push the boundaries a tad to achieve a break through?
They are definitely there IMO...
...with watches like the PanoInverse XL, Senator Chronometer, and Panomatic Tourbillon Regulator. These watches beautifully show us an eccentric, modern display; something classically inspired; and a very interesting take on a lux regulator, respectively....
The GO Rattrapante....
is, in my opinion, one of the best in the market. True Lange makes a superb one but there is also a price difference.... Cheers
:-) It's a good-looking watch for sure!
I am really enjoying the various pieces coming out of GO recently. Cheers, Daos
Great subject for a post.
Daos, I am not sure I will ever do anything but admire rattrapantes from a distance, but they are dream worthy... I have tried on the Lange Double Spit (a boy can dream can't he?). It is a heavy and thick watch (though neither as heavy nor as thick as the...
My apologies.
I was not aware that the article came from one of the other forum sites. respo
A JLC rattrapante...
...as a cousin to the Duometre would be lovely, I agree. I hope we'll see that watch sooner rather than later! I am not quite ready emotionally or financially for a rattrapante, but I'm interested to learn more about them, so that hopefully one day I'll h...
We are on the same line, Respo
I was working on this thema, as I wanted to add a Rattrappante in my Collection of Chronos. So, I found: - The Lange Double Split: but, like you, I find it too big, and the dial doesn't have, to me, the class of the Dato one. - The RM 004: Way too expensi...
Yes, we are in total agreement
Your summary of the rattrapantes is perfect...for me. A split seconds would be a great addition to your collection. As I said, I will be happy to admire these from afar. Best my friend, respo
Apart from the beauty of the watch design....
..I find the the mechanism fascinating. Normally the split second hand is hidden by the normal stop-second hand. There is a kind of magic when you press the split second button and a a single hand seems to suddenly split. There's a similarly magic transit...
i used to own a Chronoswiss Rattrapante a few years ago
sadly i had to sell it for the usual reasons. i found it fascinating and in the right circumstances it is a useful function. best Graham
sorry Daos, i owned it...
sorry Daos, i owned it before i owned a digi cam. i've looked on their website and its not there anymore. it had a subdial at 3 for the hours and minutes, subsecond at 9, etc. the traditional coin edged bezel which on mine was gold with steel case. all ba...
That second IWC...
a Portuguese, I am guessing, is really beautiful. I like the lack of date on a chronograph, especially a split -- it seems to say that this watch means business. Both IWCs are really beautiful, and an abundance of riches in terms of rattrapantes. respo
I love the patina...
...on the lume of your first doppel, but it's the second one that really kills me. Gorgeous! I agree that the rattrapante complication has a sort of visual magic to it. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and the pictures of your two beautiful watche...
Such beauties
I've never seen them before this. Definitely something to treasure. Richard
Not yet in my collection, BUT
If I had to add one, it would be my choice.... The Lange Double Split is amazing, but, TO ME, when you compare it to the elegant Datograph, the DS doesn't win. Horologically, yes, but aesthetically, not. The case, the bezel all the proportions are way too...
Hi, Nicolas!
I like the GO very much, but the DS is also a beauty. Yes, the DS is large, but it is an exciting watch IMO. I prefer the Dato in terms of looks, but the DS is a horological wonder. At the end of the day, you and I are largely on the same page in this reg...
Here's my PAM246 foudroyante rattrapante
A very beautiful Panerai IMO! The double hands of rattrapantes are visually pleasing to the eyes IMO! And this Panerai has the bonus feature of a foudroyante so I get to see another little blue hand spinning around. Cheers, Anthony...
Very cool!
This is one of the best Panerais IMO! It's just beautiful, and I love to watch the 1/8 second hand swirl around the subdial! I saw one at a local dealer recently, and it looks fantastic in the metal. Your photos are great! Thanks so much for sharing your ...
Old and much older
First a 1929 split-second PW from the Breguet Museum There was a limited-edition WW design announced at basel 2008 based on this piece, I think limited to boutiques, the 5247. (picture from basel.watchprosite.com ) Second a pre-rattrapante Breguet, also f...
I particularly like the nautilus-shaped...
...tachometric scale on the first two examples. It's unique and fun. I wonder why the last watch in your post is so large! 58mm. Is the movement particularly large, I wonder... Thanks for the photos and information, Aaron! Cheers, Daos
58mm is a normal size
Corresponds to a US Size 18, of which there were probably 30 million... A
Omega has joined the foray recently . . .
. . . with a split seconds Speedmaster . . . . . . and De Ville: Movement finishing on the Lange or G O might be easier on the eyes, but I suspect these Omegas will be easier on your wallet ;-) . . . cordially, Art...
Easier on the purse-strings. Check. :-)
Thanks for pointing out these two models from Omega, Art. The DeVille is interesting to me except for the unfortunate date window. I am also unclear about how to read the "Hour Recorder" at 6 o'clock. Cheers, Daos
It's an analog hour totalizer with . . .
. . . hands of different lengths tracing the outer arc first, then the inner arc. An artful read-out, to be sure . . . dandily, Art
Thanks, Art!
I was trying to puzzle it out, but your knowledge sheds much needed light on the subject! Cheers, Daos
The fun of a rattrapante
is that there are 3 buttons to play around. The more the better! Just looking at the hands split and then catching up again is part of the fun. The traditional rattrapante movement is THE most beautiful complication IMO: Here's my favorite rattrapante: To...
The first tonneau-shaped rattrapante...
...to be shown in this thread! I was wondering if anyone would post a RM. You don't disappoint, Allen! It's a cool watch without a doubt, and I agree that the fun of a rattrapante is marveling at the second hand as it stops, and then catches up. Good time...
And your...
favorite one is my favorite as well. Thanks for showing us THE ultimate rattrapante! Congrats again on a fine watch Allen