AndrewD
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It IS incredibly super cool! :-)
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 when the mainspring is wound and keeps the remontoir engaged, accumulating energy and delivering it as a defined quantum every one second. Constant power to the escapement regardless of the state of wind of the mainspring.
Some of the early ship chronometers had this power reserve display. It doesn't seem intuitive at first until you realize the benefit of knowing how long it has been since the mechanism was wound - if you know your clock gains 9 seconds per day, and it was wound 8 hours ago, then you have to add 3 seconds for your navigation calculations.
F.P.Journe learned his trade rebuilding clocks in Paris and was particularly inspired by the works of the masters from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There are so many references in both mechanics and design to this period in his watches. For those of us who love the history of watchmaking its hard not to adore his modern interpretations.
You have to hold one in your hands one day, Stewart. The sound of the remontoir and the escapement is something special. Quite audible on the wrist.
Warm regards,
Andrew
This one reminds me how precious time is
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 ......
Perfect Timing for i just logged in to see this beauty
It is always a pleasure to see this on your wrist. Cheers,dreamer
Dead Second
Andrew, I think this one is the most beautiful tourbillon watch in the market today IMHO :-) Regards, Ronald
The power reserve is unusual ...
... 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...
Thanks for the information
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...
It IS incredibly super cool! :-)
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 ...
Thank you for the information, Andrew
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...
No doubt Andrew.
The most valuable commodity in all our lives. I hope you are well Brother.
It is, and wristwatches journey with us and are a constant reminder ...
... if we pause to listen and reflect. Andrew
Sunset a week ago . . .
. . . from a location we visited . . . . . . in June. Grateful for the time you shared with us, Andrew . . .
Indeed
And the ticking sound of the dead seconds surely is a wonderful reminder of the preciousness of time! :)
It is definately the whole package
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
