Where does horology start?
Acquired this piece here and wonder what you think where the start is to see a piece as a meaningful mechanical watch? I do not want to say important, just a meaningful. To me this Edo, originally invented by Dubey & Schaldenbrand and fitted first into Ed...
That journey can stem from many sources.....
.....yes, I think we all start from different places and for different reasons. For me...started with this...in my family now for over 50 years... ...
I would say it starts with a brand which doesn't cheat...
An honest and serious brand... Like.... Best, Nicolas ...
I am not sure if such thing exists ;-)
But your favourite brand will come very close to it, I am sure. Your entries are on a quite high level. Can you think of something lower, more entry level?
now that is what I am talking about!
Very well played, my friend! Good mix of finesse and value.
Ok, I just haave to ask as it perplexes me
I've seen these kind of rattrapantes before but I never really figured them out. Does the spring reliably reset the rattrapante hands so they perfectly align on top of each other? I just can't imagine it... I like the little detail of the 3,6,9 telephone ...
it is not only reliable, it is smooth too
You start the chrono with the pusher at two, both hands run. You press and hold (!) the pusher in the crown and the lower hand runs further with the top one stopped. You release the pusher in the crown and both catch up as if they have never been separate...
Fascinating...
I'm surprised such a long coiled spiral "hairspring" like that would result in precise alignment at rest. Also, I'm assuming you can't "hold" the crown pusher too long otherwise the spring gets wound too much? The more I look at it now, the more beautiful...
holding the pusher in the crown beyond 58 sec rattrapante time will result in ..........
........... the movement to stop! I have not tried it so far: we know each other just two days and you do not ask such thing so early ! But seriously: I am quite happy myself about this piece and value it a lot, regardless the plated case.
I would say the Breitling Navitimer Spatiograph Montbrillant offered by my parents for my 20th birthday... 20 years ago
It was my first true mechanical watch and, of course, one which is very dear to my heart. I loved watches previously to this gift but this one really increased my passion for beautiful timepieces. Here a shot Best wishes Alkiro ...
once more: very well played here, too
A Breitling with a complication that is familiar and not at the same time. Thank you for your entry! Best Moritz
Congrats on a very nice Edo!
Interesting question - where do horology start? Well, for me it starts "early"... Personally I find pieces that you can pick up for a "bag of chips" sometimes offers you great horology! Like this recent example - Tissot Seastar Automatic from 1959-1960: N...
That is a lovely vintage Tissot!
True point about the "early" start: at the beginning not all was overly costly as there were manufacturers and people with the attitude to produce interesting and affordable pieces at the same time. Tissot certainly had and still has got this attitude. We...