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Pros and Cons of this new Breguet chronograph
Apr 06, 2015,08:40 AM
Gents,
Thank you for the report of a watch that also caught my eye during walkabout at Baselworld 2015.
I knew about the independent balance wheels for time and chronograph but not that one was made of titanium so it could match it's partner in size....that is a clever solution. Titanium also has less mass inertia for a rapid oscillator at 5Hz and power reserve can be extended for the chronograph. Double joy.
On the down side, since I always complaint about other haute horlogerie brands that bring out 30 minute tourbillon chronographs maybe suitable for horse racing but useless for real life and parking meters, I have to also reduce Breguet's brownie points for a 20 MINUTE chronograph!
The only place in the world it may be useful is Tokyo where the car parks charge fees for 10 minute epochs.
Regards,
MTF
This message has been edited by MTF on 2015-04-06 08:45:38
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