The double retrograde complication - Part 1
Visiting the Musée international d'horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, I fell in love with a fan-shaped pocket watch with a double ( hours & minutes ) retrograde complication (sometimes called 'sector' complication, apparently). The idea of Vacheron Constant...
Retrogrades are really bringing something special!!
As much as I struggle to read the time quickly, I love the design! Thanks for this nice selection! I really like the Otsuka Lotec! Best, E.
Yes, the Otsuka is very good-looking, but
my favorite remains the pocket watch: I love it!
Isn’t it an amazing place?
Took us two visits to absorb the wonders within. Your focus on double retrogrades also brought to mind the bras en l’air. I recall V&C’s first was in 1930 but there were others who offered this complication in the 19th century. Christies photo ...
Absolutely! And, yes, 'bras en l'air': I had in mind to do a separate thread on this slightly different complication.
There's a famous Patek fox and crow model... Best, Emmanuel credit: collectability ...