Independents

H. Moser & Cie Show off the new "Fume" Dials Had the opportunity of viewing these in the flesh recently and they are exceedingly beautiful! The new dials are named "Fume". If my latin serves me correctly this is derived from "Fumus" in Latin. The fume dia...  

my main question though is about the Henry. what advantage is there in a double hairspring? if i've missed a post please just direct me. cheers Graham

it would be very interesting to find out if a double hairspring indeed confers any timing advantages to the watch if any.

When the Henry was released in 2007, I was told there was not enough room for a breguet overcoil, seems like that may have changed now. Maybe I was not listening properly. To answer your question, the double hairspring oscillates in opposite direction and... 

thanks Wylie, an interesting idea which ought to knock any idea of a tourbillon in a wristwatch into the hedge. cheers Graham

been diggin up on the word "Straumann" and found that they are a global medial implant company! in the dental implant website with the press releases they also have an association with H Moser. One chap basically sits on the same board of both companies, ...  

thanks for the detailed explaination. i understand it now which is far more than i did before. is this the hairspring for all watches in the future? best Graham

Great to see actual data. To clarify something on the graph: is that the location of the CoG?

I think it's a nice idea from Moser to put such dials because sometimes I find the Moser watches a bit too sober. With them, they get a touch of originality. Fr.Xavier

Then it becomes apparent that it is the French word for "smoked" or "smoky" - perhaps the Francophones among our number can verify this? Great shots and report, Decksurgeon. Thank you. Cheers Tony P

that could perhaps advise me how to perform this keystroke on a Mac keyboard. would be very grateful indeed

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