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bi-metal balance wheel
It has a bi-metal balance wheel......
(As long as I concern, normal Voutilainen has mono-metal balance wheel.)
Does it have a guillaume balance?
If so, the base of the movement must be one of the most important watch movement on whole earth.......
Soon...it will arrive :-)
Kari is God Send April is not far...yay. *CL Stainless Steel Case with brushed side Heavily Rhodiumed treated dial so it appears Silver and not egg shell color The Heart...
Ooh ... I think it will take a long while....
next week is the Basel fair, Kari won't be able to work on it. After that, who knows how many days the Finns celebrate April Fools ?? Enjoy the anticipation, time will fly quicker than you think! Don
is it due this april or next april?
11 days left until 1/4/9 with Basel as well. there's no chance it'll be on your wrist by then unless you took these pics 3 months ago i'm surprised he makes watches with steel cases. i think thats good as the vast majority of independents seem to only use...
Don't worry, CL
Kari is a man of his word! He estimated end of January '09 for me, and I had the watch on December 23, 2008. He's known for being very reliable in his forecasts. By the way, very cool design! The steel is definitely a great touch, and I'll be interested t...
That Titanium case with Black dial....
I have seen a picture and it belongs to a very very dear friend of mine........it is OMG gorgeous Probably one of the very best I have seen. So beautiful. *CL
bi-metal balance wheel
It has a bi-metal balance wheel...... (As long as I concern, normal Voutilainen has mono-metal balance wheel.) Does it have a guillaume balance? If so, the base of the movement must be one of the most important watch movement on whole earth.......
Congratulations my dear friend !
Steel case ! A little surprise, but very tasteful ! Hope to see it soon on your wirst.
Great move to have it in SS IMO.
Would be interested to hear your reasons and thoughts behind it. Fernando
Hi Fernando.....
The reason is very simple. I'm not choosing the stainless steel because of its rarity, all Kari watches are rare to begin with. I just want a very basic, non precious case to be a body of a special Observatoire movement. I think the conrast will be nice. ...
Hi CL, I'm going in the opposite direction with my thinking.
My Observatoire will be in platinum. I think the reasoning behind your SS case is totally valid: showcase the movement. However, for my piece I have chosen to "frame" the movement in a luxurious metal as a way of honouring its excellence. Mine will have a...
Hey John..wen will you be in Singapore? Can email me?
I want to have you over for dinner!