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Definition

 

This is news to me.

If I compare the French definition of maillechort and the English definition of German Silver the differences are, let's say, minimal.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillechort
Proportions de l'alliage : Cu 62 à 68 / Ni 18/ Zn 15 à 20
Le maillechort est un alliage de cuivre, nickel et zinc d'aspect argenté mis au point par les français Maillet et Chorier en 1819 et qui lui donnèrent son nom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_silver
A representative industrial formulation, Alloy No. 752, is 65% copper, 18% nickel, and 17% zinc
Nickel silver is a metal alloy of copper with nickel and often but not always zinc. It is named for its silvery appearance, but contains no elemental silver unless plated. Other common names for this alloy are German silver, paktong, new silver and alpacca (or alpaca).

Don

 

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Sneak Preview – The Speake-Marin caliber SM2

 
By: DonCorson : October 30th, 2008-14:27
Sneak Preview – The Speake-Marin caliber SM2 Don Corson, 30.10.2008 Yesterday I had the pleasure to visit Peter Speake-Marin in his workshop to get a first view of his new caliber the SM2, a caliber that he will be successively introducing in his watch mo...  

Very nice...

 
By: DaveB : October 30th, 2008-16:56
I like that bridge arrangement. What does the screw above the pallet wheel do? I see the swanneck regulation screw but the screw adjustment above the pallet wheel is a mystery to me. Well designed caliber. Nice growth path for a tourbillon and power for a... 

German or Swiss?

 
By: MTF : November 2nd, 2008-01:54
Don, Thanks for the update and also to Peter for the details. Hong Kong and China fans can meet with Peter when he visits Hong Kong 11th November 2008. I have a point of order: " The movement is made of german silver - maillechort." Swiss watchmakers cont...