As I understand it...
the Fabrication de montres normandes went into liquidation last year. Rumour has it that Karsten Frasdorf is back in Switzerland with new plans. But I have heard nothing more than that. Don
That news is to be greatly regretted...
The design and architecture of their movements - most especially the prototype tourbillon - was very interesting. That purposeful, almost industrial, design, coupled with the use of wonderfully large balance wheels, appealed immensely. Hopefully the aesth...
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Sad ... :-( Fabrication De Montres Normandes Basel 2009 Concours de Chronometrie constant force escapement with 2 escape wheels and 3 anchors...
As the sole movement supplier of these killer pieces, it is indeed sad....
The RG Force Constant... The RG Tourbillon The WG Tourbillon OH well, at least I got to see these beauties first hand in Basel in 2009. Sorry for the rather poor picture quality, shooting under tough low light conditions! Cheers, Tim...