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Olde School Regulateur
If you are not familiar with the "Regulator" dial, it was derived from old clocks, where the design provided at least 2 advantages - there are no concentric arbors (shafts that hold the hands). Gerd-R Lang at Chronoswiss was the first to introduce this on a modern wristwatch, back in 1987. I thought it would be a good thing to buy for my first visit with a watchmaker, when he came to town in 2006.
It seemed that if I was to meet a watchmaker I ought to have one of his watches on my wrist.
How naive I was then, and how little I knew that I would be meeting dozens of watchmakers in the next decade. If I had one of each of their watches, the total would exceed my lifetime earning!
This one and a skeleton chronograph have stuck with me for almost 20 years.
This one and a skeleton chronograph have stuck with me for almost 20 years.
As far as the Regulator goes, I have a fascination with these watches and the multitude of possible combinations of hands:
Mr Lang also loved Jaguars, having a vintage racing version. So the watch dealer borrowed a silver one, and I procured my friend Steve's 56 XK140 for sidewalk display & customer attraction. (that's my Lotus at the curb).
A grand day out, that was!
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Olde School Regulateur
If you are not familiar with the "Regulator" dial, it was derived from old clocks, where the design provided at least 2 advantages - there are no concentric arbors (shafts that hold the hands). Gerd-R Lang at Chronoswiss was the first to introduce this on...
The good old days!
I am yet to add a regulator watch and this one is a fine specimen indeed! The post just goes to remind us how many nowadays almost forgotten brands brought the renaissance of mechanical watchmaking about, definitely including Chronoswiss, Ebel and others ...
This regulator design used to be still popular even in the turn of the millennium.
Now I dun even see it in Cortina outlet anymore. Thanks fr sharing the pic, the gold rotor is nice!