"The Oval" by Derek Pratt & Kari Voutilainen
Inspired by an oval pocket watch made by Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), the English watchmaker Derek Pratt (1938-2009) created his own oval pocket watch . Featuring a detent escapement , a tourbillon with integrated constant force mechanism , as well ...
Sorry for the overload!
When I dive deep into a topic which I find quite fascinating and for which there are so many good photos, I find it hard to restrain myself. Thanks for looking. Best, Emmanuel
Great post!
I’ve seen the video and amazed by the story of this art work. This is horology at the highest level, front and back equally impressive. What I like most is the respect for indications on the dial, all the functions being displayed without cutting or missi...
Thank you very much for the kind words.
I completely agree with you: great attention to details and wonderful display of the different elements. Best, Emmanuel
The dates on the Breguet website suggest that it might be the other way around.
The oval pocket watch n° 1682 dates from 1822, whereas Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, is said to have purchased 34 clocks between 1808 and 1814. And the Reine de Naples collection is presented as follows by the website: "This collection is a free interp...
Check the following thread:
you will see that this motto dates back to the 1700s and was used by several watchmakers: www.watchprosite.com / So, it seems to be the other way around: it's Journe who has chosen a motto used before him by several watchmakers, including Derek Pr...
I LOVe the gold hands on the silver-tone case...
...this type of color combo is a dream for me...
Thanks for looking and chiming in!
It's a fascinating watch indeed. Have a great weekend. Best, Emmanuel
I’m speechless in front of this beauty ! 😍😍😍
And your article is as usual so well documented! 👍👌👌 Merci Emmanuel for taking the time to gather all this information, I can easily imagine it took you a long time (even if you enjoyed it I’m sure). When you go deep, you go deep to cover a subject and we...
Thank you so much for your very kind words, Mike.
Yes, these extensive threads take a lot of time, but I learn a lot while doing them and, hopefully, they can serve as a useful reference point. Have a great weekend and thanks again! Best, Emmanuel