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New Nemo Officer watch from Thomas Prescher
Hi fellow Purists! Anyone else here noticed the announcement of a new Nemo Officer watch from the great independent watchmaker who made the first Triple Axis Tourbillon wristwatch, Thomas Prescher, just over a week ago? I think it's a very cool piece. Here are a couple of photos I've borrowed from his web site.
It utilises the same retrograde mechanism that's in his Tempusvivendi watches, but cased in the steam-punk Nemo style case. The hours and minutes hands are made to look like an Engine Order Telegraph on a ship, and a long seconds hand over a 30-second sector are design cues that make this watch stand out. It's quite attractively priced and comes standard with a closed back, but open case/back with rotor options are available, I've been told. Case size is 44mm but looks thin enough to wear well.
What do you think?
Thanks for the heads up ...
I just wish that it was available in a more conservative size.
I like the design, the symetrie, the combo of colors, but its hard to read the time. Great work! [nt]
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44 can be very big especially with the thin bezel, but the finishing looks good. Let's see how it is in person [nt]
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What's the purpose of the pusher at two?
I can see it sticking out but you didn't mention its function.
Thanks
Cazalea
Pusher is for switching between time display and resting at 0
In these images, the hour and minute indicators are at 0 if you will. Resting in a fixed location. By pushing the button, switches the indicators to the current time. The watch works in two modes, one showing current time and one not. Kind of fun and from a traditional concept used many moons ago in pocket watches, Bras l'en Air I believe is the correct French name for this complication.
Thanks Tim
I knew someone would know, and it wasn't clear from his website either. Thank goodness for shared knowledge among friends.
Mike
Mike
Sorry for the late response
And thanks Tim for the explanation! It's a nice little complication to be able to put the hands into a fixed location to appreciate the beauty of it while the time is still running.
A great esthetic. Seemingly minimalistic at a glance but yet there is a complex mechanism under the plate that makes it all work. It perfectly fits the Nemo line created by Thomas
I do believe there may be more in the works.
Mitch