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BaselWorld 2014 - Romain Gauthier
BaselWorld 2014 - Romain Gauthier
Romain Gauthier's Logical One is stunning both for its new approach to a constant force mechanism and for its level of finishing. Using traditional elements, but transforming them for use in a modern wrist watch Romain Gauthier has created a flat chain-and-fusee style constant force mechanism.
The Logical One Secret watch adds a cover to the watch which leaves the small dial freem but covers the rest of the mechanism. This provides a large surface that can and will be decorated by many different techiques in the future. The first piece of this exclusive series is decorated with invisibly set diamonds. Those who have been paying attention will notice that this is not the first time I speak of invisibly set diamonds this year and while standard diamonds can't really get my attention, invisible setting is another story. This watch is magnificent. The decorative cover opens with a light touch of a small button to show the top notch decoration of the movement dial side.
A Logical One
A Prestige HMS
A Prestige HM
Romain Gauthier's Logical One is stunning both for its new approach to a constant force mechanism and for its level of finishing. Using traditional elements, but transforming them for use in a modern wrist watch Romain Gauthier has created a flat chain-and-fusee style constant force mechanism.
The Logical One Secret watch adds a cover to the watch which leaves the small dial freem but covers the rest of the mechanism. This provides a large surface that can and will be decorated by many different techiques in the future. The first piece of this exclusive series is decorated with invisibly set diamonds. Those who have been paying attention will notice that this is not the first time I speak of invisibly set diamonds this year and while standard diamonds can't really get my attention, invisible setting is another story. This watch is magnificent. The decorative cover opens with a light touch of a small button to show the top notch decoration of the movement dial side.
A Logical One
A Prestige HMS
A Prestige HM
What is his new approach of the Constant Force, Don?
I must say that I love the finish of Roamin Gauthier watches which I had the pleasure to admire some years ago, during one of our gatherings.
Espcecially the crowm located on the back, like a certain JLC Futurematic.
Now, I still Wonder what is this new approach of the Constant Force. I see a chain, but that is not new...
Best,
Nicolas
chain-and-fusee style constant force mechanism
The standard chain-and-fusee style constant force mechanism has a multi-turn fusee that takes up much height.
Gautier took the idea of the fusee and modified it to work with only one turn of the fusee so it takes up the minimum possible height for use in a wrist watch of a conventional thickness. Because it turns so little the forces are very high and there is a separate power gear train to do the multiplication up to the standard watch gear train.
A very ingenious way to add a chain-and-fusee style constant force mechanism to a wrist watch.
Another new mechanism in this watch is the winding mechanism. The watch is wound by pressing a large button on the side, there is no "winding".
Don
Gautier took the idea of the fusee and modified it to work with only one turn of the fusee so it takes up the minimum possible height for use in a wrist watch of a conventional thickness. Because it turns so little the forces are very high and there is a separate power gear train to do the multiplication up to the standard watch gear train.
A very ingenious way to add a chain-and-fusee style constant force mechanism to a wrist watch.
Another new mechanism in this watch is the winding mechanism. The watch is wound by pressing a large button on the side, there is no "winding".
Don
"secret", "invisible"
really?
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