An 8 day power reserve is even today very impressive! Do you know how LeCoultre/Cartier achieved the 8 day powerreserve? It looks like they use 2 barrels to achieve this? Like Andrew already pointed out; why did they never build on this one? It is a very practical complication and Cartier (and perha
It may sound strange, but it is really nice to see a picture of the back of one of these watches for a change. Not by far as exciting as the front of course, but it does give a better picture of the watch as a whole. Also very stunning is the Cat watch, which I didn't even know existed. That is one
Both World Wars probably did more for the upcomming of the wristwatch then Santos Dumont, but like you already pointed out I think that the fact that Santos Dumont wore a wristwatch in itself is the most significant fact. That makes the Santos indeed the first true pilotwatch and (again) Cartier as
But since they still use ETA-based movements in a couple of models they are still not a complete Manufacture.. Looking forward to more posts! Thanks! Martin