aaronm
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A question
you say "the RM 004 is the first new design of split seconds chronograph realized in the last 35 years and the first of the new millenium." I know of at least two other split-second designs in the last 35 years, the FPiguet 1186 and the IWC, et. al. addition to the 7750. With what criteria are you excluding them?
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Understanding the RM 004
The RM 004 for instance, created in 1999, can without doubt be considered a technical landmark of its kind. Although it is not known by many people, a split seconds chronograph is in actuality one of the most difficult complications to create . It present...
A question
you say "the RM 004 is the first new design of split seconds chronograph realized in the last 35 years and the first of the new millenium." I know of at least two other split-second designs in the last 35 years, the FPiguet 1186 and the IWC, et. al. addit...
Small comments on chrono's
Hi A, Dates and criteria are indeed always problematic to be 100% clear about especially regarding what one really means with terms like: 'the first' etc. ! I think the remarks below might clarify some points in the text at the top of this thread about th...
if only it had 22 more parts ...
... for then it would have as many parts as the Lange Datograph. Seriously though, a part count alone cannot relate the complexity of the movement, since without a doubt the RM004 is much more complicated than the Lange Datograph. The other points you men...