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How many parts does the FREAK have?
I checked through the forum but couldn't find the answer. In one thread Bernard Cheong said he would get back to Ian about this but there was no follow up. And the lead dies there. Does anyone have an actual answer?
And what about normal watches? Does the Freak have comparable number of parts against normal time only two handed watches?
thanks
How many parts does the FREAK have?
I checked through the forum but couldn't find the answer. In one thread Bernard Cheong said he would get back to Ian about this but there was no follow up. And the lead dies there. Does anyone have an actual answer? And what about normal watches? Does the...
Wish I had an answer for you
I am sorry no one has posted a response to your question. Chalk it up to August vacation schedules and the fact that things are pretty quiet here this month. Your questions are interesting, however. But the thing is I, for one, am not sure that I have eve...
thank you for the response
I did some more searches. There is an article online called "The Inventory of a Simple Watch" by Walt Odets and it quoted about 177 parts for an AP cal 2120 watch from straps to movement, ie everything including gaskets etc. I don't really need the exact ...
I looked through the information readily available to me....
without success in discovering the number of parts. However, for a time-only watch it should have fewer parts than most given the fact that the mechanism itself serves the function of the hands and the bezel essentially acts as a gear and replaces the cro...
I don't understand parts of your post
Hi tempusfugit, What do you mean by "However, for a time-only watch it should have fewer parts than most given the fact that the mechanism itself serves the function of the hands and the bezel essentially acts as a gear and replaces the crown and associat...
I believe Marcus' post states more clearly...
what I attempted to say: " To render specific parts like case, hands and dial partially unnecessary by designing the movement itself to adopt their functions, is a real stroke of genius ". It is this simplification and rendering certain parts unnecessary ...
Unfortunately, I do not have an exact number as well ...
First of all, we should differ between the various versions of the Freak, since the original (but not unproblematic) Dual Direct Escapement is rather different from the current Dual Ulysse escapement. And I don't know whether the infamous, but sought-afte...
Agree it should be apples to apples.
The article I was referring to actually lists all the parts of the case as well. Buckle, case, case back, crystal, gasgets etc. At least we have half the puzzle solved!
Had the chance ....
... to speak with UN's techncial director today, and he promised me to search for the data, as soon as he has some time. Regards, Marcus