Monday, November 16, 2009

Maitres du temps- Chapter One

The ease of both reading and adjusting Chapter One's many indications disguises the fact that this is a world-first combination of complications crafted from 558 components.
No other wristwatch has featured a tourbillon with mono-pusher column wheel chronograph, retrograde date, and retrograde GMT, as well as moon phase and day of the week on their own rolling bars.
Long, flowing compound curves traverse the case while scintillating laser-pierced moon and stars on the outer roller of the moon phase indicator add to its stellar elegance.


Dewitt- Academia Tourbillon Force Constante

DeWitt has inbuilt its legendary constant force tourbillon with a system that relays energy to its associated power reserve indicator. Rotating the crown when winding the barrel-spring drives a miniature chain, which uses an intermediate wheel to activate the power reserve indicator sliding on a worm screw. Three years after developing an ingenious patented regulating system – three extra wheels transmitting impulses of identical force to the tourbillon, whatever the barrel’s degree of tension – DeWitt has now taken innovation to even greater heights.

Movement    Manually-wound, DW8050 calibre, tourbillon with constant-force device, 25 rubies, 21,600 vib/h, 72-hour chain-driven power reserve, flat balance-spring
Functions    Hours, minutes, power reserve indicator
Case    950 platinum, 43 mm
Sapphire crystal front and back
Dial    Black with Côtes de Genève decoration
Opening over constant-force device at 8 o’clock
Opening over tourbillon cage at 5 o’clock
Rail power reserve at 10 o’clock
Leather Strap    Black alligator leather with 750 platinum folding clasp