Just How Good is the Dead Secs?

I have to saw that I am not the most experienced with Tourbillons. I have never seen a Patek and only come across the odd Lange PLM in auctions. I have had a look at the LUC and Breguet and PSM..... The enormous cage of the FPJ does catch the eye.. It is very engaging to look at. The dead seconds is interesting and also the winding feels amazing and totally different from my Resonance and CS
It comes at a price though.... it is also one of the more expensive Tourbys on the market, but probably cheaper than the PP and Langes....

I know many think its the daddy of all Tourbys (!!!) but objectively does it rank up there in technical excellence with the best? and also does size really matter?!!

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Not good, Great

By: bs22fly : August 20th, 2007-19:21

Growing up I was told that if you really want to know if the food is good in a diner then try the eggs. In watchmaking if you want to test the skills of a watchmaker have him build a tourbillon. Journe's Dead Seconds can definitely rank up there in techni...

Brad is spot on.

By: Yes. . . : August 20th, 2007-19:28

How good it is ?

By: W72 : August 21st, 2007-01:16

A quick lesson for me please! Help with my questions much appreicated.... Read on!

By: JC : August 21st, 2007-02:16

Yes I agree that the added complications make it cool! 1) How important is size? It amazing to look at, but is there any relevance to timekeeping when looking at the size. It is considerably bigger than the Breguet and LUC tourby cages. 2) Does anyone els...

size is extremely important when it comes to tourbillons

By: ei8htohms : August 21st, 2007-15:49

Hi JC, Size is of critical importance when it comes to tourbillons and accuracy. It requires a very large balance and the lightest cage relatively speaking to make a tourbillon actually perform as well or better on the wrist than a well made stationary es...

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