Alexander from Germany
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Thanks a lot for this exciting pics and insights
Peter, that's a great thing what you're again doing for us! Amazing pictures I love very much. And I'm particularly glad to learn about and understand now this movement in a way I would like to be able to understand the 3XXX mvts. as well, which have not been documented in this extensive way. I always thought this to be a pity due to the fact that the GP mvts. from the early 90ies onwards are outstanding technical inventions, not only in the field of haute horlogerie but also in the field of basic watchmaking tradition. The fact that the 3XXX mvts. are used also as ebauches by other companies for me adds an argument to the wish for having these documented as well es the new ones. The same is valid in my opinion for the "Equation" - quartz mvts. being an outstanding range of quartz mvts. as well as having been used by other companies like Baume et Mercier, Concord for their watches.
But having already the opportunity to have such close looks on the cal. 4500 is a great pleasure for me and makes me happy to be a participant of this forum.
Warm thanks again, Peter, and greetings, Alex
Thank you Peter
By: pr7 : November 2nd, 2007-09:07
Hello Peter, first I wanna thank you for this indepth look. I was wondering about how GP will provide the same moment with the central second position with a double third wheel, but with the second at 9 with a singular third wheel? Because in my opinion t...
Like this?
By: PeterCDE : November 2nd, 2007-11:59
Hi Philipp, something like this? These are prototypes and in fact the GP4500 caliber with central second! While i can´t share details on upcoming models, at least it seems such is being evaluated very closely... Does this help a bit? Cheers, Peter ...
More technical...
By: pr7 : November 3rd, 2007-15:16
Hey Peter, hmm... that's not really what I meant, but also nice pictures of course. In part 2 you showed us a picture with details of the different variations of seconds. And if GP produces the second at 9 they perhaps will have different torques and thou...
We're getting closer :o)
By: pr7 : November 4th, 2007-03:45
Hello Peter, yes in this case you're right. But what if you use the second wheel to display the small second at 9 without the second hand pinion like on the picture with only a single third wheel. You definitly will have less engagements in your going tra...
Hi, Philippe,....
By: SuitbertW : November 4th, 2007-06:57
....I believe GP opted for this design for beeing flexible and vesatile. Of course one could use the classical small seconds design and use the fourth wheel directly to display the second. But, than you're also bound to design the train around it - i.e. o...