Nico, please dont do that to me. the GO Panoinverse and the Breguet la tradition are 2 very high on my hopeful wish list. both similar in design but opposite in character.
Hi All, It has been said that the swan neck regulator is one of the more picturesque and functional designs in horology. It is used by a number of manufacturers and perhaps reaches its zenith in the hand engraved versions of Lange and Glashütte Original, ...
JLC 70eme: VC Minute Repeater Skeleton ( impossible to beat this one, IMO ): Except maybe by this old thing ( JLC Grande Complication pocket watch from 1928 ): Lange, you said? Well, Heeeerm, maybe... Best, Nicolas...
the post should have been 'Regulators in general' Andrew because once you've seen one swan neck you've seen them all unless they are highly engraved. i didnt bother with my Omega 561 as its remarkably identical to this 552. i quite like the Agassiz in the...
Nico, please dont do that to me. the GO Panoinverse and the Breguet la tradition are 2 very high on my hopeful wish list. both similar in design but opposite in character. best me
...that the more I see of it, the more I enjoy it. It's hard to describe what makes it great. Certainly the novelty of its dial is one element, but I am also drawn to the various colors at play on the silver background. Really, really enjoyable. Thanks fo...
I feel I will end with a PanoInverse, one of these days. Once again, I saw one in the flesh, recently, and I miust say that the feeling is very positive. Original, but Horological, too. Horologinal would be an excellent new concept, don't you think? Best,...
... and show my Vacheron & Constantin Cal. 454/5B? The watch came with the Swan's neck missing. V & C did a marvellous job in supplying the correct spare part. Here it is in the blister: It certainly gives and entirely new touch to the watch: Chee...