Horological Meandering

The chronograph is my favorite complication by far. The measurement of time elapsed, the complexities behind their construction, especially the manual winding, traditional, horizontal coupling chronographs of the old days.... The beauty behind their archi...  

Picture taken by Foversta but with my camera... The PP on the left is mine. ...  

Fantastic shot . This is what I was looking for in this thread Thank you for sharing. I don\'t own either of this yet I can admire their beauty from your pic Cheers Robin

Thanks for sharing these amazing photos! S

Always happy to share

The Lange Double Split as well, but certainly not the Patek and the VC, which are clearly a step below, in terms of decoration and or originality. Oooh yes, I well understand your madness for this kind of chronographs, my friend. The artistic dimension of... 

But i will still put the VCs and PPs here if I place the Minervas here. Even as the MB moderator, I must be fair to say that the MB Villeret calibres 16.29 and 13.21 (Minerva calibres) whilst beautifully finished, are not high on innovation too. The JLC D... 

Though I like the Duometer very much, there is a step between the Duometer's caliber finishing and the Patek (whether it is 27-70or the 29-535) or the Lemania based VC. The Duometer's is impressive in terms of light reflection from the upper bridges but t... 

To Nicolas' point, perhaps not all at the same level. Still most are quite nice. Duometres Dato 5070 5960 UN Monopusher VC Les Historiques Patrimony ...  

What a collection of fine chronos you have! Makes me feel like expanding mine I will take some years to get there. Your pics inspire me a lot! Thank you for sharing Cheers Robin

Rate the movement finish within your collection? Thanks for sharing. Best Stefan

...and such a great edition # you have on the 1858!

I love the notion of 100%

Our own PuristS Edition of the Chopard L.U.C 1963 Chronograph. My personal favorite. ...  

Beautiful German silver plated . Great finishing here for sure Thanks for sharing these pics Jed! Cheers Robin

Just the coolest thing ever - it's there because.....well because the watchmakers are able to pull it off! Dufour's horns + Villeret tail would be quite a site together in one movement=)

Is indeed a feature I like a lot my friend

After a long while comparing manual-wound chrono movements (this is something I'm willing to get as well so I've been very closely studying this field, among traditional brands), the Patek 29-535 is one of the most interesting, not only for the finishing ...  

Those Patek chronos are so beautiful!! I wish I can afford one soon Interesting point on the Duometre. I didn\'t realize the difference. Will try to see with a loupe next time in the JLC boutique Cheers Robin

It is also about the difficulty to finish stright edges versus curved ones. Also when the curves are not regular or when they are so. This is still a question of details but I imagine when coming to these extent it is important as well as it is much more ... 

I was just mentionning the finishing and chamferring of the cams etc in the movements. But I don't wish to compare which is best or not as they are all great chrono representatives (and the Duometre is in a different style as less "opened"). I was just bo... 

I have to agree with some of the above (read "Nico"): the Montblancs are absolutely a step above the Lemanias of PP and VC. I would still hold out for the Lange as "best in show" (are you shocked?). And the Duometre is quite a lovely piece as well.

Well the Dato is hard to beat as the king of modern chronos in my books

Strictly from a beauty standpoint, the Dato is about impossible to beat. You must stare at these quite frequently!

I love to stare at them to distress

Very nice chronographs you have there!

I must say I am very contented with my trio. Seeing some pics from other PuristS here of their VCs, Chopard LUCs or PPs etc gives me a lot of joy too That\'s why we share here Cheers Robin

Beautiful movements! And what a trio! Personally, I think the Dato has got the nicest decorations. Regards, Ian

I agree the Dato is definitely very nice on first look

My next ultra fine chrono has to be this Lang and Heyne... (not mine... yet). ...  

There are some German watches which I need to learn more about Cheers Robin

Some of the most beautiful pic I have seen Thank you

Glad you enjoyed the pics Cheers Robin

Up close and very personal. No prizes for guessing which is which Kind regards, Gerald. ...  

Great pics thank you!

Especially when it is this well finished And certainly in history ... ...  

Thanks bro

.... But as usual, the Lange is a step above the rest in the visual domain. I can't think of any chronograph movement that matches it.

Thanks for your feedback

and even one automatic ;-)... Sister and brother from Glashütte: The both rattrapante Chronos from Lange and GO, both in Platinum: GO Senator Rattrapante Lange Double Split and here the Glashütte Original PanoRetroGraph, Cal. 60: Roger Dubuis RD 78; afaik...  

What a watch! Thanks for adding it. Best, Nicolas

It must drive you crazy choosing which one to wear every day.

... this is indeed a pain I´ve got to stand...

You have the finest collection or highly finished chronos! Thank you for sharing these pics Cheers Robin

Congratulations to your nice collection. Pure beauty. Thanks for this interesting thread and the great photos.? Stefan

Cheers Robin

...then I will simply link them to this post and your pics!

Indeed this has become a fine chronograph movement thread Cheers Robin