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yes, that would be a neat trick
Hi Art,
That's a great. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Zenith is already working on such a thing, and if not, perhaps they will be now. :) One never knows though, there might be something about the foudroyante modifications that is especially challenging for the El Primero base caliber. I'm relatively familiar with the base movement, but the foudroyante complication is an utter mystery to me.
_john
TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 360 chronograph
Any thoughts about this watch? "The Carrera Calibre 360 chronograph - the world's most accurate mechanical chronograph beating at 360,000 vibrations/hour - was selected over 10 other nominees drawn from the world's most prestigious watch making workshops ...
I'm not really interested
Hi Bill, I mean, I guess it is interesting on some level, but it's really just a 100 bps stop watch on top of an ETA autoamtic movement. To me, that means it's not really even a chronograph in some sense (the mechanisms are entirely independent) and at th...
And now for the nail in my coffin.
Panerai is coming out with something that has not being available for many years. The illustrious "Foudroyant" . It is such a beautiful sight to see the seconds spinning at 1/8 of the second. I have one on order and I am very excited about it. The tag was...
not intending to shoot anyone down
Hi Bill, Your post didn't make it seem as if you owned the Carrera 360 (do you?), and certainly if it did I would've couched my skepticism about its horological pedigree in more diplomatic language. :) I'm sure the Pannie Foudroyante is perfectly lovely. ...
That's interesting John, please elaborate.
Couch potato that I am, I would love for someone with real knowledge to exploon (yes, exploon)* this to me. If the stop-watch mechanism is entirely independent of the base calibre, doesn't that mean it needs its own mainspring, drive-train, escapement and...
Wouldn't a foudroyante based on the El Primero . . .
. . . be an interesting and desirable item, John? Decimal timing makes calculating so much tidier . . . . cordially, Art