Independents

Greetings to all! When I posted my retrosp ective on our journey with the KV Masterpiece Chrono II, ztirual posted a response that asked several pertinent questions: " I should have asked Kari, but I did not because I was focusing on other watches, but wo...  

Design could fit on a jewel. It appears Kari was inspired by those examples and folded them into his design.

...and I am right about where you are when it comes to technical knowledge! Thanks, Gary

... and even the average watch-guy won't get it ... but for PuristS :-) Love it and appreciate it a lot. Thanks to you and Allen! Oliver

As I am sure you could tell, all of the brain work was done by Allen! Best, Gary

Gary, Thanks for the detailed [post - I too was one of the guys who were always curious about the origin of the Kari movement, being a huge fan of its dial. Hopefully I'll get to see on in person someday here in NYC. Hope to see more macro photos of the m... 

...in this week's Macro Monday thread on HoMe! Appreciate your comments -- I will keep posting photos as I am able to generate them... Best, Gary

A great post Garry. This lets us look into the history a little, each evolution of a movement adds improvements, eliminates problems (hopefully). These thoughts turn up the light some of the problems on the present fashion for "new in-house" movments that... 

To the extent that there are insights in there, the credit should largely go to Allen who did the initial investigation. I learned a fair amount about this Chrono and chronographs in general putting this piece together, so it was a great education for me.... 

Hi everyone, Great post and interesting read, many thanks indeed for your insights. Also congratulations on your watch! I would just like to add a little bit to the discussion: 1. If we go back in time to the beginnings of horological history, we will see... 

As a published author and copyright holder I do sometimes ponder what contemplates hommage vs. imitation -- but your comments do well to point out the long tradition of adaptation in the history of this particular industry. Thanks for taking the time to c... 

Many thanks for your detailed and articulate reply to my inquiry. A very interesting nuanced analysis. I fully understand your preference for an in house movement and it surely seems to be the case here -not that Kari disappoints when he is working with o... 

I didn't ask, but one member of our group did and provided the following report: " He said that he created his own chrono taking ideas from what he thinks are the best chrono calibres out there." I have satisfied myself thoroughly about the genesis of the... 

and for putting it comprehensively for the lay person (me). Thanks for the education. Reading Theodre's post, led me to think and wonder if MB&F ever decide on a Chrono. What innovations that would bring and perhaps advancement in design of such a mov... 

As for the MB&F question, it's an interesting one -- if there is one thing that I have learned in the process of buying this watch, it is that chronographs are pretty difficult complications to make! One reason why so many companies use tried and true... 

Hello, Gary, good post and interesting pictures ! When I saw one of (maybe even the first) the first finished Kari Chronograph, at least to my eyes it was more than obvious that it was based on the Valjoux 13'' family chronographs. Of course I asked Kari,... 

Hi Suitbert, It is really great to have interesting discussions about movement design like this, ignited by Gary's wonderful story. Reminds of the old days at Purists when there would be heated discussions about the real or imagined value of wolf's teeth ... 

Hi Theodore, I don't want to accuse or insinuate anything - I'm just trying to explain my personal view and feelings. Chronographe movements from the past happen to be a field of interest for me for some time - believe it or not, but somehow the manufactu... 

Hi Suitbert, Thanks for your response; I do think there are semantic questions here that are playing a role perhaps toward inadvertent misunderstandings. I certainly don't want to split hairs if it does not add anything to the discussion. If we leave watc... 

...for your well-considered and thoughtful contributions to this dialogue. Perhaps the "PuristS of old" is not so far away from us after all? Best regards, Gary

in conjunction with Allen et al. Your post gives me a new appreciation and understanding of historical chrono movements and this spectacular watch by Kari. I can see he had a wonderful inspiration for this movement, which is beautifully executed in its ow... 

As one of our friends keeps telling us, the chrono is a very difficult complication to execute! Perhaps better to have the basis solidly built on traditional geometry than to get too adventurous. I also keep forgetting that the original conception of the ... 

That was very informative, loved reading it!

Many thanks for taking the time to post here -- I really appreciate your comment! Best, Gary

Gary, Your article here is really interesting. A great read, I enjoyed. Thanks for taking the time.

My intent was to create more light than heat -- I know that the topic of "inspired by" is one that arouses a lot of passions... Best, Gary

Gary, You've got me thinking, which is no small ordeal. There is an interesting contrast between Kari's chronograph movement and, say, the Patek Philippe CH 29-535 PS or even the Omega 9300. We must remember that even a genius has only a finite amount of ... 

It does seem that modern software is enabling many non-traditional forms (e.g., the Ivresse as manufactured by David Candaux). It will be interesting to see what is next! This whole topic of whether it is good, bad, or indifferent to use the fixed points ...