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Cronotempvs II by Speake-Marin (and 3)
And finally, just a few photographs of this beauty for your enjoyment.
Please notice this incredible dial, and the little blocks of luminova stuck on it that form the indices.
And of course, the 3-D effect of the whole dial itself. I hope some of the photographs capture well its beauty. BTW, none of the photographs of this thread are mine (as those who know my photographic capacities might have gathered)...but they are posted with the permission of their authors, Dario and (I imagine) Peter´s collaborator "Johnny".
I hope at some point Peter himself or any other of the fortunate Club members may come into the thread and give more (and more technical) detail of the CTII merits.
Cronotempvs II by Speake-Marin (1)
On December 1st, in Geneva, a group of friends (a Club, I should say) picked up the result of a 1 year project called "Cronotempvs II". This is how it started... With the incredible cooperation of Peter Speake-Marin and of the "soul" of our Club, Dario, t...
Cronotempvs II by Speake-Marin (2)
And so...the day to pick the CTII came along: December 21st in Geneva. I flew all the way from Beijing for the ocasion, and it was well worth it. Here, some of us just before puting an end to the torture... It looks like I am screaming "GIVE US THE CTII O...
Cronotempvs II by Speake-Marin (and 3)
And finally, just a few photographs of this beauty for your enjoyment. Please notice this incredible dial, and the little blocks of luminova stuck on it that form the indices. And of course, the 3-D effect of the whole dial itself. I hope some of the phot...
Number 21 in France ...
Thanks Sanro for this tread, many thanks to Dario, CronotempVs team an Peter ! . . Best Patrice ...
Very nice watch indeed Patrice, I really like it.....
it has something, I don't know what which makes it ...well...appealing. Now what is that little round opening with a "3" at 2 o'clock? Is it the number of days left on the power reserve? If so, then this is taste and subtlelty, subliminously refined elega...
A little added detail and recognition
The dial, although simple at first sight was complex to make and the company concerned 'Bilight' in Geneva developed the process in making this dial as well as the new Spirit dial. Each dial has its own mould which is filled in by hand in their workshop a...
The dial being made
The mould tooling for the SLN The mould Adding the SLN by hand The dial with SLN but before the names are added ...
Peter, thanks for the added detail.
Much appreciated. Love the details of this watch. See you next time you're down under. Regards, Richard.
Thanks Peter for the additional info
Amazing watch as always from you. Look forward to meeting you when you come to Sydney again!
Bonita pieza.
I like the way it looks, specially the movement side, the blued rotor looks fantastic. I guess I'll see one live soon. Congratulations to the new owners, and to the creator. Enjoy them. Vte :)
A stylish commission...
Congratulations! There's still something a little bit weird seeing photos of Peter with a full head of hair though. :-) Cheers, pplater.
Got it!
Ahhh, that's what was wrong with him!!! I thought there was something different about Peter but I could just not put my finger on it... :-)
Also notice the roman numeral II as the day 2 on the date wheel...
...as a complicity sign with the Cronotempvs II... Thank you, Jacky!
Nicely done!
The Spirit style is one of my favorites of Peter's recent work, and this variant is quite attractive. Congratulations to the entire club! Best, Gary G
Thank you from PSM
Thank you gentlemen for having entrusted the second Cronotempus watch to Speake-Marin, following on from Chopard is quite an honour.
Some would say, Peter..
...that it's a 'no-brainer'! :-) All the best to you and yours for the silly season. Cheers, pplater.
This watch is pure beauty!
Congrats to you guys and thanks to Peter for having accepted the project! Fx
Sanro, Is your club open to new members?
I'm highly impressed with the whole process and the final watches. Congratulations to you and your friends. Regards, Richard.
Yes it is, Richard
Thanks for your nice words. I guess the club is open to new admissions, although with like any other "posh" club it is the current members who ultimately accept new members. I can introduce you to the incumbent people if you (or any other PuristS member) ...
Interesting project and lucky owners!
Congrats to Sanro and all club members! Can't do much better than a commission piece from Peter! Your next Chronotempvs will have very very big shoes to fill! Enjoy the lovely watch!
Praise the dial but...
... do not forget the back! Those are some NICE outward angles on that rotor!!! ...
Of course Boss! ;)
I could use them to protect me and my family against criminals on those dark nights of Winter... :)
Luminova applied like precious metal
I like this watch tremendously. the date at 2 is fantastic--such an easy detail to 'ruin' a watch but it works beautifully! My favorite PSM ever.
a very nice watch you lucky people.
and thank you Peter for the extra details on the dial which is spectacular. its very difficult to make something complicated look simple, but they have done it very well. best Graham
First change of clothes...
Although it might not be everybody's cup of tea, all I can say it that it is incredibly comfortable! At least it is something right? ...