cazalea[Seiko Moderator]
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Olde School Regulateur
Apr 05, 2024,21:53 PM
If you are not familiar with the "Regulator" dial, it was derived from old clocks, where the design provided at least 2 advantages - there are no concentric arbors (shafts that hold the hands). Gerd-R Lang at Chronoswiss was the first to introduce this on a modern wristwatch, back in 1987. I thought it would be a good thing to buy for my first visit with a watchmaker, when he came to town in 2006.
It seemed that if I was to meet a watchmaker I ought to have one of his watches on my wrist.
How naive I was then, and how little I knew that I would be meeting dozens of watchmakers in the next decade. If I had one of each of their watches, the total would exceed my lifetime earning!
This one and a skeleton chronograph have stuck with me for almost 20 years.
As far as the Regulator goes, I have a fascination with these watches and the multitude of possible combinations of hands:
A grand day out, that was!
Cazalea
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Olde School Regulateur
By: cazalea : April 5th, 2024-21:53
If you are not familiar with the "Regulator" dial, it was derived from old clocks, where the design provided at least 2 advantages - there are no concentric arbors (shafts that hold the hands). Gerd-R Lang at Chronoswiss was the first to introduce this on...
Looking great!
By: sub_seconds : April 5th, 2024-22:00
Still on the lookout for a Regulateur 24
The good old days!
By: KMII : April 6th, 2024-04:47
I am yet to add a regulator watch and this one is a fine specimen indeed! The post just goes to remind us how many nowadays almost forgotten brands brought the renaissance of mechanical watchmaking about, definitely including Chronoswiss, Ebel and others ...