Thanks, Graham!

I wish I had a lovely, slim wrist, and you are nice to assume so, but I'd say my hands and wrists are more like a pugilist's than a lady of leisure. It's my dad's farmer genes at play (I got his ridiculously wide feet as well. What can you do? It's all biology!). Generations upon generations of rice farmers don't sire delicate Asian blossoms (or at least not in my case!).

As for the jump seconds, it's one of my favorite complications, and much like you I can't explain why I'm attracted to it. A sweep seconds works just fine, and I enjoy its smooth, continuous motion around the dial, but there's just something interesting about a jump seconds. I certainly like the juxtaposition of stillness and movement that the complication provides. Like so many things, watches and their complications impact me more emotionally than logically.

Cheers,

Daos

Festive videos of Habring2 watches

By: dxboon : April 21st, 2009-21:19

I have recently been corresponding with Richard and Maria Habring of Habring 2 and they were kind enough to post some links for me to see a few of their watches in action. In their words, “ the videos are just some quick shots from the workbench” which ar...

Some observations ...

By: AndrewD : April 22nd, 2009-02:49

Thanks for these links, Daos, The crown operating system is interesting, but I wonder how easy it is to operate on the wrist. Winding a watch on the wrist is difficult (and can damage the winding pinion) because of the angles involved. I guess this is som...

thanx from me as well Daos

By: G99 : April 22nd, 2009-13:58

i have a bit of a thing for jump second movements and i cant explain why as its a totlly useless function and early ones were very problematic. i dont own one, but i keep getting tempted. its great to see how they work from the back. the COS is also very ...

Thanks, Graham!

By: dxboon : April 22nd, 2009-23:28

Daos, you should get...

By: G99 : April 23rd, 2009-01:19

Daos, you should get your name on the list and get one. a true purists watch for not a lot of money. as for your wrists, i'm sure you do yourself a disservice. best Graham

oops, that comment should have...

By: G99 : April 23rd, 2009-01:21

oops, that comment should have gone on the MIH thread, so get yourself on the list for an MIH. too early in morning for me :) best Graham

:-) It's a nice watch that MIH...

By: dxboon : April 23rd, 2009-01:31

...but I've got my eyes on something else at the moment. As always, too many watches, not enough money for them all! Good morning to you, good night for me now! See you online tomorrow! Cheers, Daos

The same questions have crossed my mind

By: dxboon : April 22nd, 2009-23:13

I have always been told not to wind my watch while wearing it, so your question about ease of use, and concerns about damage to the pinions when using the chrono functions while the watch is on your wrist have similarly crossed my mind. I trust the Habri...

Easy to use

By: DonCorson : April 23rd, 2009-12:11

I like the COS as it is easy to use and is much smoother than most of the chronos with buttons I have tried. I think they have improved it since its introduction last year to be even smoother this year. I don't think I tried it while on the wrist, but the...

Thanks for your comments, Don!

By: dxboon : April 23rd, 2009-23:48

Are you a fan of the new Sauterelle's movement? We can see much more of the jump seconds mechanism in that model. Cheers, Daos

Nice to see them in action. Thanks Daos! [nt]

By: CaliforniaJed : April 22nd, 2009-14:15

No message body

I'm glad I got to share them with you! [nt]

By: dxboon : April 22nd, 2009-23:28

No message body

I took the liberty of posting …

By: AndrewD : April 22nd, 2009-15:32

… a general question on dead second displays on HoMe with a link back to this post, Daos. Hope you don’t mind. I thought the ‘background’ information might be interesting for all. Thanks again for these videos. Andrew

Thanks, Andrew!

By: dxboon : April 22nd, 2009-23:29

It's always fun to learn more about all the different complications we see in the watches on the forum! I'll be curious to see what people have to say! Daos

Great one Daos

By: moc : April 23rd, 2009-01:24

I posted some pics I took at Habring2 presentation dinner in Basel on D Corson s post .The jumping second is really nice and we joked all night about being fitted with a quartz movement.My fav though is the Tourbillon and its speaking to me loudly.Yours,M...

I saw your pix, Mo...

By: dxboon : April 23rd, 2009-01:35

...and enjoyed them very much. Particularly, the wristshot of you wearing the Tourbillon 3D! It looks like it belongs on your wrist, my friend (wink, wink, nudge)! Looking forward to talking watches and tats with you in just a few weeks!...