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19 May 2012, 04:16 PM | #61 |
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19 May 2012, 08:37 PM | #62 |
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Nah--this baby is a stand alone piece! I think I could live with it!!
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19 May 2012, 09:00 PM | #63 |
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Somehow I think I would be able to make do.
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19 May 2012, 09:05 PM | #64 |
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I think I could make it work Dan!
I now just need to find spare $100k lying around as I would want it with the platinum deployment clasp too!
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20 May 2012, 12:54 AM | #65 |
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20 May 2012, 12:57 AM | #66 |
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I hear you buddy and that is my problem--I keep looking!
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20 May 2012, 03:48 AM | #67 |
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20 May 2012, 04:53 AM | #68 |
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Truly amazing from every angle Gunter -- One hot watch!
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20 May 2012, 05:09 AM | #69 | |
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Thanks for posting Gunter.
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21 May 2012, 09:50 PM | #70 |
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Blancpain Carrousel
262 hand-finished components Price: CHF 200,000 (~US$210,000 - somewhat blows the budget!) Limited to 188 pieces
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23 May 2012, 07:37 AM | #71 |
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Not just a split second but a double rattrapante!
As the world's first flyback chronograph with a double rattrapante mechanism, the DOUBLE SPLIT opens up a new dimension in mechani-cal time measurement. Beyond the ordinary stopwatch functions of a conventional chronograph, it can also handle lap-time measurements, time comparisons, and fastest/slowest lap measurements. Its addition-al flyback minute counter makes it possible for the first time to use these rattrapante functions in a truly meaningful way, namely for events that last up to 30 minutes - as opposed to conventional rattra-pante mechanisms that could only measure times of up to 60 seconds. The newly developed balance of the DOUBLE SPLIT beats at a fre-quency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour, allowing measurements to an accuracy of one-sixth of a second. Moreover, error-free read-ings are assured by the precisely jumping chrono minute counter and the precisely jumping rattrapante minute counter. During an ongoing time measurement, the flyback function will immediately stop and reset the chronograph hands (and, with them, the rattrapante hands if they are still running) with only one press of a button. A new measurement begins instantaneously when the button is released again. This skips the otherwise necessary "stop" and "reset" steps.
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23 May 2012, 07:42 AM | #72 | |
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23 May 2012, 07:49 AM | #73 |
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Completely agree Daniel! This is one seriously complicated movement--total break thru in watch making history!
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23 May 2012, 08:36 AM | #75 |
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23 May 2012, 11:55 AM | #76 |
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Remarkable piece... Holy moly
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23 May 2012, 07:42 PM | #77 |
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I am pretty sure it would be the most perfect example of this I could find......
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24 May 2012, 12:32 PM | #78 |
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I love the Double Split, but it's a little big IMO. I think your first choice of the 3970 would be a more practical piece.
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