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Questions about Columns of the Column Wheel
Hi,
Being a very small tyro among the chronograph watch world, I would like to hear your opinions/answers with regard to the coumn wheel of chronograph movements.
Being straightforward here, does the number of the columns on the column wheel play a role in operation of the chronograph buttons? Please refer to the 4 photos (from watch-related websites) showing the numbers of the column wheels to be 5, 6, 7 and 8 depending on the makers' design.
How does the number of the columns on the column wheel play a role in overall performance?
Hope someone could share some opinions or ideas or thoughts in this regard. Forgive me in case this kind of questions was posted here before.
Joe
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Questions about Columns of the Column Wheel
Hi, Being a very small tyro among the chronograph watch world, I would like to hear your opinions/answers with regard to the coumn wheel of chronograph movements. Being straightforward here, does the number of the columns on the column wheel play a role i...
Some info....
Hello, Joe, first, good question! In first instance, it's a matter of design - basic layout of the components, availlable space.....length of the levers....almost everything of the basic geometry plays a role here. The absolute number of columns isn't tha...
Performance...
I've a couple of comments on "performance". People often comment on the "feel" or "smoothness" of the chronograph action. This is largely determined by the distance the pusher has to move and the force that has to be applied to make the columnwheel rotate...
Perhaps CAD simulation explains why the Datograph has
the most widely recognized "best pusher feel" Can anyone nominate a vintage chronograph that has consistently good pusher feel? Thanks for the very detailed responses, Suitbert and Nick!
blown away question and answer....
i feel shy calling myself a chronograph and watch fan. i never even realised there are different numbers of columns for different chronograph even owning more than a handful of them. i really have much to appreciate for even the details of a simple mechan...
