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Movement pictures of the A1000
Feb 12, 2009,07:21 AM
Note these photos are of a prototype movement but the final movement will be largely similar though better finished.
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Movement pictures of the A1000
By: SJX : February 12th, 2009-07:21
Note these photos are of a prototype movement but the final movement will be largely similar though better finished....
A nice modern design to the movement bridges,
By: tony p : February 12th, 2009-17:26
which clearly weren't ever intended to be hand-finished. Getting a sharp edge onto all those recessed angles would be a nightmare... The overall layout reminds me a lot of the Unitas 6497/8, which is curious as that's a handwinding movement. Kudos to CFB ...
This is so torturing, how long do we have to wait before...
By: patrickau : February 12th, 2009-19:08
...we can see the watch? The only image that I've seen on the A1000 over the last one year (or more?) is the one in the movement box. The way Carl F. Bucherer is going about this is good. Not like some other watches in the past who even dared to display n...
Yes, it does bring to mind the Frey-era Pythagore calibre
By: SJX : February 14th, 2009-02:44
But it is a wholly different philosophy from the current Montblanc Minerva which emphasises traditional construction and hand finishing in small quantities. Not better or worse, but different. - SJX
If your hrmph was about
By: MTF : February 14th, 2009-19:02
finishing (prototype caveat accepted)..... I agree. This movement has been cunningly designed to allow simple polishers to get good results in a straight line. As supplies of ETA unfinished ebauche will dry up next year, ANY new movement that ticks is a g...