SJX
[Purist]
8540
The A1000 is more Peseux 7001 than Unitas 6497
The A1000 is 13'" or 30mm in diameter, while the Unitas is a pocket watch sized 16.5'".
- SJX
This message has been edited by SJX on 2009-02-12 18:20:08
An update on the Carl F. Bucherer cal. A1000 with peripheral automatic winding
Late last year, a vigorous debate on the efficacy of a peripheral winding rotor ensued on the forum ( click here to see the thread) in response to the unveiling of the cal. A1000 from Carl F. Bucherer (CFB). Yesterday evening the team from Carl F. Buchere...
Movement pictures of the A1000
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,
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...
...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
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
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...
