JoeT
244
Your explanation....
Hi Suibert, your explanation is so wonderful toward a tyro in chronograph movements like me. Doubtlessly, I need more time to stay with it observing the mechanism action and feel. I very much appreciate your long and easy-to-understand explanation here.
Well, it seems that we cannot expect to see many more colums of the column wheel (say, more than 6) on monopusher chronograph movements as the ratchet wheel teeth would become too many to be made in practice. Maybe not? When mentioning the monopusher chronograph movement, can it be meant for the coaxial monopusher type (to be with the ratio of 3:1) too?
Joe
More posts:
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...
