Horological Meandering

amanico
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Always!

Coaxial, or not?

Without pusher? Even if it is not belonging to the Monopusher category, there is one to mention...

Here we go...

1/ Coaxial ( I mean, with the pusher integrated in the crown ).

IMO, the most interesting category, as it is the purest, the cleanest solution.

- UN:

IMO again, mechanically, mosre interestnig than the Roger Dubuis competitor, with its Jacquet movement reworked by a certain François Paul Journe.

We can even say that it is one of the very rare Chrono from FPJ which works, so it is a collector in itself.



It existed in colored gold or white gold, silver or black dial ( only on the colored gold, for the black dial ).

A must have, i my book.



( Sorry, don't know who to credit for this movement picture ).

- Roger Dubuis: Exquisite, for sure, I think that Radone will tell us a lot of things about this one.

- Longines:

Known for their excellent Chronos, I would also add that these are certainly among the finest in the world, ever made, if not THE finest.

Top movements, superb dials, great cases.

The monopusher is just ... Exquisite. ( Pic found on the net, sorry I don't remember who to credit for )



- Cartier and its famous Tortue from the Collection Privée Cartier Paris is sublime. My favourite is the one with the Arab 6 and 12 on the dial.

- Patek, of course, but I find it a tad too small ( 2 more millimeters would have been perfect, fpor my taste ), and well, how to say it, a tad too expensive for my not that deep pockets? A brilliant watch, nonetheless.

- GP, with the 375 MM, much nicer in the real than on picture:



- One of my absolute favourite is here, and it was a big surprise, a revelation, the P 10 Montblanc Chronograph:

A superb enamel dial, a great movement and a nice case, it has all to be a Purist Chronograph.





One or two millimeters less big, and it would have been even more perfect, IMO.

2/ Not coaxial monopusher:

Here again, you have a great variety in the modern and in the vintage.

- Breitling ( same than Lemania, Omega, and so on... ).

Rare, original, and with a military background ( Royal Canadian Aiforce ).



- Montblanc, once again:



- THE Champion, the Duometre from JLC:

One of the most original ( horologically speaking ), one of the nicest, and, cherry on the cake, a Foudroyante:





3/ Without pusher at all... Even crazier... The JLC Amvox II!

Here, the glass is the pusher, as this is the case which while pivoting, starts, stops and resets to zero the Chronograph.

Funny, crazy, pure and unique.



This is the only automatic chrono movement from this list...

Hope this will be of some help, Fernando. You have all my sympathy!

Best,

Nicolas

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