It is the thought that counts.
It is the thought that counts.
It is acknowledged that even complicated automatic mechanical watches operate on a simple principle: the movements of the person who is wearing the watch allow the oscillating weight to rotate and, in doing so, to rewind the movement. As long as the watch is being worn, the movement rewinds automatically. If the watch is not worn, the power reserve – 40 hours in most cases – runs out and the movement stops. If the stoppage time is prolonged, the lubricants can dry out, which in turn can cause the gear train to seize so altering the good functioning of the watch.
The mechanism of the perpetual calendar, for example, has a mechanical memory that allows it to automatically go from 28th, 30th or 31st of the month to the 1st of the following month. The same applies to leap years, that is to say every four years ; the date passes from 29 February to 1 March by “jumping”. The only manual adjustment required must be made during the years 2100 and 2400, which exceptionally are non-leap years. If the movement stops, restarting the mechanism requires an in-depth knowledge of watchmaking. That is why a complicated watch must always be in motion.
The precise and regular maintenance of your timepiece makes it possible to protect the investment it represents in a possible transmission perspective.
Rapport W193 Optima ...£2,100.00
Scatola Del Tempo Ro...£495.00
