I love this movement...

Aug 20, 2008,05:44 AM
 



I have just completed a short article for a magazine in which I featured the Lang & Heyne Albert of Saxony; I love the movement. It is based on a Unitas but boy does it look good, quite possibly the most beautiful Unitas on the planet. Here are stock images, and further down are some amazing images posted by Suitbert Walter some time ago on this forum.

- SJX














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That is Gorgeous!

 
 By: respo : August 20th, 2008-05:49
Thanks for sharing the photos of such a rrity. What are the watch's functions? It looks like a split seconds??? Really beautiful. respo

Nice

 
 By: 1440 : August 20th, 2008-08:27

A beautiful watch.

 
 By: foversta : August 20th, 2008-12:16

indeed a beaty

 
 By: Quan : August 21st, 2008-03:43
SJX, how is the chrono push botton, is it as smooth as dato, thanks...

Movement

 
 By: Gary G : August 21st, 2008-09:16
Tim J. can comment further, but my understanding from Marco is that very few of the original Unitas parts are retained -- the base architecture is clearly Unitas-derived, but (IIRC) almost all of the parts, including the bridges, are made by Marco and Joh... 

That is what I was saying

 
 By: SJX : August 21st, 2008-09:33
From what I understand, the gear train, hairspring and balance are Unitas, but finished by Lang & Heyne; base plate, bridges and most else is made and finished in-house. - SJX

stunning looking movement [nt]

 
 By: ChristianDK : August 21st, 2008-10:34
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thanks

 
 By: jojojahnke : August 24th, 2008-23:55
Thanks for the posting! The movement is based on Lang&Heyne Cal.I . These is original based on Unitas, but with the time there are so many changes that it is an own caliber. For example the Entraxe between second and minute are different to Unitas. A shor...