Baselworld 2009 - Fabrication De Montres Normandes
This years discovery at the fair, the Fabrication de Montres Normandes. 17mm balances at 18000 bpm, tourbillon or constant force escapements. Beautiful big watches. And now for the real red meat. Below we see a proto of the movement that they will be subm...
Form and function…
Thanks Don, It’s very exciting to see, at least for me, new and up and coming brands. I like the chronometer-style no-nonsense dials and movement architecture of these watches. The large balance wheels, rubies and open design – so you can real...
I love the giant balance, and more
And it's nice to see a back-to-basics approach to the dial & form, no see-through dials or ridiculous showiness. Also, most exciting is this constant force escapement- I can't wait to see what's under the hood here! Most interesting is the idea of a c...
