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Kari Voutilainen Obervatoire
My first post on this forum. I have just received the Observatoire watch from Kari. I love the design. It is however when you get very close that you see the real workmanship and the magic. I would like to share some pictures with you. Morten
This message has been edited by Morten on 2010-01-17 08:01:16 This message has been edited by Morten on 2010-01-17 08:04:13
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Kari Voutilainen Obervatoire
My first post on this forum. I have just received the Observatoire watch from Kari. I love the design. It is however when you get very close that you see the real workmanship and the magic. I would like to share some pictures with you. Morten This message...
congratulations
and thanks for the outstanding pictures. I have never seen an Observatoire in the metal and these give a great feeling for the quality of the finishing. Regards Andreas
congrats mate
a big PROVE for your high taste, and wise choice making, enjoy your time piece mate. Faisal
Marvellous watch and great pictures!!
Congratulations Morten!! What a great piece. It just ooozes quality through and through. Time only and yet so much to look at. Fantastic guilloche dial and the greyish colour is really good I think! But I would also be very tempted to wear this beauty ups...
The hands
The hands are actually made of a few parts. The body of the hands is gold usually (presumably excepting ones with a blue body), and the blue parts - the rings and 'centers' - are indeed heat blued steel, with the bevels and countersinks being polished aft...
Interesting, thanks!
I was guessing that maybe the entire hand was blued and then polished in various places to remove the colour again. But it's in several pieces huh? Learning every day Thanks Inkrose Nikolaj
The bridge that houses the wheel which winds the barrel is so thin in some points.
Even thiner than the escapement!! Looking at that compared to even the hair spring is astonishing. Amazed everytime I see this watch. Congratulations, well worth the wait I am sure. This message has been edited by doubleup on 2010-01-17 10:56:09
Congratulations, Morten!
The Observatoire is a dream piece for many people (including me). While most will never own one, your pictures allow us to delve more deeply into the movement and dial. Your pictures of the movement in particular are so luscious. I feel like I could just ...
Congratulations, and thanks for the photos!
A wonderful acquisition, Morten -- congratulations! I really enjoyed your photos as well -- great captures of the watch, and very informative in highlighting some subtle differences between your piece and others (e.g., the "Voutilainen Motiers" logo in sm...
Breathtaking.
From the dial to the movement, there is nothing else to do than admiring the work and the finish on this piece. I specially love the two tone hands. That is really original, and sublime. Best, Nicolas
Ah Kari...
... this is why we all love you so much!! That's a spectacular watch! The grey dial looks amazing! Huge congrats Morten for having THE grail watch! I agree Ken! Wished I haven't miss the boat either!!! When's the next boat coming? ;D
Thanks for this outstanding contribute
What to say ,the observatoire is sublime and your high quality pics a treat for the eyes.Its a dream watch,you are a lucky guy.Enjoy this marvel and never stop admiring it.Yours,Mo.
Congrats Morten!
I love that combo--WG with gray dial. And I have to say the blue details on the hands just pop in your pics against the gray dial. I can never get enough of pics of the Observatoire, front or back. Enjoy that wonderful watch. So simple yet so incredible.
A beautiful watch...
It doesn't get much better than that. Enjoy! And one heck of a first post. Looking forward to the many more!
WOW !!!
Very nice pictures of a stunning watch Morten. I envie you having such a beauty round your wrist !!! Wear it in good health, Filip
Congrats
And very good pictures; you captured the spirit of this wonderful watch. Wear in the best of health. Best, Douglas
The manufacturing of the Observatoire hands
Kari has sent me a description of the manufacturing process of the hands for the Observatoire watch and some photos which he took today as illustration. I hope my summary is correct. The hands are made by white gold and steel. The rings are made from stee...
Thank you Morten and Kari!
for taking the time to respond so detailed to my question further up in this thread. I am deeply fascinated by the amount of work and patience that goes into the production of these hands and I can only imagine what is required to end up with the entire w...
Really nice - Is your dial....
Grey in color? Or is it made of Ruthenium or some other material? I am wondering what color Kari calls your dial as it looks different than some of the other Grey dials he's made. Nice watch - snazzy, classy and all the business! Wear it well! Best, asg
Kari calls the color of the dial "grey antracite"
The color of the dial changes according to the light. In warm indoor light it may look warm grey or slightly brown. In daylight it looks clear cold grey - as in the the pictures I posted. Morten
Morten, my hearty congratulations to you................
Its an amazing piece and your incredible photos fully do the piece justice. I found the piece on the hands extremely interesting and nver realised that they were made from different components. In fact at first I thought the hands were all blue and it was...
