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That is the downside of the perpetuals with wheels design
Kurt Klaus and Ludwig Oechslin perpetuals using wheels as programming mechanism vs. traditional cam and lever design. That makes them very user friendly (everything is controlled via the crown, no pushers and correctors), but the downside is, that instantaneous date change is impossible.
Happy New Year 2024
The JLC still thinks it's 2023. 💤 😴 💤 I don't expect an instantaneous jump at midnight but completely static until much later seems to be a strange design choice. ...
That’s so sad but not surprising
I’ve had same issues with my Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grand Reveil years ago, even after a complete service at JLC, which lastet 9 months. Drove me crazy. For example The date would only change after 2am instead of midnight. Parted with it in the end…. ...
That is the downside of the perpetuals with wheels design
Kurt Klaus and Ludwig Oechslin perpetuals using wheels as programming mechanism vs. traditional cam and lever design. That makes them very user friendly (everything is controlled via the crown, no pushers and correctors), but the downside is, that instant...
Alain Silbersteins are the only ones I can think of
Perpetuel, Hebraika and Islamica used a clever module sitting on top (or rather on the bottom) of ETA movement, and as far as I remember the date change was very quick. The module was actually designed by Svend Andersen and wasn't very reliable.
Hmmmmmhhhh…
All calendar displays of mine (including the year indication!) changed within 2 minutes after midnight? I was setting the watch manually yesterday and moved the minute hand slowly over midnight from 31.12. to 01.01. to celebrate and enjoy the switch of al...
Thanks a lot, epigram!
And a happy, fulfilled and, above all, healthy 2024 to you too! All the best Thomas
