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Geneva Time Exhibition 2011
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Author:  Roffensian [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Geneva Time Exhibition 2011
As some of you may know, in parallel with SIHH a group of independent watchmakers are showing at the Geneva Time Exhibition or GTE. This is only the second year for the show and it is twice as big as last year.

Many of these manufacturers only produce a few watches per year, so prices reflect that, but there are some more affordable watches. What you do find with the independents is a lot more freedom to push the envelope. Already I have seen a few 'love to own' pieces. Here are a couple of early ones:

Ladoire Geneve Mr. Green - the first in the Black Widow collection with three more models due by Basel. It's an LE of 12 for just under CHF 70,000

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One of the better known brands at GTE is Urwerk. This is the UR 110 Torpedo (video link):

http://www.worldtempus.com/en/news/top- ... ew-ur-110/
Author:  aleister [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Geneva Time Exhibition 2011
That video was a teaser if anything...
Author:  Roffensian [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:23 am ]
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aleister wrote:
That video was a teaser if anything...



Yeah sorry - it's up on the Urwerk site now - http://www.urwerk.com/watches_110.asp
Author:  Roffensian [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:50 am ]
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A new watch from Louis Moinet as well, the Astralis with an astral tourbillon

http://www.worldtempus.com/en/news/top- ... -astralis/
Author:  aleister [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Geneva Time Exhibition 2011
Roffensian wrote:
aleister wrote:
That video was a teaser if anything...



Yeah sorry - it's up on the Urwerk site now - http://www.urwerk.com/watches_110.asp


Think the service indicator they put on it is excellent - but curious how it works. It's either got to be battery driven (which I doubt) and just tick down with time, or somehow actually connected to measure the oils.
Author:  Roffensian [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Geneva Time Exhibition 2011
aleister wrote:
Roffensian wrote:
aleister wrote:
That video was a teaser if anything...



Yeah sorry - it's up on the Urwerk site now - http://www.urwerk.com/watches_110.asp


Think the service indicator they put on it is excellent - but curious how it works. It's either got to be battery driven (which I doubt) and just tick down with time, or somehow actually connected to measure the oils.



If it's like they have done before it's simply a five year calendar - it assumes fixed service intervals.
Author:  Oester [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:39 am ]
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the urwerk is a touch of genious ! really nice
Author:  aleister [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:27 pm ]
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Roffensian wrote:
aleister wrote:


If it's like they have done before it's simply a five year calendar - it assumes fixed service intervals.


But if it's just a calendar coupled to the spring, doesn't that need the watch to be constantly wound at all times to show the 5 years properly? Otherwise the countdown towards service stops if the watch isn't running (but that won't stop the oils from breaking down)? That's why I thought of a separate power source for the indicator.
Author:  Roffensian [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Geneva Time Exhibition 2011
aleister wrote:
Roffensian wrote:
aleister wrote:


If it's like they have done before it's simply a five year calendar - it assumes fixed service intervals.


But if it's just a calendar coupled to the spring, doesn't that need the watch to be constantly wound at all times to show the 5 years properly? Otherwise the countdown towards service stops if the watch isn't running (but that won't stop the oils from breaking down)? That's why I thought of a separate power source for the indicator.



Correct - it's not a perfect science, and will not take oil aging into account.
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