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[ceejay]

Just been reading this http://www.tp178.com/jd/uber-comp/artikel_4_1.html

 

When you have some time, read it, go away, try to digest it and then go back and read it again, I had too.

Jaw dropping horology.

 

I smiled at the part where an alarm function was put into a 7750 movement

[panerai153]

Very interesting story. This shows what a person with skills, determination and a plan (sort of) can accomplish. My hat is off to Paul Gerber, but a lot of credit has to go to Lord Arran, who provided the watch, as well as the financial backing to produce this project. Incredible miniaturization skills to build this watch.

While we are greatly amoured  with the mass produced Rolexes, IWC's, Omegas as well as the hand built beauties of Breguet, Frank Mueller A Lange ,etc. the real innovations in horology are coming from the small one man workshops that are building a handful of stunning watches a year, and are unconstrained by corporate policy, R&D teams, or marketing analysts who are all telling them what they "need" to build.

[ubiquitous]

As an aside- One of Paul Gerber's other projects (in collaboration with Dr. Oechslin) the MIH watch is based on a 7750; an annual calendar in which the complication is comprised of only 9 additional parts.

 

It takes true innovation to implement a complication like this purely on the basis of simplicity.

[panerai153]

 Mike, watch your mail he's sending it to you for it's annual service!!

[Nanuq]

Wanna take a crack at my v72c?

[cyphion]

Great article. That is nothing short of pure mechanical art.

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[imajedi]

Incredible. I love engineering genius!

[SSTEEL]

Just waiting for my morning coffee, and will get comfortable, and settle down to read this.  Thanks for sharing ceejay mate

[calb]

I spent a great amount of time reading the article and looking closely at the photos. Unfortunately, the videos did not work for me, but I thoroughly enjoyed the piece. Thanks for sharing it with us.