Reply With QuoteAh, one of Tim's watches - this one with the twin rotor? Very nice, and as you say, something a bit different!
Snagged this on SC earlier this week - not that I need another dressy watch
Don't know much about it (yet) - just liked the fact it was unusual & a bit of a bargain.
& a wrist shot
OP suggested it was ETA 2892 movement probably explains why it's nicely finished & nice & slim.
Although it's the same 28,800 BPH as the 2824 - it seems to have a smoother sweep of the second hand - or maybe I'm imagining that?
z
Indeed it is the twin rotor & it was Tim's :DOriginally Posted by learningtofly
z
Unusual and a bargain. You are not wrong there. Probably the bargain of the month. Nice catch.
Hope you are loving it. Perrelet are one of the most underrated watches by the WIS community.
So well made and designed.
Cool in its simplistic elegance 8)
Nice pick up Z.
Original, Congrats
Looks very nice, especially with the rotor out front.
Please explain to me what a twin rotor is good for, I suppose its got two of them? Are they fixed versus each other?
Thanks
Raffe
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
They are fixed at the same angle (I.e. both are at 6 o'clock at the same time) & they rotate in unison. If opposed 180 degrees I guess they would not rotate - just balance each other?
From what I can find online the claimed advantage of twins is that with two rotors working in unison, the watch receives a more efficient supply of energy.
I think another rationale for dual rotor is also to have less bending moment on the central bearing - thus making It more reliable as well as more efficient.
z
They are fixed at the same angle (I.e. both are at 6 o'clock at the same time) & they rotate in unison. If opposed 180 degrees I guess they would not rotate - just balance each other?
From what I can find online the claimed advantage of twins is that with two rotors working in unison, the watch receives a more efficient supply of energy.
I think another rationale for dual rotor is also to have less bending moment on the central bearing - thus making It more reliable as well as more efficient.
z
All of which is true. The whole twin rotor and showing the rotor at the dial is due to the fact that the Rotor self winding system was invented by Abraham louis Perrelet.
They like to celebrate this important Perrelet innovation.
The 2892 movement is supplied in kit form then built entirely by Soprod (owned by the Festina group , as is Perrelet ) to a standard comparable to the likes of IWC.
All movements in Perrelet watches are built by Soprod, a movement and module house trusted by Richard Mille to make movements for some of their watches. :)
Thanks, appreciated you taking the time. Makes all perfect sense.
And on top, it certainly looks cool.
Raffe
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
Yeah saw this on SC. Congrats.
Something Breguet Marine ish about this. Nice!
That looks very nice! the finish looks very high quality.
I really like that. Kind of retro-futuristic, which I really enjoy.
+1
Beautiful watch. Congratulations.
I used to have a black face/ gold rotor one of these- very good quality piece. If you ever fancy flipping/ trading please look me up :)
From memory- it has been a while- the patent Perrelet had granted for the Double Rotor stated that by putting half the weight on the front and the other half on the back, you can have the same amount of mass but in a smaller space, and thus can produce a smaller watch.
Which given their propensity to make whacking great big turbines (which don't use the DR) seemed a little ironic!
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