Voutilainen ‘OBSERVATOIRE’ Wristwatch

Timekeeping was once a domain dedicated to the achievement of pure accuracy, and to this end, so-called ‘Observatory watches’ were created. These watches were not particularly finely finished to the naked eye, but what they did have was exceptional accuracy concerning all the important technical areas of movement production. The surfaces of pinions and wheels were completely true and highly polished and with exceptionally even tolerances; springs were pre-tested and hand chosen, the dimensions of shafts and bearings perfectly realized. Watches such as these, created solely for accuracy and nothing else, are capable of a mean accuracy of only tenths of a second per week, something virtually unheard of in present day mechanical watchmaking.

 

 

 

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