Oggi ognuno di noi prende come dato di fatto che un horologio debba tenere il tempo in modo preciso., ma 100 anni fa, nel 1907, quanto il Cronometre Royal usci in produzione per la prima volta, questo era lontano da essere la normalità. Interestingly, these watches were never meant for sale, the purpose of these trials being not only competition but also a testing ground for research on chronometry and of course a marketing and communications tool for the manufacturer in selling their “regular production” watches. Manufacturers would submit one or several specially prepared watches for competition. For wristwatches, competitions ran from 1945 through 1967). In Switzerland, chronometer competitions began in Neuchatel in 1866, and Geneva in 1873 (they ended in Neuchatel in 1975 and Geneva in 1967. However, major brands did not wait until 1925 to set out and compete against one another at observatory trials. Since 1973 the term chronometer designates a watch having successfully passed the Controle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) trials. In 1925, the Swiss Association for Chronometry defined a chronometer as being “a watch which has received a certificate from an astronomical observatory". It seems that this term was first used in this sense by French watchmaker Pierre Le Roy in 1761 and came to generally designate precision timekeepers during the 19th century.
Literally a chronometer is an object which measures time however in practice it designates a precision timepiece. The materials used were not as advanced as today’s and perfect regulation of a watch was almost equivalent to neurosurgery…well maybe not…but you do catch my drift! This is one reason why brands fiercely competed at observatory trials and always proudly announced prizes and results obtained at these contests. Today everyone takes for granted that a watch should keep precise time, but 100 years ago, in 1907 when the Chronomètre Royal was first launched this was far from being the case.
#1008 calibre springs serial#
THE CHRONOMETRE ROYAL 1907: 100 YEARS OF FLAMBOYANCEīehind a delightfully dated name, the Chronomètre Royal (or Royal Chronometer) represents one of horology’s best know models as well as one of the first attempts at serial production of a precision timepiece. Group Top Members Posts 18,853 Location PadovaĬhronomètre Royal 1907: 100 Years of Flamboyance
0 kommentar(er)
