Movements like the in-house made caliber in the Cartier watches are beautiful

Independent watch maker Cartier has just released a new high-end watch which at the same time we both really want and completely don't need. Oh, horology... you wicked maiden. I highly disagree with the name "Replica Cartier Ballon bleu de Cartier. " It implies that this watch errs on the side of prudence and sensibility. Which is most often not the case with beautiful high-end timepieces such as this. There is nothing logical about it. However, to give credence where credence is due, Cartier comes from an engineering background and the basis of this watch is to logically improve a particular watch movement feature that i quite love. So let's check it out.

Cartier is all about improving the age-old fusee and chain transmission systems that move power from the mainspring to the rest of the movement. I love these because they look like tiny bicycle chains, are hard as hell to produce, and are very clever. What are they meant to do? Basically it is all about "constant force. " Meaning that as the mainspring unwinds, force to the movement is constant (versus its natural Breitling Bentley replica to peak when the spring is fully wound and go down from there). The historical conical shape of the piece which the chain was wound around created the effect of compensating for the decrease in torque from the movement so as to maintain constant force to the movement. What does this do? It basically attempts to ensure that as the power reserve winds down, the watch does not go from running too fast to too slow... but always in the middle.

So what has Cartier done about this? Well in short he has shortened the chain, replaced the cone (fusee) with a snail-shaped cam, included synthetic rubies into the chain, and stuck the whole darn thing right on the dial. Sexy! I guess this is no longer a fusee and chain mechanism but rather a "snail and chain. " The snail cam is said to work better than the cone because the chain doesn't have to move (up and down) and slightly bend (aside from its obvious wrapping around the cam and gears. I suppose that makes sense. Because the chain cannot wrap around it as much, the chain is shorter compared to a traditional one. Also, to minimize or negate the need for lubrication, the chain is fitted with ruby links. Now that is pretty replica cartier calibre de Cartier. But you know, I still mostly like just being able to see it on the dial.

Movements like the in-house made caliber in the Cartier are beautiful, painstakingly designed, and intricately decorated. I like the industrial edge of the movement that contains a range of traditional elements, but feels very modern in its execution. So much so that it almost doesn't fit with the rounded elegant case of the watch itself. You can easily tell that the movement was designed from the ground up to be visible, skeletonized, and to offer the most interesting elements on the dial.