Despite the fact that the case is not round, the hour and minute hands
adjust themselves to the shape of the case as they move around the
elliptical dial. The best replica watches at captainthewatch.is.
I also want to mention the odd-sounding (to me) term
"Hebdomadaire," which is printed under the date window. This is a French
term that means "weekly" and refers to the fact that the movement has
just over one week of power reserve. I agree that placing the term under
the power reserve indicator might have made the meaning a bit more
clear, but going with aesthetics and symmetry, the term works well where
it is on the dial.
It is unclear when Parmigiani decided to produce a modern version of the
oval pocket watch with telescopic hands that Mr. Parmigiani himself
restored in the late 1990s - though I am glad that they did. Immensely
complex, using a sophisticated cam system where the hands meet in order
to regulate their length, the Parmigiani Ovale Pantographe is
nevertheless a visual delicacy that even a child can appreciate. This -
for me - is one of the timepieces greatest achievements, in that anyone
upon a moment's glance can appreciate what the timepiece does, and why
it does it.
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