Glashütte Original

Hi DR & Folks, Evening!Going through GO's heart beat mechanism discover single swan neck adjustment on cal39/100 and double swanplex on cal 90,so will this determind the precision of the accuracy of the watch? In other words,cal 90 sould be more accurate/... 

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. . . the whiplash adjustment for the beat provide any substantive advantage? Given that practically no other movement that I'm aware of has a similar construction, what reason would there be to give the watchmaker another variable to account for? My unde... 

Hi Art, There's been some previous discussion on this forum on the subject that the search function would probably pull up, but the basic idea is that it allows a watchmaker to adjust the beat with great precision. As far as that goes, it is completely un... 

. . . . and especially for your perspective . . . my analogy for the cal 90 duplex adjustment system has been some of the high(er) end tone-arms that allow for azimuth and VTA adjustment, which permit a fine level of dialing in phono cartridge alignment. ... 

Hi Art, I think your analogy is apt to a point, but it's difficult to properly convey the insignificance of this level of fine adjustability of the beat or the extent to which the same level of adjustment can be obtained with a simple movable stud carrier... 

I'll have to ask my German friend, in the mean time the letters V and N in the swan neck adjusting region stand for fast and slow in English. I'm weak on my German so anyone know which way it goes? V \\\ N. I thought schnell meant fast in German. Looks li... 

. . . . effect on absorbing shock goes, I believe John's detailed reply indicated that it's an unproved case as yet. I'll check into the precise meaning of "V N" and reply in this thread . . . regards, Art

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