Une excellente Montre....

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écrit par Gilgames le 23 avril 2002 18:39:54:

en réponse à: Oris Worltimer écrit par Gérard le 23 avril 2002 11:21:32:

Rien à redire. Le rapport qualité/prix est imbatttable.
Je préfère néanmoins le modèle classique, La XXL ayant ,à mon avis un niveau de finition moindre.
Pour info:

Oris Worldtimer wins Silver 1997.
sr. As we proudly informed you last year the Oris Worldtimer Classic got placed as the 2nd best watch of the year 1997!
On November 12th, the selection was made and Oris has been placed under the first three top models:

1. Winner / gold for
«L.U.C.» Chopard
2. Silver
«Worldtimer Classic» Oris
3. Bronze
«Da Vinci SL Chronograph» IWC

As the text of the entire selection (published in the Swiss watch magazine "Montre Passion - Uhrenwelt") was published either in Germany or French - please find hereafter our English translation:

Watches of the Year 1997.
The jury from «Montres Passion - Uhrenwelt» decides in favour of Chopard's «L.U.C.» model.
By Jean-Philipp Arm.

By the end of last summer, only 30 of the countless watches launched on the Swiss market between September 1st 1996 and August 31st 1997 remained in the awards race after pre-selection by the jury.
This dedicated team, presided over by renowned watchmaker Philippe Dufour, is composed of respected professionals from the horological world. Their conclusions are based on meticulous attention to every aspect of the watchmaker's art, although each individual's priorities are different. Some put the emphasis on mechanical finesse and technical accomplishment, while others are more concerned with aesthetic considerations , the variety of functions, the design or the relationship between price and performance. Given the difficulties in comparing a quartz chronograph in steel at Sfr. 195 with a classic mechanical timepiece in gold at Sfr. 17'000 - the relative excellence of each model has to be worked out with care.
By the time the race had been narrowed down to eight contestants, four timepieces were eliminated from the semi-finals: «Pagoda» from Patek, «Rodolphe» by Rodolphe, «Collection No 7» from Bedat & Co., and «Fleurier» from Bovet.
«The Rectangular Incurvée» from Cartier, which had taken the place of honour at the finals, bowed out, making way for the winning triumvirate: gold for the «L.U.C.» from Chopard, silver for the «Worldtimer Classic» from Oris, and bronze for the «Da Vinci SL Chronograph» from IWC.
Starting with the third-place contestant, the IWC entry consisted of a stainless-steel chronograph with a quartz movement combined with a mechanical stop mechanism. This system had been designated «half automatic» by the manufacturer. The jury was impressed by this new interpretation of an established concept, by the quality of the design, by the rectangular buttons and by a mechanism which enables the second hand to be synchronised with a time signal while it is being adjusted.
The second-place honour accorded to the «Oris Worldtimer» came as no surprise to watch enthusiasts who have been observing the pioneering role in the evolution of mechanical watchmaking played by this brand. In a development of considerable ingenuity, Oris has created a watch with two seperate time indicators that allow the date to be corrected automatically, according to any forward or backward adjustments that are made. With this unique and highly innovative automatic movement, Oris has taken an essential step forward in the field of timezone watches. Further technical analysis of this achievement is included in the current issue of Montres Passion - Uhrenwelt.
By awarding the top honours to Chopard's «L.U.C.», the jury has given recognition to that company's determination to become a genuine manufacturer with its own mechanical automatic movement. To achieve this, the Genevan watchmaker has made a massive investment in a new factory in the Val-de-Travers, despite the currently discouraging economic climate. There can be little doubt that Chopard's commitment has paid off. «A true masterpiece» was the conclusion of the jury, after completing their analysis with watchmaker's glasses and screwdrivers.
The movement is equipped with two barrels, one on top of the other and coupled in series, guaranteeing a power reserve of between 65 and 70 hours. To take care of the automatic winding in both directions, there is a micro-rotor made from 22-carat gold or platinum, in the «Poinçon de Genève» version, of from bi-metal in the standard model. Of these two basic versions, only one can carry the Geneva poinçon, and the regulations of this watchmaking city insists that the watch must be assembled and regulated in Geneva. This model is equipped with a spiral, Breguet-type spring, while the standard version comes with a traditional spring. Both feature a window date and a small second dial at the six o'clock position.
The jury was devided over the classical simplicity of the «L.U.C.» case. One body of opinion found that the exterior was an admirable complement to the interior qualities of the mechanism; the other point of view maintained that the two elements did not really match each other. Despite this divergence of viewpoints, few could doubt the mechanical quality and the virtuosity of the craftsmenship that went into this work. It is to be hoped that Chopard will develop further models on the basis of this remarkable movement, supported by an equally inventive approach to design.



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