Gary G
3734
Observatoire Registry is Underway
Thanks for the interest in this project, and to the PuristS who have already sent me messages saying you want to participate, welcome! I will be sending each of you an Excel spreadsheet that I hope will be easy to fill in with your info.
Below is my catalogue of the dimensions along which these watches vary -- suffice it to say that even I was surprised by the potential diversity, and I may be missing a few areas. Admittedly, there are some of the dimensions that will be highly correlated (e.g., white embossing on dark dials, anthracite hour markers with anthracite numerals) but already we have seen variations on this (the "stealth" watch with black embossing on a black dial, a watch with silver numerals and RG hour marker dots, etc.). Finally, there are a few dimensions that aren't about the cased watch per se (strap colors and styles delivered with the watch, for instance) but I wanted to be complete. This is probably a carry-over from my automotive "life," in which I participate in concours from time to time, and where the key criterion is "correctness" as the car came from the factory.
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Case Metal |
RG, WG, YG, PT, SS | |
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Case Diameter (mm) |
38mm, 40mm | |
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Caseband Finish |
Polished, brushed | |
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Dial Material |
Gold, Enamel | |
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Dial Color |
Silver, white, eggshell, blue, anthracite, bronze, black, brown | |
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Central Guilloche |
Barleycorn, 12-sector Soleil, 24-sector Soleil, none | |
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Seconds Area Guilloche |
Clous de Paris, Soleil, none | |
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Outer Ring Guilloche |
Clous de Paris, none | |
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Hands Shape |
Arrow with ring, baton | |
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Hands Color |
Rhodium, anthracite, RG, YG | |
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Hands Accents Color |
Rhodium, blue | |
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Numeral Type |
Roman, Arabic | |
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Numeral Orientation |
Flipped, unflipped | |
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Numeral Color |
Silver, anthracite | |
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3, 6, 9, 12 Indicators Color |
Silver, RG, anthracite | |
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12 and 6 Indicators |
Triangles, round dots | |
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"Voutilainen" Ring on Face |
Raised three-sector, recessed single-sector | |
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Embossing Color on Face |
White, black | |
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Upper Movement Plate Finishing |
Stripes, frosted | |
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Lower Movement Plate Finishing |
Perlage, frosted | |
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Movement Plate Color |
Rhodium, YG | |
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Voutilainen Motiers Logo |
Large arc, small arc, circular | |
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Movement Serial Number Style |
Large italic, small upright | |
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Balance Cock Style |
Traditional, tourbillon, special fast beat | |
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Balance Cock Finish |
Stripes, frosted, mirror polish | |
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Outer Hairspring Fastening Point |
Balance cock, separate arm | |
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Hairspring Color |
Blue, black | |
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Winding gear Teeth |
Standard, wolf's tooth | |
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Movement Frequency |
18000vph, 36000vph | |
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Balance Wheel Style |
Standard, Guillaume | |
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"Limited Edition" Marking Method |
Engraved, relief | |
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Buckles Supplied with Watch |
Deployant, tang (early/late deployants?) | |
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Strap Colors Supplied with Watch |
Brown, black, blue | |
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Strap Fastening Method |
Standard, quick release | |
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Besancon Chronometer Certification |
Yes, no |
I hope that many owners will choose to participate -- and am looking forward to learning more about these wonderful pieces!
Best,
Gary G
Observatoire Registry is Underway
Some additions/suggestions to your registry categories
Wow -- thanks, Terry!
You're a good man, Gary G!
