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Perpetual Calendar

Calendar watches, always indicating the correct date - especially with different monthly lengths – have fascinated humans since hundreds of years.

The challenge for Thomas Prescher was to create the highly-complex mechanism of a perpetual calendar for the size of a wrist-watch and to arrange both, time indication and that of the calendar as readable as possible.

With the „QP 1“all hands are located on one central axle. The available space on the round dial is optimally used by concentric circles. All indications are clearly arranged and well readable.

To underline the clarity of the dial organization the use of numbers was limited to date and day.

With the choice for numbers the readability is given in almost all cultural and linguistic areas.

For the indication of months, hours and minutes the indexes on outside edge of the dial are used.

With many perpetual calendars the hand for the date normally starts to move around 9 pm; at the end of February even earlier. With the instantly jumping calendar indications of the “QP 1” this unpleasant effect is avoided.

As a result of the technical concept and the basic shape, the „QP 1 “ presents an unknown variety for composition; beeing free in the choice of materials, in the design of dial and hands. A watch for individualists - absolutely manufactured to personal desires.

Technical Details

Special Technical Details

· Perpetual calendar

· Central indication of all calendar data

· Instantly changing indications

· Indication of leap year

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Indications 
· Hours, Minutes,
· Day, Date, Month, Leap Year

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Dial material                to the client’s wishes

Hands                          to the client’s wishes

Name plate                 18-karat gold

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Movement Information

Diameter

Height           

Winding

Power reserve

Number of jewels

Frequency

Escapement

Balance spring

Shock protection

Decoration

Rotor

33.3 mm, including module for 39 mm case    

6.85 mm, including module

automatic

36 hours

25 bearing jewels

28,800 vph

Swiss lever escapement

flat hairspring

Incabloc

completely hand-engraved and gold-plated

18-karat gold, completely hand-engraved

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Case Details

Case material

Diameter

Height           

Glass       

Dial material

Hands

Index plate

Name plate

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Strap             

Buckle

18-karat gold or PT950

39 or 43 mm    

ca. 13 mm

front: domed sapphire glass, back: flat sapphire glass  

to the client’s wishes

to the client’s wishes

18-karat gold

18-karat gold

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hand-cut and –sewn alligator skin uppers and lowers

18-karat gold

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