2013/02/16

Thomas Prescher the Nemo Captain

 

Second Watch of the Nemo Series is Completed

Thomas Prescher 
Involved in Sensational Archaeological Project?

The diver fought against the strong current. Each time he removed another piece of mud it cost him immense energy…Again and again he rubbed away more dirt. This extremely difficult work must succeed. “Nau…”, one more piece of dirt falls away. “Nautilus”…appeared as the team succeeded. Finally, they discovered Captain Nemo’s submarine, and inside they found several plans of mechanical machines, which were later discovered to be plans of the different crew members’ watches…

Thomas Prescher’s Nemo series is inspired by Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and different steampunk and art nouveau influences. To create the second watch of the Nemo series, Thomas Prescher used his Triple Axis Tourbillon watch movement as a base and implemented a new jumping hour indication. The Hours are shown in a framed window.

As with most of his dream watches, the final design of The Nemo Captain was born in close cooperation with a proud new owner to make sure that the result corresponds to exactly what his wish was.

Nemo Series Design: 
For the Nemo series important design elements include the porthole look of the front bezels and the back. Nameplates and index rings are inspired by old steam engines and steampunk design. For the Nemo Sailor model, saltwater-resistant bronze was chosen; it has the right look and it ages with time to a wonderful patina. When softly repolished, it gains the charming look of ancient things. Together with stainless Staybright steel a fabulous contrast is created. 

For the appliqués on the dial and the case, a soft copper found its way into the design. Copper’s warm, red color, together with the traditional font of the letters, round out the design to perfection.

Nemo Captain Design:
For the Nemo Captain non-oxidizing materials were chosen. The lugs, front and back bezels of this flagship watch are made from red gold and the middle part from palladium. Not having a dial in a classic sense, red gold was chosen for the appliqués of the Captain: a fabulous combination underscoring a maritime 19th century look.

The balance between free space on the “dial” and many little details gives the eye time and peace to recover before starting again to discover the high-end craftsmanship in the finish and the contrast between brushed surfaces and polished chamfers.

To accentuate the mesmerizing motion of the Triple Axis Tourbillon, a second small port allows a view of this kinetic sculpture where a sapphire crystal dome catches the eye. Time becomes secondary when observing this motion: a tourbillon on three axes at the same time practically exhausts the imagination of human brain, bringing it to its limit.

The case measures 44 mm in diameter and 12 mm in height, while the sapphire crystal dome tops the case by about 4 mm to have a total height of around 16 mm. A really breathtaking detail is the crown, which is inspired by the form of historic valves.

As usual Thomas Prescher uses hand-cut and hand-sewn straps made from crocodile leather on both sides.

Thomas Prescher makes handmade watches to the very highest standards; their finish is among the best available. So is his service: he offers modifications to client’s wishes for all his models and many existing customers revel in the fact that even their most lavish dreams and wishes can be fulfilled.

 

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Specifications (Click to slide)

Special features :

  • Flying tourbillon construction on all axes
  • Movement, Caliber TP 3W6A.3, designed and constructed in-house
  • First flying triple axis tourbillon wristwatch 
  • Tourbillon is secured in a special design to absorb shocks
  • Time indication with jumping hour and minutes powered by the rotation of the tourbillon

Case, dial and strap

Case material
2 colors: 750 pink gold (4N) and palladium 950
Case diameter
44 mm
Dial
Palladium 950
Nameplates
Palladium
Case height                         
Around 12 mm, with sapphire crystal dome around 16.5 mm
Sapphire Crystal
Top dome and display back with anti-reflective treatment on both sides.
Strap
Hand cut and –sewn alligator skin uppers and lowers
Buckle
750 pink gold and 950 palladium tang buckle

 

Movement Information
Calibre TP 3W6A.3

Diameter
37 mm
Hight
6.46 mm
Number of components
392
Weight of smallest screw
0.0009 grams
Jewels    
47 
Frequency                        
21,600 beats per hour (3 Hz)
Spring barrels
2
Plates and bridges
Gold-plated brass, hand-engraved with guilloché
Balance wheel
Copper-beryllium CuBe2
Balance spring
Balance spring
Power reserve
Around 40 hours
Functions
Minutes, jumping hours
 
Tourbillon
Number of axes
 
3
Height of tourbillon rotation
12.2 mm
Revolution time first axis
One minute
Revolution time second axis
One minute
Revolution time third axis
One hour
Diameter of balance wheel
9.5 mm
Diameter of cage
13.4 mm
Tourbillon weight
first axis
 
0.347 grams
Weight of
first and second axes
 
0.766 grams
Weight of
first, second, and
third axes with ball bearing
2.879 grams

 

 

 

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