Erik & Max attempt to answer a deceivingly deep listener query: what makes a given movement great? In a conversation that spans from column wheels, Valjoux VZ Audemars Piguets, and the in-house obsession, we attempt to answer. Then, Max asks a fairly impossible question: if you were given carte blanche to design any watch from any watchmaker, what would you do? Plus, an Only Wrist for a radiologist. 

Links Mentioned:

Chronograph Points:

https://revolutionwatch.com/rules-chronograph-engagement/

https://www.watchprosite.com/a.-lange-and-s%C3%B6hne/how-column-wheel-chronographs-work-notably-the-lange-l951-movements-/10.1026673.7293393/

https://watchesbysjx.com/2023/04/in-depth-fp-journe-centigraphe-movement.html

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-gronefeld-1941-gronograaf-the-first-ever-chronograph-from-the-gronefeld-brothers

Beauty:

https://le-monde-edmond.com/audemars-piguet-5516/

https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/patek-philippe-lot-154-259

https://www.watchprosite.com/vacheron-constantin/for-the-pleasure-of-the-eyes-vacheron-constantin-minute-repeater-skeleton-/14.1576206.15603611/

https://www.fratellowatches.com/greubel-forsey-hand-made-1-grail/

Technical Prowess:

https://hairspring.com/finds/26586ip-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-perpetual-calendar-rd2/

JLC 920:

https://revolutionwatch.com/i-am-legend-the-jaeger-lecoultre-calibre-920/

https://watchesbysjx.com/2020/12/04

Legends:

https://wornandwound.com/chronography-4-lemania-5100/

https://goldammer.me/blogs/articles/reymond-valjoux-chronograph-guide-history

https://revolutionwatch.com/the-complete-history-of-the-amazing-lemania-chronograph-calibre-2310/

Bad Movements:

https://www.watchprosite.com/page-wf.forumpost/fi-17/ti-1421081/dv-true/wf.responses.open_bLoB_s-0/

https://www.watchprosite.com/patek-philippe/when-did-patek-finish-quality-change--moderator-edit-it-hasn-t-changed-/11.1555431.15271751/

https://perezcope.com/2021/08/22/revisting-panerais-pam-of-worms/

Designing Any Watch from Any Watchmaker:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/in-depth-rolex-8171-padellone-moonphase

https://www.phillips.com/article/11398883/the-bao-dai-rolex

https://www.acollectedman.com/products/akrivia-ak06-steel-watch

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/jean-pierre-hagmann-casemaker-rexhep-rexhepi-akrivia-geneva-2022

Only Wrist:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/jaegerlecoultre/CH080119/91

https://www.phillips.com/detail/patek-philippe/CH080319/26