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New? Well, yes and no…

The case&hand configuration are well known from Aquadive: The exciting thing there, is the movement.


Yes, it´s picked up at OceanicTime, thanks to Lex we have first hand breaking news on Aquadive and it´s new teasers.
I didn´t see the GMT version hitting the forum collection but I hope that this special movement will soon be available.
Swiss manufacture, 35 jewels, 28800B/h and 5 days power-reserve due to it´s twin-barrel system.
Now, who makes this movement was my first question but Lex don´t tell in his article…
Looking at it, I thought Technotime movement ?
Still no price is announced.
Anybody who would know that movement from somewhere?

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I believe it is one of the new mechanical Technotime movements...ThumbsUp02.gif

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oagaspar wrote:
I believe it is one of the new mechanical Technotime movements...ThumbsUp02.gif

Yes, I thought that I recognized them "style" there...

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Hammerfjord wrote: oagaspar wrote:
I believe it is one of the new mechanical Technotime movements...ThumbsUp02.gif

Yes, I thought that I recognized them "style" there...
my guess is the Technotime TT718...ThumbsUp02.gif

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oagaspar wrote:
Hammerfjord wrote: oagaspar wrote:
I believe it is one of the new mechanical Technotime movements...ThumbsUp02.gif

Yes, I thought that I recognized them "style" there...
my guess is the Technotime TT718...ThumbsUp02.gif

Looks right: With an automatic module then...

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Hammerfjord wrote:
oagaspar wrote:
Hammerfjord wrote: oagaspar wrote:
I believe it is one of the new mechanical Technotime movements...ThumbsUp02.gif

Yes, I thought that I recognized them "style" there...
my guess is the Technotime TT718...ThumbsUp02.gif

Looks right: With an automatic module then…

There´s not bunch of houses which are making such movements and that´s the twin-barrel who put me on trace in fact.
Then I recognized the rotor shape and it´s particular ball-bearing cover.
The silver balance-wheel and it´s curved bridge are as well particular.
No doubt for me, it has to be a Technotime that was customized.

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New pics from Lex…
The pink ball-bearing cover sold it away: Technotime movement
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http://www.technotime.ch/en/home.html
http://oceanictime.blogspot.no/2013/11/aquadive-bathysphere-300-1stlook.html


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I like it!!

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Interesting stuff...gotta love the 5-day power reserve offered by the twin-barrel design.

I find the Technotime history (established in 2001), pretty interesting...they've gone from challenging the Swatch Group at inception (as essentially a startup in movement production - kuddos to them), including providing full manufacturing capabilities to produce nearly all the components necessary to build a complete movement in house. ...to relying on a subset of partner subcontractors to provide components and assembly and finishing steps (...obviously to balance/reduce costs involved with being fully vertically integrated).

They seem to work with a large number of customers (including companies claiming to produce 100% "in-house" movements according to an article in International Watch)....interesting.....homerthinks.gif

Anyone have any experience (good or bad) with any of the Technotime movements in a timepiece?

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the Technotime TT738 would be the auto movement(see link) ...there are quite a few high end manufactures using Technotime base calibers,and Crepas tactico has used the manual TT718...ThumbsUp02.gif

http://www.technotime.ch/en/movements/automatic-movement-tt-738.html

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oagaspar wrote:
the Technotime TT738 would be the auto movement(see link) ...there are quite a few high end manufactures using Technotime base calibers,and Crepas tactico has used the manual TT718...ThumbsUp02.gif

http://www.technotime.ch/en/movements/automatic-movement-tt-738.html

Right Oscar, it looks like the TT738: But Aquadive had the "Côtes de Genève" made in circular mode.
The movement shown at Technotime had the "Côtes." cut across: That´s what misled me but looking closely, it seems to be the very same movement.

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Wow,never seen such short lugs before. Nice looking diver that gives me a 70´s vibe. ThumbsUp02.gif

But what blew me out of the water is you guys and your knowledge of movements just by looking at cogs and wheels.

you rock.gifbravo.gif

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