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WATCHtalk Chronograph pusher 1/1000s of a second display Chronograph balance wheel Hour hand Timekeeping balance wheel The Bi-Fréquence 1000 dial idea for measuring 1/1,000s of a second. Gomila’s concept was based on a childhood toy – a simple hoop kept rolling with regular taps from a stick. The result is a chronograph with a unique system for splitting seconds into ever-smaller units, and an unusual way of displaying those units. Any discussion of the Bi-Fréquence must begin with an overview of the dial layout. At first glance, an observer might note that Montblanc has failed to satisfy its self-imposed legibility requirement. In an interview, Montblanc’s managing director of watches, Alexander Schmiedt, acknowledged that the Bi-Fréquence is “not an easy watch.” However, as we learned firsthand, a brief orientation yields an understanding of, and even an appreciation for, the dial’s clarity. As shown in the image above, the 22 WatchTime August 2012 time of day is displayed by the small, white, center-mounted hour and minute hands. The chronograph is a monopusher design, with the start, stop and reset functions controlled by the single pusher located between the lugs at 12 o’clock. The pusher’s location is a nod to the early Minerva 1/100s-of-a-second stopwatches. The chronograph elapsed seconds and minutes are displayed co-axially at 6 o’clock. The longer, red-tipped hand displays 60 elapsed seconds on the white outer track, and the shorter solid red hand displays elapsed minutes on the red inner track. The 1/100s of a second are indicated by the center-mounted red hand with arrow tip. This hand makes one trip around the dial per second, displaying the 1/100s of a second increments clearly. The 1/1,000s-of-a-second display is lo- Chronograph 1/100s of a second hand Minute hand Chronograph seconds hand Chronograph power reserve Chronograph minutes hand cated in a large, curved window at 12 o’clock. Inside the window, the letter “N” and the numerals 0 to 9 indicate the status of the display and denominate 1/1,000s of a second. When the chronograph is running, the small, red, triangleshaped indicator at the bottom of the window remains motionless, pointing to the red “N.” At the moment the chronograph is stopped, the red arrow instantly jumps to indicate the elapsed 1/1,000s of a second. Putting all of these chronograph indications together, in the image above, the total elapsed time is 2 minutes and 19.139 seconds. The chronograph has its own mainspring barrel, the power reserve of which is visible on the dial at 3 o’clock. The winding crown is bi-directional; turning it one way winds the timekeeping mainspring and the other winds the chrono-
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