Moon phase function is placed in watches how the concert with the Moon in the sky? In fact, would like to have the same basic transmission principle and calendar, are based on calendar design, calendar is a cycle every 31 days and moon phases every 59 days is the most simple way to complete two cycles, so the most basic Moon gear has 59 teeth, turning every day. Technically the same, but due to differences in corporate culture and design philosophy of the different brands, their performance on the moon also has its own special way.
Blancpain-moon phases
Blancpain-moon phases LeCoultre Reverso collection painted enamel
Baopoyue for classic Windows moon phases, on the dial has a similar arched openings, design of this opening is not arbitrary, but refers to the Moon's cycle of change rules and complete. Implementation phases of the Moon by two symmetric convex block's bottom line. Dial shaped openings, and is responsible for showing the phases of the Moon-round platen with a smile under the blue sky of the Moon was very conspicuous, dotted with stars next.
Blancpain-moon phases
Blancpain-moon phases
Breguet phases of mechanical watches
Breguet moon phases using a mechanical watch movement display--a very familiar ring calendar cycles, the date wheel and date headers, to the calendar ring. You can see the calendar ring edge was processed out of the tooth as a phase transition, again driven by the moon phases until the final phases of the Moon-round, which shows phases of the moon. This design concept can be either used existing drive gear and speed dial mechanism using calendar moon phase display and adjustment. In addition, the North-South Moon type layout similar to the IWC, with high precision.
Breguet phases of mechanical watches
Athens Moonstruck astronomical tables
Accurate moon phase Athens Moonstruck astronomical tables
In order to improve the accuracy of moon phase display, some brands such as Patek Philippe, Abby, Chopard introduced based on 135-tooth Moon dial, this will also work with the actual error shrinks to less than 1 minute per month and amounted to an error of 1 day every 122 years occur. Current moon phase error can be reduced to within the industry only error of 1 day every 1000 years brand Langer, Henry island and three in Athens, they are directly connected with the wheel when wheel work achieve the proportion of special, rather than the traditional date of rounds. When Henry admires the exact moon phase error of 0.23 seconds a day, Langer's precise moon phase error of 0.213 seconds a day.
Athens Moonstruck astronomical tables
Accurate moon phase Athens Moonstruck astronomical tables
Yakedeluo calendar moon phase watch
Yakedeluo "floating" moon phase the moon phase yakedeluo full calendar table
Golden Moon features a smiley set below a pointer with circular blocking disc, according to the Moon's cycle trends, circular block at the top of the pointer and the Golden Moon smiling together, so as to make the change from new moon to full moon.
Yakedeluo calendar moon phase watch
Yakedeluo "floating" moon phase the moon phase yakedeluo full calendar table
De Bethune Moon ball Tourbillon watches
Solid phase ball De Bethune Moon ball Tourbillon watches
Because the moon itself is a derivative of the Moon, so solid phase pellets are more realistic and more imaginative. For the treatment of solid phase pellets of different brands are also different. De Bethune the moon phase display ball is half dark, half light, connection Rod ball combined with responsible for space transmission gears, makes the ball go around, which shows phases of the moon.
De Bethune Moon ball Tourbillon watches
Solid phase ball De Bethune Moon ball Tourbillon watches
Cyrus to launch the Klepcys Moon table
Cyrus to launch the Klepcys Moon table
And some brands, such as Cyrus to launch the Klepcys, is also a solid ball shows phases of the Moon, but the ball itself does not move, but beside has a stretch of curved shield, by gradually curved hood open, blocking part of the ball, which shows phases of the moon.
Cyrus to launch the Klepcys Moon table
Cyrus to launch the Klepcys Moon table
Chanel J12 Moon tables
Analog moon phase display Chanel J12 phase meter
Dial moon phase display relative only to the situations above generally appear within a month, usually watch brand with the new moon, full moon, and 2.5 months for signs of the transition, said in a circular, and used a pointer to indicate that information roughly corresponding to the phases of the moon. Chanel J12 this year came out with dial moon phase watch, J12 moon phase function for the first time to join.
Chanel J12 Moon tables
Analog moon phase display Chanel J12 phase meter
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