{"id":621,"date":"2017-11-18T19:45:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T18:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/?page_id=621"},"modified":"2026-03-17T23:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:04:37","slug":"the-watches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/en\/the-watches\/","title":{"rendered":"The Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbsection\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; background_color=\u00a0\u00bb#a89789&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb10px|||||\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbrow\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb-10px||||false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb40px|||||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.16&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00a0\u00bb|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb text_font=\u00a0\u00bbFrank Ruhl Libre|300|||||||\u00a0\u00bb text_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#000000&Prime; text_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb17px\u00a0\u00bb background_layout=\u00a0\u00bbdark\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 True to my philosophy, the vast majority of components are produced in-house, including such items as screws, pins and watch case, which elsewhere are often obtained from catalogues of serial-produced or contracted standard parts. Only the mainspring, the balance-spring and part of the jewels are purchased externally, as they correspond to three component types shaped by processes that are fully-fledged trades in their own right. The watches are fitted with an entirely hand-crafted, custom-built escapement.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=\u00a0\u00bbThe Eccentricity %22r\u00e9serve de marche%22&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\u00a0\u00bb1341,1339,1338,1334,1318,696&Prime; posts_number=\u00a0\u00bb9&Prime; show_title_and_caption=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb show_pagination=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||15px|||\u00a0\u00bb border_radii_image=\u00a0\u00bbon|5px|5px|5px|5px\u00a0\u00bb border_width_all_image=\u00a0\u00bb2px\u00a0\u00bb border_color_all_image=\u00a0\u00bb#5c1e09&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb text_font=\u00a0\u00bbFrank Ruhl Libre|300|||||||\u00a0\u00bb text_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#000000&Prime; text_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb17px\u00a0\u00bb background_layout=\u00a0\u00bbdark\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Here are some details of my first creation, made to a single copy for almost three years, including one year of manufacture :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hand winding watch, with key<\/li>\n<li>Time setting with key<\/li>\n<li>Frequency : 18 000 alt.h<sup>-1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Escapement : libre excentrique<\/li>\n<li>Indication : hours and minutes with rotating dial<\/li>\n<li>Power reserve : 40h<\/li>\n<li>Balancier c\u00f4t\u00e9 cadran<\/li>\n<li>Case : 39mm<\/li>\n<li>Alligator strap<\/li>\n<li>3 ATM Waterproof<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=\u00a0\u00bbThe Eccentricity\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb title_level=\u00a0\u00bbh2&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\u00a0\u00bb711,710,702,701,730,806,709,704,705,697&Prime; posts_number=\u00a0\u00bb10&Prime; show_title_and_caption=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb show_pagination=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||17px|||\u00a0\u00bb border_radii_image=\u00a0\u00bbon|5px|5px|5px|5px\u00a0\u00bb border_width_all_image=\u00a0\u00bb2px\u00a0\u00bb border_color_all_image=\u00a0\u00bb#5c1e09&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb text_font=\u00a0\u00bbFrank Ruhl Libre|300|||||||\u00a0\u00bb text_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#000000&Prime; text_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb17px\u00a0\u00bb background_layout=\u00a0\u00bbdark\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Because my work is artisanal, no two watches of mine can be the same; nothing in them is interchangeable or uniform. Although machine-tools are used, a vast amount of work, gauged by eye as much as from the fabrication plans, is carried out manually using a file. Each creation is therefore fundamentally unique. Added to this, my policy is to offer clients a timepiece that suits their own particular tastes, made in a style which is mine but in which they themselves have defined the complications, the display, the materials, the escapement, the layout of the parts, and so on. As I can see no point in doing the same thing twice, I am delighted to have no identical clients and be free to create afresh with each new order!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 You can download a brochure on the escapement<\/span>en<a href=\"http:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Plaquette-8-pages-\u00e9chappement.pdf\"> here<\/a> and the watch <a href=\"http:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Plaquette-8-pages-montre.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=\u00a0\u00bbThe very special tic-tac of the escapement :\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb title_level=\u00a0\u00bbh3&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_video src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/274636993&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb width=\u00a0\u00bb70%\u00a0\u00bb module_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_heading title=\u00a0\u00bbMovement in photos\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb title_level=\u00a0\u00bbh2&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\u00a0\u00bb728,727,726,725,724,723,722,721,720,719,718,717,716,715,713&Prime; posts_number=\u00a0\u00bb15&Prime; show_title_and_caption=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb show_pagination=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb border_radii_image=\u00a0\u00bbon|5px|5px|5px|5px\u00a0\u00bb border_width_all_image=\u00a0\u00bb2px\u00a0\u00bb border_color_all_image=\u00a0\u00bb#5c1e09&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_heading title=\u00a0\u00bbHow the display works :\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb title_level=\u00a0\u00bbh3&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_video src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/274638561?\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb width=\u00a0\u00bb70%\u00a0\u00bb module_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 True to my philosophy, the vast majority of components are produced in-house, including such items as screws, pins and watch case, which elsewhere are often obtained from catalogues of serial-produced or contracted standard parts. Only the mainspring, the balance-spring and part of the jewels are purchased externally, as they correspond to three [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">True to my <span style=\"color: #5c1e09;\"><a style=\"color: #5c1e09;\" href=\"http:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/en\/philosophy\/\">phi<span style=\"color: #5c1e09;\">loso<\/span>phy<\/a><\/span>, the vast majority of components are produced in-house, including such items as screws, pins and watch case, which elsewhere are often obtained from catalogues of serial-produced or contracted standard parts. Only <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">the <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">main<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">spring, the balance-spring<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> and part of the <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">jewels<\/span> <span lang=\"en-GB\">are purchased externally, as they correspond to three component types shaped by processes that are fully-fledged trades in their own right. The watches are fitted with an entirely hand-crafted, custom-built escapement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span style=\"color: #5c1e09;\"><strong>The Eccentricity \"R\u00e9serve de marche\"<\/strong><\/span>\n\n[justified_image_grid preset=1 thumbs_spacing=7 row_height=160 height_deviation=50 pp_social_buttons=FP photoswipe_theme=dark prettyphoto_theme=dark_square title_field=off caption_field=off caption=off mobile_caption=off overlay_opacity=0.15 lightbox=photoswipe lightbox_max_size=full loading_background=#5c1e09 orderby=rand filterby=post_format max_rows=6 last_row=center mouse_disable=yes load_more=scroll randomize_width=150 ng_gallery=15 ng_display_tags=no]\n<ul>\n \t<li>Hand winding watch, with key<\/li>\n \t<li>Time setting with key<\/li>\n \t<li>Frequency : 18 000 alt.h<sup>-1<\/sup><\/li>\n \t<li>Escapement : libre excentrique<\/li>\n \t<li>Indication : hours and minutes with rotating dial<\/li>\n \t<li>Power reserve : 40h<\/li>\n \t<li>Case : 39mm<\/li>\n \t<li>Alligator strap<\/li>\n \t<li>3 ATM Waterproof<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #5c1e09;\"><strong>The Eccentricity<\/strong><\/span>\n<p align=\"justify\">[justified_image_grid preset=1 thumbs_spacing=7 row_height=180 height_deviation=50 pp_social_buttons=FP photoswipe_theme=dark prettyphoto_theme=dark_square title_field=off caption_field=off caption=off mobile_caption=off overlay_opacity=0.15 lightbox=photoswipe lightbox_max_size=full loading_background=#5c1e09 orderby=rand filterby=post_format max_rows=6 last_row=center mouse_disable=yes load_more=scroll randomize_width=150 ng_gallery=8 ng_display_tags=no]<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Because my work is artisanal, no two watches of mine can be the same; nothing in them is interchangeable or uniform. Although machine-tools are used, a vast amount of work, gauged by eye as much as from the fabrication plans, is carried out manually using a file.<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><i> Each creation is therefore fundamentally unique.<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> Added to this, my policy is to offer clients a timepiece that suits their own particular tastes, made in a style which is mine but in which they themselves have defined the complications, the display, the materials, the escapement, the layout of the parts, and so on. As I can see no point in doing the same thing twice, I am delighted to have no identical clients and be free to create afresh with each new order!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The very special tic-tiac of the escapement :<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/274636993\n\n<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\">Here are some details of my first creation, made to a single copy for almost three years, including one year of manufacture:<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Hand winding watch, with key<\/li>\n \t<li>Time setting with key<\/li>\n \t<li>Frequency : 18 000 alt.h<sup>-1<\/sup><\/li>\n \t<li>Escapement : libre excentrique<\/li>\n \t<li>Indication : hours and minutes with rotating dial<\/li>\n \t<li>Power reserve : 40h<\/li>\n \t<li>Case : 39mm<\/li>\n \t<li>Alligator strap<\/li>\n \t<li>3 ATM Waterproof<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe movement :\n\n[justified_image_grid preset=1 thumbs_spacing=7 row_height=150 height_deviation=50 pp_social_buttons=FP photoswipe_theme=dark prettyphoto_theme=dark_square title_field=off caption_field=off caption=off mobile_caption=off overlay_opacity=0.15 lightbox=photoswipe lightbox_max_size=full loading_background=#5c1e09 orderby=rand filterby=post_format max_rows=6 last_row=center mouse_disable=yes load_more=scroll randomize_width=150 ng_gallery=9 ng_display_tags=no]\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHow the time indicator works :\n\nhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/274638561","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-621","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9eyn4-a1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1921,"href":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/621\/revisions\/1921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brivet-naudot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}