The session begins with a reminder of how a mechanical watch works as well as its terminology, followed by a short presentation of complications before focusing on the definition, history and techniques of the various types of calendar watches. The training ends with the presentation of the exceptional pieces from contemporary brands, as well as the latest models unveiled at the year's watch fairs.
Calendar Class
Type
Specialized courses
Specificity
Calendar
Synopsis
Objectives
The Calendar Class course offers a general comprehension of calendar watches.
Length
The Calendar Class course lasts one day.
The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie
Mission and partner brands
The mechanical movement
The 6 organs
The complications
Definition & groups of complications
Introduction
Definition
Bissextile years
The principle
History
Origin
The Egyptian calendar
The Julian calendar
The Gregorian calendar
Other calendars
The calendar in watchmaking
Distinctive features
The different displays
Read a complication
The variants
The simple calendar
How it works
The indication related to the movement
The jumping date
The date; day / date; complete calendar
The calendar
Types of displays
The large date
Original displays
The annual calendar
How it works
The perpetual calendar
How it works
Adjusting the date
Types of displays
Other astronomical indications
Observations, representations and calculations
Moon phases
The Moon, its age and aspect
How a Moon phase works
Average duration of a lunar month
Moon phase display
The astronomical Moon
Visual representations of the Moon
Equation of time watches
Virtuoso mechanisms
Sunrise and sunset times
Sidereal time
Ephemerides
Apparent movement of the planets
Map of the stars
Present a calendar
The 7 steps of a sale
Exceptional pieces
The novelties
Selection of novelties of the year