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    Look at these stunningly beautiful rotors

    Top 5 Most Beautiful Rotors

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    Very nice ......

    But I'm puzzled - the horological machine looks particularly inefficient.. to the point of being completely ineffective... or is it that it has more hidden mass below the surface for one side of the rotor that we can't see from the photo ?
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    Wow- amazing
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    I guess it's a matter of personal preference but other than the Blancpain most of those are too fancy for my tastes. This is about the right level of decoration for me:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seriously View Post
    Very nice ......

    But I'm puzzled - the horological machine looks particularly inefficient.. to the point of being completely ineffective... or is it that it has more hidden mass below the surface for one side of the rotor that we can't see from the photo ?
    I would put money on it having a one-sided hidden mass.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hayseed Brown View Post
    I would put money on it having a one-sided hidden mass.
    It has to. There isn't any way around that.
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    Orient never makes these lists....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Domo View Post
    Orient never makes these lists....

    Even plain mechanical movements look great. Nothing like a display back. I realize that's not a display back, but if it were I'd still stare.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seriously View Post
    Very nice ......

    But I'm puzzled - the horological machine looks particularly inefficient.. to the point of being completely ineffective... or is it that it has more hidden mass below the surface for one side of the rotor that we can't see from the photo ?
    Quote Originally Posted by Hayseed Brown View Post
    I would put money on it having a one-sided hidden mass.
    Quote Originally Posted by Broker View Post
    It has to. There isn't any way around that.
    Are you guys sure? It's not gravity but inertia that makes the rotor move. Automatics do work in space.

    And for some more pics, a few examples from the Dutch watchmaker Van der Klaauw:






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