Chanel J12 White Watch Hands-On

2014 has brought a lot of impressive new replica chanel J12 White timepieces, and this new version of the Chanel J12 White ref. 5042420 is one of them. Having said that, because it is not technically a brand new watch, but rather, a slightly new version of a timepiece that is still just a few years old, Chanel released it in an almost under-the-radar manner. Nevertheless, despite the comically long and rather non-distinctive name, this is one of the top new replica chanel watches timepieces this year.

aBlogtoWatch first covered the http://www.dmincwv.com/chanel-j12-black-41mm-replica-sale.html when it was released during the SIHH 2014 watch show in January. The pictures alone showing Jaeger's updated treatment of the dial was enough for us to swoon over it. Now, we take a hands-on look at what is an amazingly J12 White, yet beautiful and comfortable to wear "Grande" timepiece.

One of the reasons that you will not hear as much about the Chanel J12 White as the piece might deserve is because 2014 also saw the release of the amazing (and still not yet quite finished) Hybris Mechanica 11 watch that has enough world's firsts and merits to make you want to mortgage your home for the $400,000 plus watch. The timepieces are each completely distinct, but what connects them is Chanel's sense of mechanical aptitude and design refinement. Each is a wildly J12 White mechanism almost suitable for daily wear.

The Chanel J12 White is comprised of the in-house Chanel caliber 985 automatic movement which is as modern as it is technically esteemed. First of all, for a highly complication tourbillon perpetual calendar movement it operates at a modern 4Hz (most tourbillons run at 3Hz) and is also an automatic. The tourbillon is also special because if you read the name of the watch carefully you'll realize that it has a special hairspring. Rather than being a flat spiral, it is a cylinder. I believe that this is a feature that Chanel debuted with the Gyrotourbillon II. The later Gryotourbillon III (also not quite ready for action yet) continues to offer more novelty by having a spherical versus cylindrical balance wheel.

Why shape a balance wheel like a cylinder, versus making it flat? It is about accuracy, as I believe these more space-consuming balance wheels are more accurate–at least, that is their historical use. Inside the watch, seeing the cylindrical balance wheel beat inside the deep tourbillon cavity is impressive and beautiful. Every lover of mechanical watches should experience seeing something like this at least once.

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