With Dufour in charge of the new manufacturer, 20 working prototypes of the Caliber 1.96 were finally delivered in December 1995. The movement could be regulated to chronometer standards, featured a micro-rotor that wound two mainspring barrels, a 70-hour power reserve, and all kinds of technical details that the watch world immediately took notice of.
With Dufour in charge of the new manufacturer, 20 working prototypes of the Caliber 1.96 were finally delivered in December 1995. The movement could be regulated to chronometer standards, featured a micro-rotor that wound two mainspring barrels, a 70-hour power reserve, and all kinds of technical details that the watch world immediately took notice of.