Legare asks the question, “What if Albert Gustave Piguet didn’t join Lemania but instead, decided to create a brand of his own based on his revolutionary double balance wheel differential equipped chronometer? The perfect geometric harmony of this movement with the center of each balance and that of the barrel forming a perfect triangle coupled with the rich finishing created a visual and technical masterpiece. Accentuating this was the arrangement of the gear train in a dramatic straight vertical line from the barrel to the two stacked fourth wheels. Piguet’s idea of placing both seconds wheels and the differential on top of each other created both elegance and also a small seconds indicator driven by the differential mechanism.
CASE
37.5mm x 9.5mm including sapphire crystals. Their case invokes the best of 40’s style hand made casemakers in particular Antoine Gerlach but executed in Grade 5 Titanium. Every part of their case and every component of their watch is proudly made in Switzerland.
BEZEL
Double stepped with contrasting finish on flat and vertical surfaces
LUGS
Their flared and faceted lugs are the most complex in the watch industry, with a dramatic downward curve to perfectly conform to the morphology of a wide variety of wrists. Lugs are machined and hand finished across all surfaces before attachment to the case.
TWO BALANCE WHEELS WITH DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISM
Calibre LC1-AGP-01 features two balance wheels beating at 21,600vph with their rates averaged through a planetary differential. This system offers greater stability and faster recovery from micro-shocks to the balances
DOUBLE BREGUET OVERCOILS FOR OUR HAIRSPRINGS
Both their hairsprings feature Breguet Overcoils or Phillips Terminal Curves to aid in concentric breathing
STEEL TOURBILLON-STYLE BRIDGE FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL
Because of the technical importance of the differential mechanism, Legare choice was to celebrate it by mounting it on a black polished steel tourbillon style bridge.