Για να δούμε τι λέει ο Mike Stuffler, moderator at large του WUS, για την Ebel 137:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/ebel-movement-question-330611-post2450100.html#post2450100About the Ebel 137:
The entire development and construction of Caliber 137 was done 100% by Ebel and five years were needed to finalize the development and proceed to production of Caliber 137 which was launched for the very first time in 1995 and housed within the 1911 line under the name Modulor: The 1911 Chronograph was born. It is worth mentioning that Ebel integrated a very important and innovative function in this movement: the bidirectional winding of the movement (nicknamed “magic clicks”).
This new Caliber was officially launched at a press conference at the Hardhof Hotel (owned by Ebel at that time) during the Basel Fair in 1995.Μερικές ενδιαφέρουσες πληροφορίες από τον Marcus Hanke, moderator του Ulysse Nardin Discussion Forum:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/201110/thread/1052510957/Question-+Ulysse+Nardin+and+Lemania+movementsWith such common need, it was an easy decision for Ebel and UN to join in their search for a good movement. This was found in the old Lémania design, and the rights to use it as a base were purchased. At that time, the Nouvelle Lémania, as it was named then, was still an independent company.Επίσης αναφέρεται μια κουβέντα με τον πρόεδρο της Ulysse Nardin Rolf Schnyder:
He also pointed out that the UN-designed movements, developed in collaboration with another watch house, as used in some models like the UN GMT +/- Perpetual, are UN owned designs. UN may choose to sub-contract the initial fabrication of UN movements to Lemania but do not receive complete Lemania ebauches.Δηλ. η UN συνεργάσθηκε με μία άλλη εταιρεία, την Ebel και πήραν τα δικαιώματα χρήσης της 1340. Η Λεμανία δεν τους παρείχε ebauche, αλλά ανέλαβε το συμβόλαιο παραγωγής:
When the development was finished, a subcontractor for the production of many of the base parts was sought, with the Nouvelle Lémania being a logical choice. Lémania was also granted the right to use the chronograph construction for itself, to equip watches from other parties, just like Bréguet's Type XX. It can also decide to stop delivering the movement to other brands (Rainer Brand, for example). Ebel is not affected by this, and can continue to use its chronograph movement (Ebel 137) without interference by whomever the Lémania company actually belongs to. Of course, Lémania can stop producing the parts for Ebel, but cannot prevent Ebel from having them produced elsewhere.Γι' αυτό και μπορεί η Ebel, όπως και η Ulysse Nardin, να συνεχίζει να παράγει τις μηχανές της χωρίς να επηρεάζεται από την παύση διανομής Λεμανία μηχανών-ebauche από την Breguet.
H Λεμανία 1340/Ωμέγα 1040 έχει 161( ; ) κομμάτια αν μετρώ σωστά.
http://www.cousinsuk.com/PDF/categories/1280_Omega1040.pdfΗ Ebel 137 έχει 322!
The 1911 BTR Automatic Chronograph is powered by Ebel Caliber 137, the first movement entirely developed by Ebel and launched in 1995. By integrating its 322 parts in parallel, the ebel caliber 137 watch movement got an amazing finesse, with multiple functions.Και η Ebel 139 έχει 342!
Ebel caliber 139, COSC certified chronometer. , Composed of 342 pieceshttp://deluxetime.info/Ebel-Caliber-137/Η Ebel 137.
