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Complication Modules:
This is another rare site of what is called a modular complication. This chronograph tri-compax module is manufactured by the Swiss company Dubois Depraz. It is used on the best of the best luxury timepieces known the world over. A base calibre' movement is placed under this module of complications, and then the two mate to each other, in turn making one full movement now containing complications in the module only.
This particular version 2002 chronograph module, for which Dan has the proper credentials and experience to work on and trouble shoot, is built like a tank. Each and every wheel is at least ten times thicker than necessary, as well as all pushers, heart cams, and pivots being way over engineered. Finishing work of excellence is executed, and polishing of heart cam sides for hammer function is exceptional.
These modules will last many lifetimes of usage. Even the property of metals used in the gears show absolutely no wear after Dan seeing, fixing and overhauling hundreds of these modules. Don't assume all modules are equal. These are extremely expensive, and are only sold to specific clients with the credentials to service them. Your looking at an overbuilt, over engineered Formula one Mercedes racing engine for the wrist here. If your local watchmaker takes your module apart and misplaces a part, he is never ever getting it from the manufacturer. These are very temper mental upon service and require precise oiling, wheel height jewel adjustments, end shake of wheel adjustments and of course the driving wheel seating position from the base calibre' gear must
mesh to the module properly, and this is a very tedious task. Imagine your neighborhood car mechanic working on your Ferrari ?
The pictures depict what must be done when the timepiece needs an overhaul. Dan must remove each and every part and then carefully place all into a
special ultrasonic/vibrosonic miniature watch parts cleaning machine. Imagine four washing machines and one dryer lined up on a wall. Your timepiece parts are washed in machine one, then spun air dry, then dunked into machine two, then
spun dry, then three and so on finally to be dried in the dryer. All the parts are constantly rotating back and forth at a certain velocity and time total for each machine bath that the manufacturer of the movement recommends. All
parts must then be re assembled while special oils and greases specific to each caliber/manufacturer are placed only where necessary on jewels and pivots of wheels. This can only be done by hand, and under extreme magnification with tiny needles hand ground to the size particular for each functions need.
Then the watchmaker must figure out your mechanical roblems if you have any.
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