{"id":26006,"date":"2021-03-18T10:13:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T10:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/leroy-chronometre-observatoire-l200-proto-or-production-watch\/"},"modified":"2021-11-26T15:09:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T15:09:27","slug":"leroy-chronometre-observatoire-l200-proto-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/leroy-chronometre-observatoire-l200-proto-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Leroy Chronometre Observatoire L200 &#8211; Proto or production watch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Welcome to an article where everything seems traditional and normal: the watch that I am going to review is a three-counter-chrono with two different case sizes (<strong>38mm<\/strong> and <strong>40mm<\/strong>), different variations of dial and an alligator leather strap but it is also a <strong>Leroy<\/strong>, a <strong>Leroy Chronometre Observatoire L200 <\/strong>to be more precise. Behind that apparently simple look hides an entire encyclopedia of the most exclusive technical solutions in haute-horlogerie ever devised by <strong>Pierre Leroy<\/strong> and that have been brought back to life by the <strong>Festina Group<\/strong> (to which the <strong>Leroy<\/strong> brand also belongs). \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200\">The <strong>Leroy Chronometre Observatoire L200<\/strong> watches that you can see in this picture are actually prototypes so it might be that something will change both aesthetically and mechanically when they are launched on the market. This is also the reason why I have no pictures of the movement mechanism and it is a real pity because it is in there that all the technical characteristics of a watch are usually contained and, in this case, we are talking about features, on paper, that are at the antipodes of the most refined technical solutions which \u00a0currently exist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_cinque.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_cinque\">The <strong>L200 caliber<\/strong> isn't equipped with an <strong>anchor escapement<\/strong> but rather with a <strong>direct impulse one<\/strong> that, unlike the first type of escapement, constantly transmits the energy to the regulating organ, thus enhancing the precision of the movement. The balance spring is produced in-house by a company belonging to the same group as <strong>Leroy<\/strong> and it has a <strong>double terminal curve<\/strong> (an inner one and an outer one) to improve the isocronism. The frequency of the balance wheel is quite low (the diameter of the wheel is pretty big) and the balance wheel oscillates at a frequency of <strong>2.5Hz<\/strong> (or 18,000 beats per hour).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_tre.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_tre\">Another visible and distinctive characteristic of this timepiece is the way the seconds are indicated on the dial; this is not the so-called \u201c<em>deadbeat seconds complication<\/em>\u201d that some manufacturers have recently brought back in vogue but rather a \u201c<em>duplex<\/em>\u201d one that features a scale on the small hand located at 6 o'clock. The passing by of a single second is marked by a shorter click and then by a longer one; a tribute to the duplex escapement originally invented by <strong>Pierre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_quattro.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_quattro\">On the last <strong>Leroy<\/strong> watches (like the <strong>Chronometre L100<\/strong>, whose review you can find on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/baselworld-2015-leroy-osmior-chronometre-tourbillon-l100\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>), the power reserve indicator is discreetly hidden at 9 o'clock behind a <strong>lozenge-shaped opening<\/strong> inside which is a coloured indicator. The power reserve of the <strong>Leroy Chronometre Observatoire L200<\/strong> can reach the <strong>98 hours<\/strong>; when the power reserve level is between the <strong>0 hours and the 60 hours<\/strong>, the colour of the indicator is the same shade as the dial, when the level moves between the <strong>60 hours<\/strong> and the <strong>80 hours<\/strong> the colour turns to white and after the level has moved <strong>beyond the 80 hours<\/strong>, the colour of the indicator turns red to remind the user that it is time they recharged \u00a0the movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_sette.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_sette\">In their \u201capparent\u201d simplicity, both the case and the dial are as interesting as the movement mechanism. Despite being a small manufacturer, <strong>Leroy<\/strong> has thought to offer its <strong>Leroy Chronometre Observatoire L200<\/strong> in an ample selection of materials and different coloured dials. The case can be chosen in <strong>5N rose gold<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>white gold palladium<\/strong> (non-rhodium-plated) or in a <strong>dual colour<\/strong> version. On the other hand, the dial is available in different colours; <strong>opaline silver<\/strong>, <strong>Leroy blue<\/strong>, <strong>Leroy champagne<\/strong>, <strong>pink champagne <\/strong>or <strong>dark slate grey<\/strong>, the dial is made of <strong>925 sterling silver<\/strong> and it features a <strong>central guilloch\u00e9 pattern<\/strong> and crossed motifs (also called \"<em>grain d'orge<\/em>\") that are hand-made and applied gold Arabic numerals also.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_otto.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_otto\">A few more details about the high-end decorations of this timepiece; the pivots contained inside the movement mechanism are polished using a wood sanding machine, the sprockets have undergone a so-called \u201c<em>Mat de Gen\u00e8ve<\/em>\" treatment, the main parts of the mechanism are finished using either the \u201c<em>Mat de Gen\u00e8ve<\/em>\" treatment\u00a0or are mirror polished, the bridges sport a <strong>bronzed anglage<\/strong> and \u201c<em>givr\u00e9<\/em>\u201d decoration. The base of each screw has been blued to prevent oxidization while the head has been mirror polished until its colour has turned black.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/media\/uploads\/Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_nove.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_nove\">Simplicity is only a matter of style and appearance when it comes to the <strong>Leroy Chronometre Observatoire L200<\/strong>, this timepiece is the purest and most classic interpretation of a three-counter that has been enriched by decorations and technical features that other brands are not able to offer. If we take a look at what this watch does on paper, we will immediately understand why it sits at the top of the ladder in this specific market segment. The <strong>Leroy Chronometre Observatoire L200<\/strong> should be crafted in a very limited amount of pieces and each individually-numbered-watch would come\u00a0with a chronometric certificate issued by the <strong>Besan\u00e7on Observatory<\/strong> that is in charge of testing each piece for 15 consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\n<\/p><div style=\"min-height: 10px; height: auto; width: auto; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; display: table;\">\n<p>    <a rel=\"prettyPhoto&lt;div id=&#039;gallery-1&#039; class=&#039;gallery galleryid-26006 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail&#039;&gt;&lt;figure class=&#039;gallery-item&#039;&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;div class=&#039;gallery-icon landscape&#039;&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/leroy-chronometre-observatoire-l200-proto-photos\/leroy_chronometre_observatoire_l200_evi_qbffcwb-2\/&#039;&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Leroy_Chronometre_Observatoire_L200_evi_QbFfCwB-150x150.jpg&quot; 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