Discover the guide to our watch mechanisms.

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The mechanisms of our men's watches

Miyota mechanical mechanism

Seagull mechanical mechanism

Quartz Mechanisms

The mechanisms of our men's watches

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At the house ofMaisonDuTemps, we have always sought to offer the best to our customers, and at the best price. The watches from our first collections were equipped with mechanismsSeagull TY2809 skeletonfor several reasons. First of all, the mechanismsskeletonsare rare, and finding one that combines functionality, successful aesthetics and adequate dimensions is not an easy task. Fortunately, the manufactureSeagull, one of the largest in the world, was able to respond to our request.

The Seagull mechanism has proven itself on our MTAlpha collections (catalogue releases) as well as on the collectionMTBeta SkeletonAndMTBeta2.0. However, although these Chinese mechanisms have proven their worth, and despite the fact that they are not cheaper than Miyota mechanisms, they still have a bad reputation among some watch enthusiasts. This is why we have decided to now equip our watches with mechanisms from the Japanese manufacturer Miyota.

Today, we want to offer our customers what they want, as long as it meets our quality criteria. For example, we launched a men's watch modelskeletonautomatic, theMTZeta Skeleton, equipped with a mechanismMiyota. Although the finish of the skeleton is less beautiful inMiyotathat atSeagull, the mechanism offered more precise adjustment, which led to our choice in favor ofMiyota. This choice satisfied our customers who already had a mbetween skeleton Seagullthat new customers looking for a model ofskeletonJapanese.

 

Miyota mechanical mechanism

 

Miyota Automatic Movement

 

THEMiyota automatic mechanisms, let's talk about it, because we often hear about it in consumer requirements, but let's find out why.

 

The mechanismsMiyotahave this reputation because they have inherited the Japanese requirements from which they come. Whether in their operation, through the durability of the mechanisms, the ease of servicing them, but also in their hyper-precise adjustment.

 

But we can also talk about their aesthetic. They also inherited a minimalist style with often few details or finishes for classic mechanisms. However, they have the particularity of offering a hyper-qualitative perceived value. Nevertheless, we can observe certain more elaborate mechanisms such as the8N24 skeletonor the8215open heart, which offer more elaborate finishes, such as beveling or finishes on the bridges specific to Miyota.

 

But where does this reputation come from? The reputation of the mechanismsMiyotacomes from several different factors that are all reliable.

 

Firstly, for decades we have observed the rise of certain Japanese watch brands at affordable prices, such as Seiko, Citizen and Orient. These brands have managed to prove the quality of Japanese watchmaking through several different mechanisms.

 

We have also witnessed the rise of certain luxury brands such as Grand Seiko, offering watchmaking quality comparable to that of the largest Swiss houses.

 

This is why, at HomeDuTemps, we have now chosen to equip our watches with Japanese mechanisms, to meet the demands of our customers and at the same time to show our move upmarket, in order to offer watches of exceptional quality at an unbeatable price.

 

Seagull mechanical mechanism

Seagull Movement

 

HomeDuTempsand automatic mechanismsSkeleton Seagull, a story that tastes like victory. Indeed, as explained previously, we chose to equip our first collections with an automatic mechanismskeleton Seagullbecause it met our specifications in all respects, such as: the aesthetic finish, the adjustment, the power reserve and above all the opinions of customers who were satisfied.

 

Seagull, having the reputation of the largest watch mechanism manufacturer in the world with hundreds of thousands of mechanisms produced per year. Obviously, they do not exclusively produce mechanical mechanisms, but also a lot of mechanical mechanisms.Quartz.

 

At any rate,Seagullholds an important place in watchmaking. Although its reputation is sometimes tainted by the fact that it is a Chinese manufacturer,Seagullhas made a lot of progress in the design of their watches.

 

We can see many brands equipping their mechanical watches, or even chrono watches equipped with Seagull mechanisms, such as Pierre Lanier, Seagull 1963, Beijingwatches…

 

Despite numerous developments on their part, and above all proposals for quality mechanisms, MaisonDuTemps now aims to produce watches according to the requests and needs of our customers. So, we will now put aside Miyota mechanisms for our new creations, unless they offer in their range the perfect product that we are looking to integrate into our watches.

 

Quartz Mechanisms

Miyota Quartz Movement

Watchmaking is a passion that can appeal to all audiences, meet all requests, all needs and fortunately, all budgets. It is for all the reasons stated above that there are watches with mechanismsQuartz.

 

THEQuartzcan be the enemy of some fans of automatic mechanisms who judge quartz to be low-end, uninteresting, or for other reasons of their own. However, at HomeDuTemps, we firmly believe that theQuartzis a sure value, which is why quartz has had a good time in the80s, where all the manufacturers wanted to move from automatic watches to quartz watches. For example: Rolex with their sublime Oyster quartz or even Audemars Piguet with their Royal Oak Quartz.

 

We know it and are the first to say it, quartz is the most reliable mechanism in the world with only a few seconds of delay per year, a power reserve of several years (depending on the battery and the mechanism) and finally, it is a robust mechanism, which does not magnetize and which has little risk of a broken axis or pivot.

 

Since quartz mechanisms are very thin, this allows us to create thinner, smaller watches. Quartz also offers us access to many technical complications, in fact, it is easy and inexpensive to add a complication to a quartz mechanism, such as a chronograph, a moon phase or even a date complication. Thanks to these very low cost mechanisms, we have the possibility of offering these products in our range to allow young enthusiasts or enthusiasts who do not have an infinite budget to allocate to the purchase of a watch, the possibility of purchasing a watch with complication at an affordable price.

 

At the house ofHomeDuTemps, for our quartz watches, we have chosen to once again trust the Miyota manufacture to equip our watches. To date, we only have two collections at Quartz, the MTGamma collection as well as theMTGamma Chronograph.

 

The art of time according to Maison du Temps

Behind each timepiece lies a story of precision, gestures and passion. Whether it is aautomatic watchwith fluid movement, of achronographdesigned for performance, or askeleton watchrevealing the beauty of its mechanism, each creation reflects a unique vision of time.

The collectionmen's watch perfectly illustrates this philosophy: elegant, assertive, sometimes daring, but always faithful to the watchmaking DNA of the house.

At the house ofHouse of Time, we view the watch not as a simple accessory, but as a piece of character — an extension of the style, movement and personality of the wearer.

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