Tempostopp
A column-wheel flyback chronograph in 236 parts. 90 pieces in 18-karat rose gold. Cal. T659 — the number echoes the UROFA Caliber 59 of 1941.
Column wheel. Flyback. 236 parts. Cal. T659 — named for the UROFA Calibre 59 that powered the original 1941 Fliegerchronograph. Originals of that wartime movement sell for €6,000–10,000 on the secondary market. The Tempostopp is a new column-wheel flyback built in the spirit of the original — three years in development. 90 pieces in 18K rose gold, made for Tutima's 90th anniversary. Cal. T659 is one of very few flyback chronograph calibers still built in Glashütte.
Column wheel. Flyback. 236 parts. Named for the UROFA Calibre 59 that powered the 1941 Flieger.
In Context
Heritage
UROFA Caliber 59 (1941)
In 1941, Tutima's UROFA factory in Glashütte produced the Flieger Chronograph — Caliber 59, a column-wheel flyback. Around 30,000 were made for the Luftwaffe. The Tempostopp revives this exact movement architecture: column wheel, flyback, and the unmistakable pilot's chronograph DNA.
Caliber
Caliber T659
The Flyback Chronograph
Caliber T659
The Flyback Chronograph
236 components. Column-wheel flyback chronograph — a reminiscence of UROFA Caliber 59. Hand-engraved balance cock. Three years in development, premiered at Baselworld 2017 for the 90th anniversary.
Stories
The Tempostopp: 236 Parts, 90 Years
· 2017Caliber T659: 236 parts, hand-wound, column-wheel flyback chronograph. Named for UROFA's 1941 Cal. 59 — one of Germany's first flyback movements. Three years in development, premiered at Baselworld 2017 for Tutima's 90th anniversary. One of very few chronograph calibers still made in Glashütte.
Read the full story → BASELWORLD 2017: A Brilliant Achievement from Glashütte
BASELWORLD 2017: A Brilliant Achievement from Glashütte Tutima celebrates its ninetieth anniversary with the debut of the Tutima Tempostopp encasing new Calibre T659, whi…
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Two singular manufacture calibers. The T659 measures elapsed time with a column-wheel flyback; the Cal. 800 translates it into sound.
Hommage →Assembled entirely by hand — the same principle. The Tempostopp adds a column-wheel flyback; the Patria removes everything but the essential.
Patria →Both measure elapsed time. The Tempostopp with a hand-wound flyback in precious metal; the M2 with an automatic chronograph in titanium.
M2 →