====== Rainer Brand Carcassonne ======
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**Carcassonne** is a [[chronograph]] by [[Rainer Brand]] with the [[self-winding]] movement [[Lemania 1352]].

The name of the watch is derived from the southern French city of Carcassonne in the Languedoc, which is famous for its fortress and is now one of the most completely preserved fortified cities in Europe.

This [[chronograph]] has a [[Tricompax]] display, a mechanical movement with [[automatic]] winding and is equipped with the rare [[manufacture]] movement [[Lemania 1352]].

The contracts with the watch movement manufacturer [[Nouvelle Lemania]] finally expired in December [[2002]], after the [[Swatch Group]] intended to realign the newly acquired company. Due to the interruption to supply the movement Rainer Brand launched, in succession of the Carcassonne, as current model the [[chronograph]] [[Rainer Brand Kerala|Kerala]] that contains the popular and proven movement [[Valjoux 7750]].

Copies of the Carcassonne are still very sporadically available and highly sought after by watch collectors, particularly due to the rare [[watch movement]].


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**Movement:**
  * [[Automatic]] movement [[Lemania 1352]], 28,800 A/h
  * 25 [[jewels]]
  * Power reserve 45 h

**Case:**
  * Steel, steel/gold (18ct)
  * D 38 mm, H 12 mm
  * [[Waterproof]] to 5 atm (50 m).

**Dial:**
  * White or black
  * A black dial marks the [[chronometer]] version ([[COSC]]).

**Functions:**
  * Hours, minutes and seconds
  * Chrono

**Bracelet:**
  * Black leather strap

**Awards:**
  * [[Uhrenmagazin]], Reader's Choice [[Goldene Unruh|Golden Balance]] 2001; "Best Watches of the World" 2002, Category D up to 10,000 DM 2. Place
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===== Literature =====
  * [[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Author [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0


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