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Wow! Maybe it needs a Lange 31 day mainspring!
Mar 23, 2011,20:34 PM
Come to think of it, that would be a good use for the big spring.
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Baselworld 2011 : Tag Heuer "MikroTimer 1000"
By: Mark in Paris : March 23rd, 2011-14:17
I don't know if you have watched the presentation of the MikroTimer 1000 but this is the official video : ===> baselworld.tagheuer.com Still a concept watch, only several minutes of power reserve and an uncertain reliability. 2 frequency engines as for th...
Phenomenal stuff,
By: InHavenPro : March 23rd, 2011-14:25
that's why I always loved and respected the work TAG Heuer does. Their concept watches are always fascinating and exceedingly well designed! Thanks for posting, Cheers, Filip
On one hand, it is neat to watch...
By: dxboon : March 24th, 2011-07:20
...and I love that Tag is exploring various new concepts, but at a certain point, I find it hard to enjoy the motion of the second hand when it gets to moving this fast! Cheers, Daos
That's the first thnig I said to myself,
By: Mark in Paris : March 24th, 2011-07:44
It's not very beautiful to watch this second hand flying like a propeler, I think the Mikrograph 1/100 th is much nicer on this point. Happy that the technical achievement takes widely over that !
That is one cool video
By: grigo : March 23rd, 2011-23:15
The watch is not bad either. It looks very good. Best regards, George
And no balance wheel
By: Mark in Paris : March 24th, 2011-01:55
Yes Marc it will need a barrel the size of a pizza ! Another picture from Tag's website showing there is no balance wheel :...
Sort of...
By: aaronm : March 24th, 2011-08:06
I believe that "perforated aluminum plate" serves the role of the balance in the "high-speed" part of the watch a
Conceptually intriguing...
By: pplater : March 24th, 2011-03:17
...and when they can fit 1,000 readable graduated indices around the outer track of the dial it might be useful. Cheers, pplater.
Accuracy?
By: BDLJ : March 24th, 2011-15:51
But is it accurate? A hand moving around a dial in 1000 steps is one thing. Splitting a second into 1000 equal parts is another. I couldn't find any details of what looks like a palletless anchor? Anyone?