Ophiuchus
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I love the giant balance, and more
Apr 05, 2009,19:15 PM
And it's nice to see a back-to-basics approach to the dial & form, no see-through dials or ridiculous showiness.
Also, most exciting is this constant force escapement- I can't wait to see what's under the hood here!
Most interesting is the idea of a chronometer with such a large balance, yet low oscillation rate, supposedly
stabilized by a constant force escapement. I will be extremely interested to see how the chronometric performance
of this pans out. The idea so far has been to mete out more and more division daily, while putting rate holding ability
second. This seems to accept a lower meted rate, but holds that rate more tenaciously than a standard balance frequency
would.
I can't wait to see a review of this piece and the tech behind it.
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I love the giant balance, and more
By: Ophiuchus : April 5th, 2009-19:15
And it's nice to see a back-to-basics approach to the dial & form, no see-through dials or ridiculous showiness. Also, most exciting is this constant force escapement- I can't wait to see what's under the hood here! Most interesting is the idea of a c...
