Innovation
Chronometer (aka yacomino) shares a poignant recollection of a groundbreaking Zenith watch, a piece he owned briefly before it was recalled due to movement issues. His experience opens a discussion on the challenges of horological innovation and the industry's response to novel technologies. This article explores the community's insights into why such an ambitious project might have been discontinued and its broader implications for watchmaking.
The watch looks good.
Anyway, at that time, Biver was in command, so service was certainly not an issue! ๐๐ปโบ๏ธ I was somewhat shocked to see that Zenith did not continue the development! ANY watch company has apparently no more volume alternative anymore to the traditional mechanical movementโฆ
version but didn't when I was told by someone in the know that even the production version did not work properly. Soon thereafter the model disappeared from the Zenith lineup and hasn't reappeared. For fun, I wound up getting a Frederique Constant Slimline Monolithic as it features a slicium wafer vibrating instead of a regular escapement. After it was released I believe that all available watches were recalled from retailers and a re-release is planned in the near future. Mitch
I'm sorry to hear it didn't work, but I hope a new, improved version finds it's way to your wrist.
It's quite, quite different, but the 10hz Breguet 7727 with magnetic pivots has been a favorite in my collection for a while. I hear they would like to put the movement in other watches. However, with 4 CEOs in a handful of years, maybe they need some stability of leadership first.
They called the bezel material "Aeronith", which was "an innovative aluminum composite made of open-pore aluminium foam and stiffened with a polymer". Pretty sweet watch...it's a shame it didn't work out!
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