Mark in Paris
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I think it is very interesting, for many reasons...
Firstly because, whatever it looks like, we never know what it can lead to.
I understand the 90% room availability may be less interesting than seeing wheels moving but we should look at this for a more complicated watch for instance: we will be able to have complicated pieces that don't have the size of a suitcase! So we'll still have many wheels and things to look at but in a smaller case.
Furthermore, it is a way of having the positive sides of an automatic movement and a manual one: no need to wind it everyday or being able to leave it in a drawer for a while and getting it back running. This without a winding weight.
And I imagine that it will be positive for the accuracy and time keeping as we know that near the end the accuracy is poor on a standard movement.
Thanks a lot for the news Magnus.
Best, Mark
NEWS: Greubel Forsey's 'Mechanical Nano' enables up to 180 days autonomy in tiniest space!
Renowned watchmaking avantgarde laboratory Greubel Forsey have just announced significant progress with their concept of Mechanical Nano , a new chapter of mechanical miniaturisation: The Mechanical Nano concept is destined to deliver on the following obj...
very impressive
to be discovered. Questions: How to service a running movement? Do you have to wait up to 180 days before to proceed? Just curious. Best, patrickh
Wow
Amazing but what is going to happen with the pleasure of observing the movement if there is not a visible movement?
Would like to hear more on the "air turbulence inside the movement"
and the energy storage. Also reminded me Urwerk Torpedo; which utilizes air flow as a damping factor to the automatic winding. However, working solely on air flow is new to me.
Game changer!
Love the concept of air turbulence... hope the turbines are visible workings so we can watch them power! I'm excited to see the first invention utilising this new technology. Bravo GF! I guess we can expect smaller timepieces also.
I'm remembering vaguely a guy who developed an "almost perpetual motion" movement
but died before he could finalize the design - which faded away and disappeared after his death. Do you recall the details? Cazalea
I'm a little confused...
“Core to the technology is that the power for the movement is no longer provided by a mainspring…” I’m a little confused about that. In the diagram, both movements have a “Barrel” that perform the same number of turns: 14.70. If there isn’t a spring in th...
Good catch!!!
I think you are right, and instead most of the gear train as well as the regulator use air tubulence. I changed my post. A bit to my credit, the press release was a bit scarce of information... Thanks for spotting this, Magnus
Curious to learn more...
There are many questions remaining, not least whether watch lovers will accept it. Quartz is also more efficient in a way and much more precise yet... you know what I mean. Seeing gears move does something for us
That's a key question. If the technology is amazing but lacks the emotional appeal...
traditional watchmaking has, I think it will be lost on many. Best, Magnus
It now sounds like a "windmill-regulation", together with the second photo,
utilizing air drag force on continuous energy flow from the mainspring, which would be super cool. In that case, my guess is it behaves like the Seiko's glide-wheel in Spring Drive where there is electromagnetic braking instead. If this is the case, the m...
REVOLUTION
Can't wait to learn more... finally some real innovation in the industry !
I think it is very interesting, for many reasons...
Firstly because, whatever it looks like, we never know what it can lead to. I understand the 90% room availability may be less interesting than seeing wheels moving but we should look at this for a more complicated watch for instance: we will be able to h...
ihe difference between a nano and a "nono" movement
If the movement could be made to work in a vacuum (pump supplied) then aerodynamics would no longer play a role. If then so ... The oils could evaporate and run amok. The slightest breach to the vacuum could be hazardouss. However that is NOT the case her...
I wonder whether the mechanical nano invention will have a tourbillon?
Perhaps a nano one?