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It's a Novelty
This has nothing to do with accuracy. There are curb pin regulators in CSOC chronometers. This has everything to do with novelty. It looks cool and that is about it; it's not even a marvelous feat of mechanical engineering. They are trying to be different and, by doing so, they can justify the extravagant price of this new movement that gives nothing new in terms of timekeeping. It's just a toy. It's a look at me. It's a conversation starter. It's might even be a status symbol, but it's nothing great, fantastic, or mind boggling.
Four escapements linked with differentials and each balance has a curb pin regulator?
Hello All, This is a fascinating new piece from Roger Dubuis. The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Quatuor boasts four independent escapements, each aligned 45° from "flat" (and 90° from each other) and linked with differentials to average out the errors. Do read ...
It's a Novelty
This has nothing to do with accuracy. There are curb pin regulators in CSOC chronometers. This has everything to do with novelty. It looks cool and that is about it; it's not even a marvelous feat of mechanical engineering. They are trying to be different...
Kinda reminds me of . . .
. . . 'TV' Tommy Ivo's . . . . . . dragster with four engines from the early '60s. Get a load of the differential! [both images from Google search] And no, it wasn't successful, either . . . ...
Engineered for one thing - showmanship - that's how to make money
Great call Art, The title of my post comes from a viewer on YouTube commenting on this video. As Tommy Ivo explains the car, helps illuminate some similar challenges the watchmakers must have had to overcome. The same thing might be said for the watch wit...
Thanks for sharing the video, Mike. I don't know much . . .
. . . about NHRA (or AHRA, for that matter) history, but do recall Ivo's inability to ever win a major title. You've gotta give him credit for actually making full-power passes behind the wheel - it must've been a beast to control.
Great little report from Ivo, Cazalea
You're right...it wasn't called the "Showboat" for nothing... According to the book Horsepower, a twin Buick engined car was his usual (and more successful) dragster.
Technically...the stated goal was to balance the gravitational influence.
While I agree that accuracy might be inferred, I hit Ctrl-F on the original post and typed in accuracy ....and there were no hits. When the watch's dimensions are taken into account, there is no doubt that practical and chronometric considerations were no...
Actually, I have (and still am) discussing this with RD...
as this stroke my interest (and curiousity) as well. I asked them why they chose the specific setup and did not opt for an overcoil of any kind (and/or a freesprung balance as well). The responsible watchmakers told me the that choice was made deliberatel...
John, I think you don't understand the.....
....true excellence of this piece well enough :-) You'll see - just check the accuracy of this "chronometric marvel" against any atomic clock, best around the 45 minute part of the hour. You'll realize that it will be perfectly correct and precise - most ...
Suitbert, ... (responds also to Tom's intervention)
your avatar image really makes sense ;-) In my book it still can be a chronometric marvel although its certainly not made for an audience that values timekeeping as prime virtue of a watch. The aesthetic concept (and dare I say also the price) certainly p...
Magnus may have the lead on this one...
Since I first encouraged John to post his points, I have asked RD for comments and, ideally, some in-depth explanation. Since Purists is official partner, I hold no illusions who will have first dibs on the drawings. ;-) Very happy to have encouraged this...
evaluation of timekeeping vs instantaneous snapshot
Hi Tom, The problem that GF mentioned is a problem for regulating a watch with multiple escapements, but not really for evaluating timekeeping necessarily, since a true evaluation of timekeeping involves observing the watch for extended time periods and r...
way to go, John!
I am always interested in the point where adding more parts for improving the time-keeping of a watch becomes self-defeating - and for a variety of reasons, as you well know. Tradeoffs against´the diminishing returns of performance: adding more and gettli...
Replies & explanations from the RD Manufacture!
Replies & explanations from the RD Manufacture! I have discussed this matter with the technical team as RD. To make things easier (to avoid anything getting 'lost in translation', literally) I summarised the discussion into three major points: 1.) Use...
Nice reply.
I have never heard of " Straumann Double Hairspring used by H. Moser" this sounds quite interesting. Thank you.
H. Moser presented this in their 'Henry' model in 2007...
Suitbert took some excellent images of the movement: More here ! Magnus ...