The Genequand System Regulator

[GradyPhilpott]

I think that this is a breakthrough that is worth watching. One can expect that the first watches produced with this movement will be extraordinarily expensive.

Will The Genequand System Regulator Disrupt The Traditional Balance Wheel? 30 Days Of Power Reserve With Traditional Mainspring

An announcement like this often flies under the radar, until a major watch brands sexes it up with a fancy announcement and by placing it into a new timepiece - but this news is very much worth knowing about. Say hello to what may be a rare oddity or common name in watchmaking in the near future: The Genequand System. It is a new type of balance wheel and escapement system for mechanical watches which promises to lengthen the power reserve of a traditional watch to a month or longer without any changes to the mainspring. That is compared to the 2-3 days of power per single mainspring barrel currently available with most standard mechanical watches. Apparently, it took over 10 years to even get into a working watch movement prototype.

http://www.ablogtowatch.com/genequan...hanical-watch/

[Kingair]

Thanks for sharing !

[Darlinboy]

Pretty cool! I find advances in material science and applications such as this one to be fascinating.

Will be interesting to see if/when it hits the market.

[Lgear080]

Awesome article. Nice to see some mechanical innovation.

[nickb732]

This would be cool! Hope to see it soon.

[Armyguy03]

I love science.

[Presa canary]

Very cool. Thanks