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Roff, according to the revo article, the basic concept was developed by Nicolas Dehon, while he was working for Rolex:

".... process of development began, and though Dehon and Rolex were able to cobble together a prototype, and even took out a patent for this constant force escapement (granted in 1999) its design was still slightly ahead of its time. The materials needed to build a reliable and effective version were not available"

quite an active guy, Mr. Dehon:

1999 patent, for Rolex: http://www.directorypatent.com/WO/1999Z ... 64936.html
2009 patent, for GP: http://www.directorypatent.com/WO/2009Z ... 18310.html
2012 patent, for Patek: http://www.directorypatent.com/WO/2012Z ... 50492.html

impressed.

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Thanks for the links and articles WatchFred. Very very cool!

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That was the article I saw, but I was not so sure it was authentic. The Patent applications seem to be though. Nicolas Dehon is a busy man.

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