i saw this and could get lost in it for hours. if i had the disposable income i would definitely have one. i just thought i would share
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWdlPMQlig4&feature=related
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| Author: | asertway [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Amazing |
i saw this and could get lost in it for hours. if i had the disposable income i would definitely have one. i just thought i would share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWdlPMQlig4&feature=related |
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| Author: | martin998877 [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazing - Gyro Tourbillon - Jaeger Lecoultre |
asertway wrote: i saw this and could get lost in it for hours. if i had the disposable income i would definitely have one. i just thought i would share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWdlPMQlig4&feature=related It's an amazing video, I presume the watch exists. But with a balance wheel rotating in 3 dimensions in a gyro cage, how can it possibly work as an escapement, ie control the watch movement? Martin |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazing - Gyro Tourbillon - Jaeger Lecoultre |
martin998877 wrote: asertway wrote: i saw this and could get lost in it for hours. if i had the disposable income i would definitely have one. i just thought i would share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWdlPMQlig4&feature=related It's an amazing video, I presume the watch exists. But with a balance wheel rotating in 3 dimensions in a gyro cage, how can it possibly work as an escapement, ie control the watch movement? Martin Err, that's the whole point of a tourbillon - to rotate the escapement in order to negate the effects of gravity. |
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| Author: | martin998877 [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazing - Gyro Tourbillon - Jaeger Lecoultre |
[/quote] Err, that's the whole point of a tourbillon - to rotate the escapement in order to negate the effects of gravity.[/quote] Yes, I know that... But the normal type tourbillon I've seen rotates in the plane of the watch face, so the escapement also stays in the plane of the watchface with the escapement system rotating around it. The video shows the escapement rotating in the other two axes, vertically and horizontally spinning around the plane of the watch face - so I can't imagine how it 'connects' to the gear train. I hope that makes sense, it's hard to explain but the in the video I can't see how the escapement can possibly connect to the gears! |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazing - Gyro Tourbillon - Jaeger Lecoultre |
martin998877 wrote: I've seen rotates in the plane of the watch face, so the escapement also stays in the plane of the watchface with the escapement system rotating around it. The video shows the escapement rotating in the other two axes, vertically and horizontally spinning around the plane of the watch face - so I can't imagine how it 'connects' to the gear train. I hope that makes sense, it's hard to explain but the in the video I can't see how the escapement can possibly connect to the gears! There are vertical gears in the movement so that the action of the balance is always connecting to therunning train. |
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| Author: | sharkman [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazing - Gyro Tourbillon - Jaeger Lecoultre |
Roffensian wrote: martin998877 wrote: I've seen rotates in the plane of the watch face, so the escapement also stays in the plane of the watchface with the escapement system rotating around it. The video shows the escapement rotating in the other two axes, vertically and horizontally spinning around the plane of the watch face - so I can't imagine how it 'connects' to the gear train. I hope that makes sense, it's hard to explain but the in the video I can't see how the escapement can possibly connect to the gears! There are vertical gears in the movement so that the action of the balance is always connecting to therunning train. Check out this video at about 50 secs and 2 minute marks for a good illustration of what Roff is saying. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AlD0cMHGIM&NR=1 |
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| Author: | asertway [ Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazing |
i cant even imagine how many hours it takes to make one of these watches |
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| Author: | Novacastrian [ Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amazing |
Its mesmerising, isn't it? i could watch it all day. I can imagine myself sitting at a set of traffic lights and looking down at the watch and then forgetting to drive off. |
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