You are reading a single comment by @Multi_Grooves and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@Multi_Grooves
Today we bring you the Nomos Metro, the first watch to exclusively utilize the new Swing System escapement made right in Glashütte. This is big news, people.
As the supply chain tightens up, cutting off access to components and ebauche movements, it's getting harder and harder for small, independent brands to compete in the marketplace. Prices are high, quantities are limited, and the customer ends up paying a lot of money for relatively modest base components to get a creative end product. Nomos wanted to free itself from these shackles and invested 12 million Euro in the development of the Swing System, its own house-made escapement, over the course of a seven-year collaboration with a technical university.
http://static.squarespace.com/static/4fa14d3ce4b08a53fa26468e/53558cc6e4b031da55e3df75/53558cc6e4b031da55e3df76/1398115544090/braun-nomos-metro-watch-2014-02.jpg?format=500w
The escapement is arguably the most difficult part of a mechanical watch to create. The apparatus includes the balance wheel, balance spring, escape wheel, and pallet, all of which are high-precision components that ultimately determine the accuracy and longevity of a watch. Everything else can be perfect, but if you don't have a great escapement, you won't end up with a great watch.