Innovation
Previous rumours of Secret Squirrel 's demise click here have proven to be just rumours after all He LIVES! With a glorious swish of his bushy red tail, our intrepid rodent has ....well......er.....squirreled out this "official" memorandum from Concord. But he has also the juicy "unofficial" data to
Previous rumours of Secret Squirrel 's demise click here have proven to be just rumours after all
He LIVES! 
With a glorious swish of his bushy red tail, our intrepid rodent has ....well......er.....squirreled out this "official" memorandum from Concord.
But he has also the juicy "unofficial" data to reveal in Part 2 .........way before 26th March 2009
Sshhh,
MTF
C1 QuantumGravity
Time suspended
Year: 2009
I.D.: QuantumGravity
Design: C Lab Series
Code: Disruptive
Free, disruptive. The latest Concord specimen grants time a space that befits its very nature: free from constraints or ties. With an aerial bi-axial Tourbillon mechanism, a structure that makes emptiness its core material, a 3D dial, functional elements fitted to the side of the case and an industrial and minimalist spirit, the C1 QuantumGravity timepiece defies all laws, including that of watchmaking logic and most of all, of gravity.
The Tourbillon carriage, which is fitted outside the movement and case where it is suspended, literally, rotates in a multi-dimensional manner on two axes, the main one being vertical. The design of this disconcerting time device borrows its rigid and light structure from renowned cable-stayed bridges; an extended arm of cables fastened to the plate holds the cage in a vertical position, thus highlighting the sensation of autonomy.
Beneath the impressive sapphire crystal lies a panorama at its most extensive, giving shape to time, which becomes almost immaterial. While the dial strives to display the passing of time, it above all highlights empty space. The depth of its field of vision is dizzying and the feeling of levitation exhilarating. The officer-style hinged back excels in revealing the geometric circuit of the right-angled skeletonized bridges in a gigantic case measuring 47.5 mm in diameter and over 22 mm in depth. Its infinite precision holds many more temporal surprises…
The C1 QuantumGravity timepiece, designed by the “C Lab Series” team in conjunction with BNB Concept, takes watchmaking experimentation even further. It follows the impulse of a brand that defends its conviction of time inevitably linked to space. In this parallel and unconventional world, infatuation with non-conformity underscores Concord’s creative spirit. C1 QuantumGravity is the latest living proof.
Discover all the exciting features of the C1 QuantumGravity in Basel, from March 26, 2009.............
Sorry Graham, That is not in the spirit of PuristS. Could you explain your expletive? Regards, MTF
John, Nope - I have no clue either. Secret Squirrel is good for data capture but he/she/it is not an analyst ! Still, it looks a bit like they replaced part of the baseplate with suspension cables?!? Egads! MTF This message has been edited by MTF on 2009-01-31 13:08:14
Concord announces the creation of C Lab Series, a special unit devoted entirely to the investigation of timepieces and anticipation of watchmaking trends. C Lab Series is a vivacious hub of expression and design, whose mission is to transform watchmaking. In this testing ground of ideas, science and engineering become an art-form while research and development becomes a discipline in its own right. Here, the limitations of watchmaking give way to the construction of tomorrow’s watches well ahead
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