Innovation
While I was trying to find something in my hard disc, I fell on some pictures and documents about what has to be considered as the two most innovative watches in the world, two watches we have almost no chance to see in the real life, though, the Jaeger-Lecoultre Extrem Lab One, and the Ulysse Nardi
A movement working literally forever, not requiring any maintenance at all, must be every watch engineer’s dream.
Ulysse Nardin is not alone in the pursuit of a solution to this problem, and we appreciate every step taken in this direction – including those of our competitors. The approach to apply a durable dry coating of a non-displacing lubricant is very interesting, and we take our hat off to the engineers of Jaeger-LeCoultre, also for their intensive research on the oscillator to improve precision.
- Tissot’s Astrolon created a sensation with its plastic mobiles (Polyoxymethylene) directly running on steel pins with no lubrication at all. "
.. appears to be a bit easier to understand ; Strangely, when I first had seen pics from the JLC -EL, I somehow felt " clueless". - the more often I see it, the more I can relate to that Next Generation time pieces, also from a usage point of view: about some useful indication(s) and the " Lab"- role; an experimental kit, also .. Interestingly to me, the UN for myself, has a more radical, less compromised appeal; I guess, one might have to indulge into the components & mechanism, to fully appreh
It is interesting to see how much we can be attracted by these Lab watches, and by more classic ones. There is a lot to fascinate us, in these two watches. Thanks for your opinion, my friend. Best, Nicolas
Dear Nicolas, Thank you for your excellent post. Master extreme lab is my favorite dream watch from JLC since 2007. The problem is, as you wrote in a previous post, that the Swatch Group patented the use of silicon escapement. Let's hope that JLC will find a way to implement all these technical advantages in future watches. Best regards Yannis
But I have the feeling JLC is giving up these " Lab Solutions ".... We'll se, in the one or two years to come. Thanks for reading. Best, Nicolas
After reading your answer i must confess that i have already miss Jerome Lambert. Best Yannis
Even if I know where to find him. ;) Let's give some time to time, and to the new CEO. January 2015 and the SIHH are not too far from now. Best, Nicolas
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