Horological Meandering

AndrewD
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Cyborg watches …

Or perhaps “The Six Million Dollar Watch”?

I am sure we are all reading with interest the post below on the Devon Tread 1. There have been plenty of examples over the years of hybrid designs, from Accutrons to the ETA 205.911 autoquartz calibre, as used in Vianney Halter’s HTO Grand Voyager.

Purists love mechanical watches, but where do we draw the line? Are little motors, microelectronic controllers, pulleys and belts and even quartz crystal timing (just an ultrafast oscillator without a hairspring I guess) such an anathema to mechanical horology?

BTW, I don’t actually know the answer, and it may be that the line is moving. But I am interested in your thoughts on mechanical, hybrid and electronic watches and when they go from pure(ist) to evil.

Andrew