From his appearance, slim watch ugly, but to understand its uniqueness from the side: thickness is thinner than ordinary watches a lot. This ordinary man is no big deal, but to understand the mechanical structure of people who know, its technology is the highest content of ultra-thin movements. Pedigree impure top luxury brand watches
Ultra thin watch historical sights: the thick product sends thinly
"The thick product sends thinly" word perfect interpretation of the unique wisdom of the East, caused by the different versions of Su Shi taken Zhang Hu--"boguan about taking, thick and thin hair". Fathers often say that to do anything to "slowly", after a long time, the accumulation of ready, with a sense of normalcy, and a little bit to do, can do one thing well, but also "the thick product sends thinly" means.
Reminded by the word in April this year, a movie the Beijing fire ever in Seattle. Unlike United States large tracts of the world's best, it's very "calm", film by "affair", "surrogate", and many other topics are intertwined, but the Director did not make they collide, but conversation support topic. See world's best scenes, quirky drama audiences a fresh, this film also have a "thick product sends thinly" style.
Of course, we are not to talk about the film, and in April, the hero of the movie wuxiubo by Piaget in XI ' an, please do activities. Invited, in addition to being outside the Red hero, I am more concerned about the count's table. Activities a lot of excellent work, which only count for Xian to build table of Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif, there is also a range of other products, but I still count of ultra-thin watches.
Earl ultra-thin watch making achievements in area, its stake in century watchmaking history. More than 100 years ago, snow capped in winter, when Switzerland Jura mountains La Cote-aux-F es village people cowering under his fireside chat, 19 Georges-Edouard Piaget on the family farm in the intently studied watchmaking technology, is the head guy lays the Foundation for Earl's century-old glory. 1911 e Timoth é Piaget took over the count, after a hard, Earl's quality has been recognized by the industry, brands such as Omega, Cartier Piaget movement is also started. Luxury and precision had become Earl's logo.
If Earl inertial development, then and now, at best, can only be regarded as "local", but history always requires one or two characters driving, followed by Earl family of g é rald Valentin appeared, count in the field of ultra thin watch clueless.
Before the first half of 20th century, whether it is a pocket watch or wrist watch is very "heavy" e g rald and Valentin Maverick focused movement size smaller and more innovative design to show the beauty of watch. Ring ring tables, gold table, ultra thin wristwatch and other works come out in succession. Calibre and watch slim advanced way, the count becomes the focus of attention, started a revolution in watchmaking.
Bring complicated watches, we often put the "Tourbillon", "calendar", "chronograph" watch on the lips, slim watch is the most low-key "complex watches." Mechanical watch movement by the "primary system" and "transmission system" and other major systems and dozens of even hundreds of parts to bring together so many parts as thin as possible, also to ensure the normal operation, it is a very difficult thing. In General, manual-winding movement thickness less than 3 mm are called ultra thin movement, while thin automatic movements of the thickness up to 5 mm.
In 1958, Earl introduced a historic product, successfully developed a thickness of only 2.3 mm 12P movement, which was the thinnest automatic movement in the world. Hundreds of parts machining thin like cicada wing of the movement, and mesh together perfectly normal operation, without years of technical reserves are absolutely not up to, "the thick product sends thinly" term to describe the production of ultra-thin watches apt.
Earl's in XI ' an activity, I had the Exchange with Mr Earl, Chief Executive of China Tao, I asked into the Chinese market is just like a big cake, many brands are keen to grab a slice of count what are the advantages? He answered with a smile: "we have century pursuit of quality and creativity. Always adhered to this principle, stop and do things, and not spend too much time thinking about what competitors are doing. "Think, do one thing, really need a thick product sends thinly, gradually.
Earl of ultra-thin watches are not "patented", as early as a century ago, LeCoultre introduced 1.38 mm thickness core and equipped with specially designed case, only 4.05 mm overall thickness. Although hand-wound, 1.38 mm thick enough to let Jaeger LeCoultre is famous, you know the thickness of one Yuan coin is about 2 mm.
On the surface of ultra thin sheet of a watchmaker technology high requirements seems to be technical, it essentially involves a national metal smelting, industrial processes and many other technologies, can be said to be a national system as a whole to show. Because the movement requires not only careful combination, you also need to have considerable strength and precision machining parts, minor mistake can affect normal operation.
By contrast, domestic mechanical watch? Had a friend complain before he made mechanical watches stolen stop, turn on the table to find two gears meshing well, slight external vibrations will affect the movement operation. The watch is the more well-known brands. With the development of market economy, many domestic brands and know how to market, but to be truly recognized by consumers, still nursing the convincing quality. In machine building this road, we are also going to missed.
LeCoultre ultra thin watches hold Masters in the history of great men all like the story. In the early 20th century, LeCoultre Jacques Dawei·lekaote (Jacques-David LeCoultre) (1875-1948) pilot at the helm, in his leadership, the LeCoultre successfully on the international stage. One of its strongly advocated that the development of products, was at the time not to be bullish on ultra-thin models. Industrialist aidemeng·yege (Edmond Jaeger) Switzerland watchmaker to build global requirements of the most thin movements, was overruled by most vendors. Janet Wollacott eye beads, will certainly to foresee what's frivolous fad. Janet Wollacott and Jaeger in 1903 to meet for the first time, the two men hit it off. Janet Wollacott Jaeger LeCoultre began the development of ultra thin movement. In 1907, the LeCoultre table factory 17 Lepine 145 calibre, which broke the then record of 1.38 mm thickness, became the thinnest mechanical devices, is significant. Even say, to date, this movement is still in the same category the most thin.
The driving force for the progress of human society is the constant competition and development, is the major brand continues "the Joneses" that made Switzerland's watch industry world class in a century. 1946 watchmaking giant Abby came out with only 1.64 mm thick ultra-thin hand-wound movement, and subsequently on the basis of this movement, Cal.2003 hollows out the ultra-thin movement was launched in 1953. Ultra thin movement is fine, also want to once again outline processing, it is not easy. Because the splint material short of smelting requirements, bear the intensity of movement work, and don't pass, then the processing technology will cause splints and other parts from damage.
"The thick product sends thinly" not only mechanical watches, old Swiss watch manufacturers of quartz watch is very strong interest in ultra thin. 1976 count 7P came out of the movement, which was the smallest quartz movement, launched Elegance Calibre 210 EAT after 10 years, the movement thickness less than 1 mm, is at record levels.
Entering the new century, watch-makers in the watch of light on the road to continuing efforts and new materials used in the production of ultra-thin watches. Radar is launched in 2011 by True Thinline series precision high-tech ceramic watches, watch parts all have been redesigned, the whole case is thinnest is only 4.9 mm. Now, radar, precision also introduced a thickness of about 1 mm, quartz movement.
Of course, the quartz watch does thin thinner than the mechanical watch made easy, but also from the point of collection and appreciation, ultra thin mechanical watches have natural advantages, potential than quartz slim Watch (quartz ultra-thin watches made of precious metals), ultra thin quartz watch being positioned as fashion accessories.
Anyway, ultra-thin watch is definitely the high technology standard, which measures a brand or even a country's industrial processing and manufacturing strength. Mr Mu Rong Tao and I still remember that chat, "we have to uphold this principle, stop and do things, and not spend too much time thinking about what competitors are doing. "This is not exactly what our ancestors stuck to the" thick and thin "the essence of it?
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