At the end of 10, Omega launched a brand-new chronograph minute repeater, which was the first time in watchmaking history to create a super-large and complex watch that co
At the end of 10, Omega launched a brand-new chronograph minute repeater, which was the first time in watchmaking history to create a super-large and complex watch that could announce the timing time. The release of this news is like dropping a blockbuster on the altar of watches.
This watch combines the functions of timing and three questions, but it completely breaks through the traditional watchmaking process and adopts a brand-new innovative mechanism to announce the timing results of the watch in the form of three questions. In other words, Omega's three-question announcement is not a routine departure time, but a timing time, which is unique in the watchmaking industry. This means that Omega needs to start research and development from the most basic movement structure to create a brand-new system, rather than adding bricks to the original system. In addition, Omega has superimposed advanced and complicated needle chasing function. Therefore, the release of the chronograph minute repeater not only opens the unprecedented chronograph technology in watchmaking history, but also makes Omega the top position in watchmaking industry.
The design inspiration or historical origin of the new work comes from the ingenious combination of 1892 Omega's minute repeater watch and 1932' s manual tracking chronograph pocket watch, which was first used for the official timing of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, making it the most complicated movement in Omega's history and the most expensive chronograph minute repeater watch in history.
The new movement has been developed for 6 years, and the movement * * * contains 575 parts, and has obtained 17 patents. Its complexity and technical content are beyond doubt. In the realization of timing function, Omega adopts a single-key timing structure, and the start, stop and zero buttons of timing are integrated at the top of the crown of the watch chain, as well as the hand-chasing button and the minute repeater start button. In order to keep up with the accuracy of the pocket watch used in 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, Omega specially increased the vibration frequency of the new movement to 5 Hz, which can accurately time to110 second. Such a high vibration rate is extremely rare in complex menus, and it is of pioneering significance to apply it to the movement of Zhenzhen Observatory for the first time. What's even more surprising is that 1932 coaxial to Zhen Observatory also has 60-hour power reserve and 15000 gauss antimagnetic performance. To this end, Omega deliberately used as many as 50 non-ferromagnetic parts in the movement.
The most striking feature of this work is the minute repeater. The traditional minute repeater function is to strike the reed with two hammers in turn to tell the time. The bass represents the hour, the combination of bass and treble represents the quarter, and the treble represents the remaining minutes of the quarter. Omega's chronograph reports the results of the last time. The bass represents the minutes of timing, the combination of bass and treble represents the ten seconds of timing, and the treble represents the unit seconds of timing. If the timing result is 9 minutes and 27 seconds, then the bass is played 9 times first, then the high and low tones are played, and finally the high notes are played 7 times.
Omega chronograph minute repeater has only two small dials, which show the small second hand and 15 minutes respectively, so its minute repeater range is also within 15 minutes. This is also in line with the actual use, for example, too many reports of misunderstanding. On this basis, Omega also innovatively set an accurate interval of 1.5 seconds between minutes, ten seconds and seconds, so that the sound of time will not be delayed for too long; At the same time, two protection functions are added to avoid unnecessary startup caused by misoperation.
It can be seen that the color of the 1932 movement is obviously better than that of the conventional copper splint movement, because the former adopts the unique sendajin material of Omega. The gold content of the whole movement is as high as 46.44g, which is equivalent to the ordinary 18K gold case. The movement is structured and full of symmetry. The hand-polished grain surface and mirror polishing effect make the whole movement look particularly elegant and become a rare work of art. ..
Please note that the hammer and reed of this movement are also made of Sedna 18K gold, which is superior to the traditional steel reed in sound. Omega's Sedna 18K gold reed has been manually adjusted by watchmakers, and it can make a pleasant sound when struck with a hammer inlaid with hardened steel. Careful observation shows that there is only the hammer in the movement diagram, but the reed is not visible, because the latter is abnormally fixed on the case. Theoretically, the lower the mass ratio of case to reed, the better the vibration intensity of sound. However, Omega directly fixes the tone spring made of the same material on the watch case, making the watch case an extension of the tone spring, further enhancing the vibration effect of sound and producing the loudest bell.
This time, Omega released two chronographs loaded with 1932 movements, both of which are equipped with transparent bottom covers for 45mm Sedna 18K gold cases. An Olympic 1932 chronograph minute repeater watch made in classic pocket watch style. Dial adoption? Fire? Enamel process firing. The crown and timing button are located at 12 o'clock, the minute repeater start button is located at 5 o'clock, and the needle chasing button decorated with red ceramic polishing ring is located at 1 1 o'clock. The other is the mobile Altman series chronograph minute repeater, which follows the design style of the second-generation mobile Altman watch, which is equivalent to rotating the movement by 90? Restore the crown and small dial to the classic position. Dial and bezel combined with blue sandstone and? Fire? Enamel technology. No matter the complicated function, movement structure or design, all the details of the two products from the inside out are rare artistic treasures.