Post by mike on Jan 31, 2007 15:32:44 GMT -6
Spring Drive In Numbers
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I really like that watch.
Spring Drive is an important milestone in the history of watchmaking, and will take its place alongside other developments like the creation of the escapement, the invention of the mainspring and the harnessing of quartz, as defining moments in the story of time. The launch of Spring Drive is a breakthrough moment for the science of timekeeping. Its technological advances are many and varied, as its numerical statistics reveal:
* 0.025 mm. The thickness of each layer of alloy in the coil block.
* 1 second a day accuracy, 10 times better than the chronometer mechanical standard.
* 3 types of energy are controlled by the Tri-synchro regulator: mechanical, electrical and electro-magnetic.
* 5 craftsmen and women. Only Seiko’s 5 most skilled craftsmen and women are entrusted with the assembly of Spring Drive.
* 8 times per second. The precise speed at which the glide wheel turns within the electro-magnetic braking system.
* 13 generations of prototype were built in the development phases.
* 15 microns . The width of the wire in the Tri-synchro regulator’s coil.
* 18 layers of amorphous alloy in the coil block.
* 25 nanowatts. The minute amount of power needed to activate the regulator, less than half that needed in all other watch circuits.
* 28 years of research and development invested in the project.
* 30 percent improvement in winding efficiency achieved through the improved Magic Lever system.
* 30 jewels in the movement. 32 in the small second hand version.
* 72 hours of power reserve.
* 92 years since Seiko built its first wristwatch.
* 124 years of Seiko's expertise in time keeping.
* 230 patents have been applied for in Japan, USA and the EU.
* 276 components in the movement. 280 in the small second hand version.
* 600 actual prototypes were built between 1997 and 2004.
* 25,000. The number of times the coil is wound, for maximum energy efficiency.
* 28,800. The number of times the glide wheel turns per hour.
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I really like that watch.
Spring Drive is an important milestone in the history of watchmaking, and will take its place alongside other developments like the creation of the escapement, the invention of the mainspring and the harnessing of quartz, as defining moments in the story of time. The launch of Spring Drive is a breakthrough moment for the science of timekeeping. Its technological advances are many and varied, as its numerical statistics reveal:
* 0.025 mm. The thickness of each layer of alloy in the coil block.
* 1 second a day accuracy, 10 times better than the chronometer mechanical standard.
* 3 types of energy are controlled by the Tri-synchro regulator: mechanical, electrical and electro-magnetic.
* 5 craftsmen and women. Only Seiko’s 5 most skilled craftsmen and women are entrusted with the assembly of Spring Drive.
* 8 times per second. The precise speed at which the glide wheel turns within the electro-magnetic braking system.
* 13 generations of prototype were built in the development phases.
* 15 microns . The width of the wire in the Tri-synchro regulator’s coil.
* 18 layers of amorphous alloy in the coil block.
* 25 nanowatts. The minute amount of power needed to activate the regulator, less than half that needed in all other watch circuits.
* 28 years of research and development invested in the project.
* 30 percent improvement in winding efficiency achieved through the improved Magic Lever system.
* 30 jewels in the movement. 32 in the small second hand version.
* 72 hours of power reserve.
* 92 years since Seiko built its first wristwatch.
* 124 years of Seiko's expertise in time keeping.
* 230 patents have been applied for in Japan, USA and the EU.
* 276 components in the movement. 280 in the small second hand version.
* 600 actual prototypes were built between 1997 and 2004.
* 25,000. The number of times the coil is wound, for maximum energy efficiency.
* 28,800. The number of times the glide wheel turns per hour.
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