Athens Antenna escapement, subversion of the traditional innovation

For the Athens watch, innovation not only makes the company independent development, but also an important reason for the existence of the brand. Since its founding in Lehok, Switzerland in 1846, the company has been at the forefront of research and development, leaving not only a mark in its brand history but also an important page for the watchmaking world. The newly developed Athenian Ankle escapement exhibits a stunning technical structure to test the physical limits of the material. Based on the principle of elastic materials, silicon devices utilize the elasticity of the blade springs to eliminate the pallets and allow them to hang in the air. This is a truly innovative invention.

Times of Athens table, continuous innovation, a number of inventions 堪称 world first. As early as 1862, the brand's founder, Ulysse Nardin, won the Most Admired Honor in the Precision Timepieces category at London International Exposition, not only to demonstrate excellence in the timepiece of its sailing and bagging observatories but also to foreshadow Brand in the 21st century innovation. In 2001, the Athens table first silicon escapement; in 2002, the development of unique diamond hairspring; in 2005, an anti-traditional, is the first brand to use two silicon escapement wheel to replace the traditional escapement and escapement wheel Structure, the introduction of two-way escapement; the same year, the first watch with a diamond escapement appeared; a year later, the Athens table released the first diamond silicon (DiamonSil) escapement, once again the first planted on the silicon surface Polycrystalline diamonds.

In cooperation with Sigatec, a joint venture specializing in the production of silicon micro-parts, Athens Table has been devoted to changing innovations in the production of mechanical watches after seven years of research, development and improvement. Subversion of the traditional horse-type escapement device principle, the new Athenian anchor escapement using a circular silicon frame, pallet fork by two perpendicular to the vertical, the pressure will be bent blade hanging. This complex device relies entirely on the physical nature of the blade spring - when the blade is bent in one direction, the other can not be bent at all in order to regenerate the power function of a fulcrum.

Balance balance wheel swinging back and forth half a time, pushing the energy will be sent to the blade, the blade like a hairpin-like movement, suddenly from the steady state to another state, without pallets supporting the pallet fork so swinging , But it does not produce friction. Another advantage is that when the pallet returns to its home position, the system provides the stored energy, almost at zero energy loss. Finally, thanks to the fact that the pallet fork does not need to be pivoted on the shaft, the new structure saves the pallet fork, so the movement of the pallet fork is smoother.

This complex device movement will be introduced this year in the market, opening up new opportunities for the Athens Table in uncharted technical areas.