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Jaeger-LeCoultre Jubilee Timepiece

Zagato · 2012-06-07 02:14:22

Just came across this on twitter. One of the things I love about mechanical watches, is the idea that they can just keep going, you can leave one in a drawer for a couple of years take it out, wind it and it will start running again. This is obviously not strictly true as they do like the odd service! This is why I…

07-06-2012 2:14am

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Just came across this on twitter. One of the things I love about mechanical watches, is the idea that they can just keep going, you can leave one in a drawer for a couple of years take it out, wind it and it will start running again. This is obviously not strictly true as they do like the odd service!
This is why I remember being very excited when JLC showed their Master Compressor Extreme Lab Concept a few years ago. Using extremely low friction materials they were able to remove the need for movement lubrication, and hence significantly extend the service interval (widening the temperature operating range in the process as there was no lubricant to freeze).
This timepiece seems to take it on another level, what appears to be, from the blurb, a virtually maintenance free clock, that will just keep going, unless maybe you put it in a vacuum and wrapped it in tinfoil :-)

http://www.deboulle.com/about-us/deb-blog/161-jaeger-lecoultre-atmos-du-millenaire-powered-by-the-air-.html

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