BaselWorld 2011: TAG Heuer Mikrotimer Flying 1000 concept chronograph
This year at Baselworld, TAG Heuer has unveiled what it says to be world’s first mechanical wrist chronograph to measure and display 1/1,000th of a second set. The Mikrotimer Flying 1000 concept’s oscillating system vibrates at 3,600,000 beats per hour, which is 125 times faster than most of the existing chronographs and 10 times faster than the Carrera Mikrograph 1/100th. The firm has 11 patents pending on its groundbreaking technology. An excerpt from the dedicated product page reads…
If the Heuer CARRERA MIKROGRAPH 1/100th Second Chronograph is to watchmaking what walking on the moon is to space history, then the TAG Heuer Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Concept Chronograph is the equivalent of the first manned landing on Mars.
The Mikrotimer Flying 1000 concept comes equipped with two escapements…
• Regular time: 4Hz, 28,800 beats per hour, 42-hour power reserve.
• Ultra fast time: 500 Hz, 3,600,000 beats per hour.
Without a doubt, making a mechanical chronograph that measures 1/1,000th of a second is some serious task, but making it easy to read is even more a task. The flying central hand of the concept chronograph does 10 rotations per second, indicating 1/1000th of a second and 1/100th of a second on a scale on the external part of the dial, which has 100 graduations over 360-degrees.
A second, smaller central hand shows minutes and 1/12th of a minute on a 150-second scale. A counter at 6 o'clock indicates 1/10th of a second, calibrated to 5 seconds.
This unique, innovative dial-scale display system lets the wearer read minutes, seconds and 1/1,000th instantly. This mechanism makes this timepiece perfect for sporting events. The TAG Heuer the Mikrotimer Flying 1000 is currently in the concept stages.
Via: I4U
