It has been an incredibly exciting 2019 at HORAGE. As a thank you to our supporters this New Years Eve we would like to share with you Part 1 of our Mission Tourbillon movie series.
To realize our very first tourbillon we have collaborated with one of Switzerlands most prestigious movement producers La Joux Perret. We will elaborate on this collaboration in a future post, but first a little mostly unknown fact until now is that the previous CEO of this company joined us on our quest to build our K1 movement. Needless to say we were happy to be working with him again to bring our silicon expertise to the tourbillon world.
We hope you enjoy this first look at the build and that you pay particular attention to the escapement utilized in this tourbillon.
Please share this on social media with your community and as always we look forward to catching up with you in the comments.
Happy New Year from all of us at HORAGE!!
Landon Stirling
WOW ～ What a tiny amazing tourbillon! Thank you for the shari!
Happy New Year !
We are very happy you like this! Happy New Year @Minson Peng
What a riveting video!! This is painstaking, delicate work, done quickly and confidently, suggesting a high skill level and years of experience. Very impressive, indeed!
Filming this was just as riveting. The watchmaker who has been specializing in building tourbillons for the past 11 years almost did not breathe for the entire build. I only noticed when he let out a big sigh of relief at the end. Keep in mind the tourbillon pieces are much smaller than a regular movement and demand absolute concentration and precision when building. Extremely happy you enjoyed the video and we look forward to sharing part 2 with you!
Great work! Thanks for sharing👏 Happy and successful year 2020 to all the team🍾
Thank you very much @belenos224 A Happy and prosperous New Year to you as well!
Good job not only putting this tourbillon together but also the filming. 👍
Thank you and thanks also to the entire team making this watch a reality.
Thanks for sharing Part 1 of your video series. Amazing to see the skill and precision that goes into putting life into such a tiny mechanical part. Human automation at its best: using pliers to guide the miniature head screwdriver to keep a steady hand (and no breathing!)
Please keep filming... the full sequence of the finished timepiece will be a joy to watch, especially for any of us who will be lucky enough to own one of these little beauties.
Great to see you noticed the pliers holding the screwdriver. When I was filming this I could not see that on the screen, only when I started editing that I actually saw that. It is really hard to comprehend in real life with real eyes how small that stuff is. Without advancements in lens and video technology it would be a hard story to tell. Part 2 will give some more insight into the design of the project. For a tourbillon we will have a very attractive price point, and are working on options for deposit and final payment later on. This will help ease things from start of pre-order to when production is finished and product ships.
I'm deeply moved by the documentary.
The watchmaker assembled the tourbillion in such a steady and confident pace. What an exquisite skill!
I have to say... the scene for the tourbillion moving is too short to quench my thirst!
I can't stop keeping playing and playing back the 4-second scene.
I'm so addicted to the tourbillion and how the light shining as the skeleton dial turning around.
Looking forward to part 2!! 👍👍👍
Oh I just found that I have a question.
Why is there no balance spring in the components?
Hi @Minson Peng I cannot say how much I appreciate your feedback on this project and the video. It really is wonderful to have you so involved and along for the tourbillon ride.
The balance wheel and spring are circled in the attached image that matches yours. As well at minute 1:49 you will see it get placed. I attached an image for you as well.
Thanks again!
@landonstirling Here it is. Thank you for your warming feedback and answering my question!😄👍