Today we have a double video update!
It's been a few weeks since our last update and like any good engineering project we have incurred a few hiccups along the way. Hiccups are good in the world of engineering as they enable one to catch what could become service inquiries before they arise on customers wrists.
Since we first communicated our audacious plan of producing the tourbillon movement in-house we have continued to focus on two main goals.
Produce the best possible tourbillon movement in-house from the ground up.
Exceed your expectations by delivering a movement in record time.
We have found a few issues as of recently that have slowed the completion of the watches for this February. In todays video Silvan Deutschmann explains the obstacles we faced with the titanium components and the main barrel. These issues could only be found after multiple rounds of testing and assembly of test movements.
Since filming this video all components are now complete and in-house and we have begun assembly of all movements. After assembly, the movements will be regulated and performance tested. Those requiring COSC will be sent to COSC for certification.
Once all movements have finished being regulated we will case the watches. Our team anticipates shipping of watches to begin in late March.
There is a silver lining to all this.
By having the opportunity to thoroughly test the main barrel we have been able to squeeze out even more power reserve… a lot more.
If you recall the original La Joux Perret movement produced 60 hours of power reserve and we increased that to 72 hours. We later communicated that our new movement would deliver 100 hours of power reserve.
Today our completely new in-house movement easily exceeds 120 hours of power reserve which is over 5 days!
This means you can enjoy a solid work week on the wrist without having to wind your watch and all this out of a single barrel construction!
Silvan and our engineers focus is to ensure a stable and reliable movement is delivered to you so that they save you from early service intervals. The engineers see this delay as the last one to incur as all components have passed their stringent testing protocols.
I have also included a second video of Silvan building the tourbillon cage. There is lots to look forward to In the weeks to come. We will have a full movement build, a casing of the watch and a side by side comparison from the original movement to our new and very much improved in-house Tourbillon 1.
Feel free to email lostintime@horage.com with any questions or reach out in the comments.
Till next time…
Landon Stirling
I remember decades ago the anticipation and excitement I had at the prospect of dining at Auberge de L'Ill. I have just now experienced it again. Thank you!
Thank you so much. As foodies, myself and the entire team at Horage know what an incredible compliment this is. The anticipation is mounting and I look forward to sharing the second video of the movement build with you.
How surprise, andi and me was spending our 2013 new year eve dinner at Auberge de L'Ill and his hotel by the small river :) such beautiful memory. 😋
Simply impressive. I look forward to the watch like a child to Christmas. I plan to pick up the watch personally, will be a great moment for me. Thank you for the update.
Thank you Ronald! I was blown away when I saw the movements run time on my last visit. It had been running for around five days already and everyone watched in awe. It was as you said, just like Christmas only at that moment we caught a glimpse of Santa Claus and the gifts he had in store for everyone.
I can't wait for you to see your watch in person. We look forward to your visit. Thanks again for the support.
Can only echo the above comments. Kudos to the team making this happen! Looking forward to stare at all tiny parts moving along time ...
You're very welcome and we are thankful to have such a supportive community. There are 101 movement parts in total, to help keep your gaze 😉. . The re-design of the cage is even more enjoyable to watch over the previous movement as the team had the opportunity to layout the components to arrive at just the right visual proportions.
Thank you!
Thank you for the great job! I think you guys are setting a very high bar for a Swiss made tourbillon :-)
Thank you Jim! It really does not get much more Swiss than what we have created. This accomplishment is something very, very rare in the Swiss watch industry as only a select few are capable of such a feat.
Thank you for the continued support!
Thank you for this post and the two great videos. Can only agree to the comments made before, especially with Jim on setting new standards! Very much looking forward to next parts of the video of building the movement and of course the watch itself ;-)
Thank you Andrew. More exciting updates to come and most importantly we are nearing the finish line. Thanks again 👍