Credits: Article and images by Wei Koh @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/frederique-constant-revolution-slimline-monolithic-fps/
Eggerding adds, “Step one was to make sure the watches were reliable and viable for public release, which they are.”
One of the things I find most fascinating about the Monolithic is that the entire oscillator is not fixed by any axis to the movement. Instead, it is held in place by the stunning bridge which acts as a framework that retains it. The framework also acts to prevent the oscillator from bending to the point of breakage, a bit like an anti-shock device. Only the small silicon escapement wheel is fixed on an axis. When in motion, the oscillator’s movement is just barely perceptible. However, one look at the seconds hand tells you if the watch is in motion. On that note, at 80 beats per second, the hand looks like it is floating mysteriously around the circumference of the dial.
Says Koeslag with a laugh, “Occasionally, we get comparisons to the Grand Seiko Spring Drive seconds hand, but I have to explain that watch has no oscillator, our seconds hand is moving to the beat of ours — it’s just so fast, it’s almost impossible to see.”
Credits: Article and images by Wei Koh @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/frederique-constant-revolution-slimline-monolithic-fps/
