Tourbillons, Micro-Rotors, Diamonds & A Film
It's a big day and an exciting road ahead as we announce Mission Independence.
Tons to unpack so have a read!
https://www.shop.horage.com/forum/mission-independence-english/3-2-1-blast-off-mission-independence
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Hi, I'm David the Marketing and Sales director at Horage SA. Horage is an independent manufacture based in Biel/Bienne the heart of the Swiss watchmaking industry.
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awesome 😍😍
Thanks Landon
3 at once! - you guys have been burning the midnight oil
Some loves: the railroad second track on the Tourbillon 2, the quite unique style of the Arabic numerals, the texture on the blue Livre De Durrow, the elegant look of that gold / salmon skin/ tourbillon (sidenote: I'm not elegant, but I dig the look)
Stuff I'm not sure about ... power meter (though oddly, I love it on my GSs and really appreciate having it!) and any watches with Diamonds on the case (I recognize I am not the target market on that one!)
But being a bit of a 'rough on my watches' character, I worry about things like shock resistance, water resistance, scratch resistance, and like my watches as light as possible (Yay Titanium!).
So, was hoping for a 'sports' tourbillon... which may in fact be what the upcoming Autark is? Or perhaps the Lensman 1 is the closest to that description 🤔
Couple more questions:
Is the tourbillon in these watches the exact same design and build as the Tourbillon 1 watch from a couple years ago? Has it evolved in the iterations of watches since then?
My concern with integrated bracelets - they almost never work with my 6" wrist. 😥 Do Horage integrated bracelets work with #ittybittywristcommittee wrists (i.e. flat on top, very small and fragile looking to most normal wristed folks)
Look forward to seeing the new Autark when you are ready to announce.
awesome 😍😍
Thank you! Very happy you like the new watch release!
Thanks Landon
3 at once! - you guys have been burning the midnight oil
Some loves: the railroad second track on the Tourbillon 2, the quite unique style of the Arabic numerals, the texture on the blue Livre De Durrow, the elegant look of that gold / salmon skin/ tourbillon (sidenote: I'm not elegant, but I dig the look)
Stuff I'm not sure about ... power meter (though oddly, I love it on my GSs and really appreciate having it!) and any watches with Diamonds on the case (I recognize I am not the target market on that one!)
But being a bit of a 'rough on my watches' character, I worry about things like shock resistance, water resistance, scratch resistance, and like my watches as light as possible (Yay Titanium!).
So, was hoping for a 'sports' tourbillon... which may in fact be what the upcoming Autark is? Or perhaps the Lensman 1 is the closest to that description 🤔
Couple more questions:
Is the tourbillon in these watches the exact same design and build as the Tourbillon 1 watch from a couple years ago? Has it evolved in the iterations of watches since then?
My concern with integrated bracelets - they almost never work with my 6" wrist. 😥 Do Horage integrated bracelets work with #ittybittywristcommittee wrists (i.e. flat on top, very small and fragile looking to most normal wristed folks)
Look forward to seeing the new Autark when you are ready to announce.
Some good stuff in here! Burning the midnight oil is an understatement, but when the surfs up you better ride or die. There's time for the elusive work/life balance in between.
Power reserve was added as a request from our previous tourbillon customers. As it is a hand-wound movement with no rotor to automatically rewind the watch many wanted a visual reading of what the power reserve was. We found many were more often times than not underwinding their watches for fear of over-winding. Even though we communicated that we had an automatic mainspring barrel with a clutch to protect from any overwinding many just wound the watch a few turns. With the power reserve, it's front and centre and people can see where things are at now.
Our tourbillons are meant to be an everyday wear. I take mine hiking, snowboarding, swimming and pretty much anywhere on my travels. It keeps on ticking just like any sports watch I have owned. Whether it be steel or titanium scratches are going to appear and I like them because it gives a watch character. On polished surfaces, those scuffs can easily be polished out.
If a sports tourbillon is more your style then the Autark Tourbillon might just be the ticket.
For Tourbillon 2 we have had to rework our K-TOU caliber to accommodate the power reserve indicator. This has jumped the jewel count from 19 to 26. A completely new base plate was needed to accommodate this upgrade.
As for integrated bracelets the Tourbillon 2 if you prefer a strap you can use any of the Tourbillon 1 straps or purchase an additional salmon skin strap.
Be sure to check in on our forum. Tons of stuff to unpack over the next months and year to come.
Thank you!
Some good stuff in here! Burning the midnight oil is an understatement, but when the surfs up you better ride or die. There's time for the elusive work/life balance in between.
Power reserve was added as a request from our previous tourbillon customers. As it is a hand-wound movement with no rotor to automatically rewind the watch many wanted a visual reading of what the power reserve was. We found many were more often times than not underwinding their watches for fear of over-winding. Even though we communicated that we had an automatic mainspring barrel with a clutch to protect from any overwinding many just wound the watch a few turns. With the power reserve, it's front and centre and people can see where things are at now.
Our tourbillons are meant to be an everyday wear. I take mine hiking, snowboarding, swimming and pretty much anywhere on my travels. It keeps on ticking just like any sports watch I have owned. Whether it be steel or titanium scratches are going to appear and I like them because it gives a watch character. On polished surfaces, those scuffs can easily be polished out.
If a sports tourbillon is more your style then the Autark Tourbillon might just be the ticket.
For Tourbillon 2 we have had to rework our K-TOU caliber to accommodate the power reserve indicator. This has jumped the jewel count from 19 to 26. A completely new base plate was needed to accommodate this upgrade.
As for integrated bracelets the Tourbillon 2 if you prefer a strap you can use any of the Tourbillon 1 straps or purchase an additional salmon skin strap.
Be sure to check in on our forum. Tons of stuff to unpack over the next months and year to come.
Thank you!
Dude! - I'm a Watchcrunch fanboi and waste uncountable hours here waxing unpoetically about my loves and hates.... But I will try to do some horage forum pop ins now and then. 👌
Thanks for the detailed answer!
On the hand wind/ PM issue: I though those prev gen watches had a clear caseback and skeletal barrel so the owner could look at the mainspring through the back to see if it's fully or almost fully wound?
But yes, the meter is super useful and I definitely appreciate having it when rotating between a few different watches in my collection. They are the only watches that don't unexpectedly die on me ☠️
Dude! - I'm a Watchcrunch fanboi and waste uncountable hours here waxing unpoetically about my loves and hates.... But I will try to do some horage forum pop ins now and then. 👌
Thanks for the detailed answer!
On the hand wind/ PM issue: I though those prev gen watches had a clear caseback and skeletal barrel so the owner could look at the mainspring through the back to see if it's fully or almost fully wound?
But yes, the meter is super useful and I definitely appreciate having it when rotating between a few different watches in my collection. They are the only watches that don't unexpectedly die on me ☠️
Most people that are into watches spend an uncountable amount of hours on timepieces so you are definitely not alone.
On the Tourbillon 1 you can clearly see the main barrel spring, but some I suppose were still unsure how much to wind the watch. I understand as it's a costly item and a natural tendency with these timepieces especially tourbillons is to tread lightly. Our engineers and watchmakers push these watches to the limit and observing just how hard they are on them would have most in need of resuscitation.
The details are amazing