The Girard Perregaux Neo Constant Escapement is insane!
If you’re a movement dork like me, you’ll understand why the return of GP’s Constant Escapement is so exciting.
I woke up my whole family at 3 in the morning to tell them about it. My friends refuse to hang out anymore - it’s all I can talk about. Constant force is a mythical animal that every horologist has been chasing since the ancient Egyptians first wore Rolexes. Since then, countless watchmakers have spent decades, showered in their own tears, tinkering with novel techniques to capture constant force successfully.
In their stunningly complex new movement, Girard Perregaux employs a blade-like piece of metal (that’s several times thinner than a human hair) to send a consistent flow (hence the name “Constant Force”) of impulses to the balance wheel through a repetitive bending motion. This dance, far more elegant than any romp on ‘Dancing With The Stars’, is a near-perpetual movement that makes GP’s latest release arguably one of the most special watches ever made.
If you’re feeling nerdy, check out GP’s release page for more info!
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It is just unreal.
Wow 🤩 So good to see GP back to doing movement innovations aside from experimenting with materials. Super stuff!
Wow 🤩 So good to see GP back to doing movement innovations aside from experimenting with materials. Super stuff!
I couldn't agree more, @synchronicity ! It's fantastic to witness GP's return to the world of movement innovations.
Great to see. This ‘1966’ was a return of GP to using in house movement and its beautiful. Glad they are continuing to innovate.