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This is a wonderful question, that deserves a careful response.Before we can talk about the natural escapement, let's get on the same page about what an escapement does. In a mechanical wristwatch, an escapement translates rotational energy into lateral impulses that is, it turns the rotating of gears into the back-and-forth movement of the balance wheel.  There are lots of different types of escapements, but the most popular (by far) is the lever escapement. The lever escapement gives the balance wheel a push in each direction, causing it to oscillate until the watch runs out of power. Laurent Ferrier's natural escapement in action The lever escapement does this by introducing a lever (the pallet fork) in between the escape wheel and balance staff. The lever escapement is so popular because it is easy to manufacture and adjust, while being very sturdy. The problem with the lever escapement is that the type of push, or impulse, that it uses produces s

Hello Folks
I'm new to the Watch Talk forum, but I've been participating on the Time Zone Rolex Modern. I already recognize some of the names here. Woohoo!Thanks to DerekW for referring me here. I hope I can add some humor and a few pics, as well as the well chosen barb.Cheers

Question re 5039-R fron Newbie
Hi-I just purchased a pre-owned 5039-R from a dealer in Germany. The side portion of the case (the part where the stem is, all around the watch with the exception of the portions where the band attaches) are brushed rose gold. The portions where the strap attaches are not brushed, leading me to believe the watch originally came with buffed, not brushed gold, and it has been brushed to remove/hide scratches. It has also occurred to me that I could be totally wrong, and that this is part of the style.Does anyone know/have any opinions. Searches on the internet seem to show watches with both brushed and buffed gold in this ring. Any assistance/thoughts are appreciated.

How about a De beers watch?
New York¡ªDe Beers is now in the business of keeping time.In November, the diamond giant launched a line of eight men's and women's watches priced between $12,000 and $38,000.Though the watches can be seen on De Beers' Web site, Debeers, they can be purchased only at De Beers retail stores.Called the Talisman line, the design of the watches was inspired by De Beers' Talisman Collection of diamond jewelry.The collection started with the Talisman Suntime Watch. It now includes a range of Swiss-made automatic, manual and quartz watches in white or yellow gold with rough diamonds, baguette diamonds, full pav¨¦-set diamonds, semi pav¨¦-set diamonds or without pav¨¦-set diamonds.De Beers' foray into the watch world is the latest in a series of decisions by the company to diversify.The company opened its first U.S. retail stores in 2005 and just celebrated the opening of its fifth U.S. store, in Washington, D.C. De Beers also has retail stores in New York, Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, Calif., and Ho

Future value of RG RO Chrono Black face on strap
I am contemplating purchasing this watch. I'm concerned about the future value due to it being discontinued. I spoke to someone in the field and they believe that I would only be able to get less then 50% of the retail value in 5 years from now. Others say the watch may increase in value. Does anyone have an opinion on this watches future value?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk