Frederique Constant Ultra High Beat Silicon Replaces 446-Year-Old Tech

Frederique Constant has revealed an ultra high beat silicon escapement that replaces the 446-year-old regulator at the heart of most mechanical watches currently being made.The Swiss brand's new escapement replaces 26 individual metallic components with a single, micron-precise wafer of meticulously designed silicon, just 0.3mm thick.The regulator of a mechanical watch is the part that 'keeps time' by moving in a repeated, uniform motion, the 'tick tock' rhythm we associate with watches and cloc...