A French company (SilMach) backed by Timex Group is claiming to have opened a new chapter in watchmaking with the creation of a silicon motor that matches the accuracy of quartz-based movements with the elegance of a mechanical watch’s sweeping hands.

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    1 year ago

    I’ll believe that it’s a contender against existing quartz movements when they lay out the production costs for their design. You can’t consign discrete ticks to the dustbin of history until you can compete with a $3 SpongeBob watch from Malaysia.