{"id":2961,"date":"2024-10-30T16:33:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/?p=2961"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:04:41","slug":"new-release-nano-foudroyante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/new-release-nano-foudroyante\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW RELEASE NANO FOUDROYANTE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LEGACY OF INNOVATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first Fundamental Invention by Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey was launched in 2004, marking the Atelier\u2019s commitment to research and invention. For over 20 years, this focus has been at the heart of all Greubel Forsey\u2019s Fundamental Inventions and timepieces. Today, Greubel Forsey\u2019s research is even more fundamental, aiming to completely rethink the approach to the conception of a timepiece. This endeavor demonstrates a major technological leap, comparable to the transition from tower clocks to wristwatches.<\/p>\n

Originally, horological instruments were large and public. Over time, they became transportable (table clocks, marine chronometers), then portable with pocket watches, and finally wearable with wristwatches. This evolution reaches its peak today with nanomechanics\u2014a revolution Greubel Forsey is pioneering. Thus, Greubel Forsey introduces its 10th invention: the Nano Foudroyante. This new Fundamental Invention is the most technologically disruptive\u2014not only for Greubel Forsey but also for the universe of mechanical watchmaking.<\/p>\n

NANOMECHANICS: A NEW HORIZON<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is nanomechanics? It is a realm beyond the miniaturization of components to the nanometric scale. When we talk about nanomechanics, we\u2019re talking about controlling energy on a nanojoule scale within a mechanical movement. This revolution in energy management within a caliber allows for a drastic reduction in both energy consumption and the number of components.<\/p>\n

A REVOLUTIONIZED MECHANISM<\/strong><\/p>\n

To demonstrate the feasibility of nanomechanics, Greubel Forsey has reinvented the foudroyante second. Its hand completes one revolution per second, dividing it into segments according to the movement\u2019s frequency. In this Nano Foudroyante, each oscillation of the 3 Hz balance wheel produces two beats, totaling six beats per second, allowing the hand to divide the second into six distinct segments. This is an energy-intensive complication by nature. However, by managing energy on a nanojoule scale, Greubel Forsey has radically rethought its design and construction. Compared to a traditional foudroyante that consumes 30 \u03bcJ (microjoules) per jump, the Nano Foudroyante operates with only 16 nJ (nanojoules) per jump, reducing energy consumption by a factor of 1,800. The mechanism\u2019s volume is therefore reduced by 90%. Here, the focus is not just on measuring fractions of a second but as a proof of concept for a completely new approach to watchmaking, which is why this Nano Foudroyante was chosen to be a perpetual display.<\/p>\n

It eliminates the entire gear train required in a traditional foudroyante to divide the second, as the information is sourced directly, distributing and managing the energy from the movement through a minimal number of low-inertia wheels. Fewer components mean less volume: this Nano Foudroyante EWT is very compact, with 428 components, and the movement measures no more than 31 mm in diameter within a 37.9 mm case (the smallest ever built by Greubel Forsey).<\/p>\n

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HOROLOGY AT ITS PEAK<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s more: true to Greubel Forsey\u2019s passion for the tourbillon, this Nano Foudroyante is integrated within a flying tourbillon\u2014the first ever made by Greubel Forsey. Finally, an additional innovation: although this flying tourbillon rotates constantly, the Nano Foudroyante\u2019s dial remains permanently aligned towards twelve o\u2019clock for optimal readability.
\nTogether with the flyback, these three features complete Greubel Forsey’s 10th Fundamental Invention: a Nano Foudroyante, set within a flying tourbillon, with an oriented reading axis.<\/p>\n

This is just the foundation and not the end result: this 10th Invention is powered by a manual-winding flyback movement. This complication presented by Greubel Forsey, includes column-wheel control within the strong architectural design and exceptional finishing, a signature of Greubel Forsey.<\/p>\n

A LIMITED EDITION MASTERPIECE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The timepiece will be made in a limited edition of just 11 pieces in this inaugural, refined version, emphasizing its disruptive technical character and highlighting the personality of a timepiece brilliantly conceived in the EWT (Experimental Watch Technology) laboratory.<\/p>\n

The white gold case offers an additional surprise, with a bezel and back crafted from tantalum\u2014a first for Greubel Forsey, who have never used this material before. Known for its gray-blue sheen and complexity in machining and finishing (with a melting point above 3000\u00b0C), tantalum requires rare expertise. The Atelier also preserves its essential aesthetic signatures, including polished relief engravings of \u201cNano Foudroyante\u201d and \u201cGreubel Forsey\u201d on a hand-hammered background, hand-satin-finished white gold, and a highly architectural movement. This masterpiece displays the movement around its column wheel with rare 3D monobloc geometry, visible through the back.<\/p>\n

The timepiece is engraved with \u201c2004 \u2013 2024\u201d and \u201c20th Anniversary\u201d to mark this milestone.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEGACY OF INNOVATION The first Fundamental Invention by Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey was launched in 2004, marking the Atelier\u2019s commitment to research and invention. For over 20 years, this focus has been at the heart of all Greubel Forsey\u2019s Fundamental Inventions and timepieces. Today, Greubel Forsey\u2019s research is even more fundamental, aiming to completely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2965,"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2961\/revisions\/2965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tempoprezioso.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}