January 17th, 2006
Cabestan Wristwatch Redefines Time for a Mere $220,000
By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
We don’t usually cover high tech timepieces, but after the interest in the 39 megapixel Hassleblad digital camera that costs more than a BMW, we figured, why not? So here’s a look at an odd and very different new timepiece: the Cabestan.
Two renowned watch-makers Jean Francois Ruchonnet (the designer of TAG Heuer’s famous Monaco V4 Concept Watch ) and Vianney Halter have come together to create this exceptional timepiece titled Cabestan. The watch has a truly revolutionary design inspired from water and maritime activites and is totally innovative from its design point of view. The watch looks a bit complex and seems like it’s made only to be worn by tech-geeks but actually its construction is very particular. The mechanical design of the Cabestan, including its tourbillon, is totally transversal and every indication of hour, minute, seconds, and power reserve appear on the cylinders located at the four corners of the watch. Source: BornRich
More on the Development of the Cabestan Here
We say: Looks interesting, but I still have no idea what time is.
Dave Barnes says:
Telling the time is very simple:
“The indications (hour, minute, seconds, and power reserve) appear on the cylinders located at the four “corners” of the watch.
Starting from the lower left, we find the barrel, which transmits its driving power to the movement by the intermediary of a chain. This chain is connected to a second cylinder, at the upper left, made up of one part of a fusee (placed horizontally as opposed to the traditional fusees that are always vertical), and the other of the cylindrical power reserve indicator (a total of 72 hours).
Still on the upper end, but this time on the right, we find two cylinders next to each other, providing the perfectly readable hours and minutes. In the lower right hand corner, we can see the tourbillon, which is also placed vertically and is directly linked to another cylinder, which quite logically gives the seconds indication, as the tourbillon makes one rotation per minute.”
,dave
January 17th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
D. Alan Smith says:
Really! ….you forgot to mention the gurkinflokker wheel up on top that digs into your wrist at different depths depending on the phases of the moon. (for 29.95 additional you could have day and date!?)
January 18th, 2006 at 6:48 am
nivoxz says:
wow…i want one!
January 18th, 2006 at 10:29 am
JLG says:
So for $220K, I can either buy a 4br house in a nice midwestern suburb, or I can have a horizontal gurkinflokker and no day and date… I might go with the gurkinflokker.
January 18th, 2006 at 10:33 am
rmp says:
Ok, that’s all well and good, and we just might all buy the nifty gurkinflokker thingamajig with all the doohickies, whatchamacallits and whazzymagidgets all over it.
But exactly how does thing thing “redefine” time as the headline states? Does it cause seconds and minutes to speed up or slow down? Maybe hours fold in upon themselves in an area 44.126 meters from your wrist?
$220,000.00 worth of ugly wristwatch? It better STOP time for that kind of money.
January 19th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
martinelli says:
It doesn’t, it just allows you to visually display “Mine is bigger than yours” unless it’s just a wrist worn Johnson for those less than adequately endowed who need to compensate.
January 22nd, 2006 at 8:04 pm