Energy conservation through innovation was one of the primary goals of watchmaker F. P. Journe when it revealed its first ladies watch known as the élégante. The watch is unique in that it can quite literally stop working after one takes it off his/her wrist and can automatically adjust itself to the correct time after it is put back on. The electromechanical watch is the “only electromechanical movement conceived and created for the luxury market.”
The real question is: How does it work? Two things are key: a motion detector and a microprocessor.
The watch contains a motion detector near the 5 o’clock spot. If one were to take off the watch, the gears, rotors, and hands, the élégante would stop working (a condition called “standby mode”) after 30 minutes in order to conserve energy. A microprocessor in the meanwhile keeps track of time; once the is élégante worn once more, the watch moves the hands in order to display the correct time. As an article from Forbes.com notes, “With this system the electronic components are projected to last 10 years if worn and up to 18 years in standby mode.”
To read more about this interesting luxury watch, click here.
This blog post was adapted from: http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2015/06/03/f-p-journe-partners-with-jeweler-martin-katz-to-create-an-elegant-innovative-ladies-watch/
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