I really wish you could make some more videos. I got my passion for horology from watching your videos. I have spent 25+ years as an instrument precision engineer and I am still amazed by your skills.

I feel so privileged having been invited to this amazing lecture through your YT-channel. Thank you!

Hi Roger, thanks so much for posting for those of us not able to attend!

It would have been interesting to hear his views on the Spring Drive movement, which to my mind is a true innovation in movements as it combines the time keeping precision of quartz with the practically and elegance of mechanical power.

Thanks so much for posting this. I am now a true believer in the coaxial.

This was a FANTASTIC lecture! Thank you, Roger.

I really enjoyed that Roger. Thanks ever so much for sharing.

Fascinating. Just fascinating.

Beautiful lecture Roger thanks for sharing your wisdom on watch making. However, in my humble opinion to truly see your vision of the Co axil movement making its way to main stream and getting adopted by the watch industry you need more then just Omega using it. You make some of the most elegant watches in the world but the nature of your watches take time. Have you ever thought of opening a secondary brand that utilizes your watch movement designs but that are made by machine not hand so you can get your watches on more wrists. Because with more people experiencing the longevity benefits of the Co-axil made in your way the more impact it will have on the industry as a whole.

See very interesting thoughts, One day I may even have the chance to see one of your watches. Please keep up with your development strategy. So good ti see a hands on development. Thank you.

Thank you for the excellent lecture

Brilliant! Thank You :)

Thank you so much for the "walking through the door" analogy, for the co-axial escapement explanation... All is now clearer,,, superb lecture btw... ps,, so glad I'm wearing a SMP 300m..

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As a mere mechanical watch enthusiast I am very happy to see the search for perfection at its best! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Gday Rodger I have admired your work for sometime & your thoughts on watch design are in parallel with my own. I'm working on a unique design escapement very different to anything I have ever seen. I hope to be able to share more with you as I get closer to a refined system. I've been to the Isle of Man twice but sadly for the TT LOL.

@butts4653

Жыл бұрын

Why don't you put something on youtube to share with us?

@JG-ib7xk

8 ай бұрын

​@@butts4653it'll just get stolen by some Chinese factory if he does that

In the lecture you talk about steel/brass being fine for the job, and in most cases I would agree. As one of the factors you discussed is reduction in weight of the escapement wheels (in fact ALL the wheels) would it not be worth looking into ceramics, composites and metals such as titanium? I know these are maybe against your ethos, however it would make a wonderful research project never the less. It is trying out stuff that often turns up new discoveries. Nice lecture BTW :-)

@SswiiZ

4 жыл бұрын

The problem about ceramics is, that its fragile and complicated to build an escapement out of it. Nowadays you have way better and modern materials like silicon. The silicon escapement is very very light, elastic, no lubrications needed and the pieces can me made in the micro metrics with precision. Since the patent is running out, big companies and groups are using it now for the future products. The problem is, as a watchmaker there is no adjustment possible. Which means you don’t have to be a watchmaker anymore to fix it. You just change pieces and clean it. So the question is then at the costumer. What does he appreciate more. Hand finished and beautiful crafted steel and brass or high tech, precise, machine made pieces. I personally prefer always art before profit.

@liangweihao7932

4 жыл бұрын

I think he kind of brushed aside the question on using new modern materials. While what he said is true that using modern materials is just masking the problem of inefficiency, imagine using modern materials with an efficient design like a coaxial escapement. Only problem is, and what I suspect is his main aversion to using modern materials, independent watchmakers have no way to produce parts out of silicone or ceramic themselves, and have to rely on specialised industries instead. And the more such parts are outsourced, the less the watch can be called fully handmade, the less parts they can decorate and finish, and the more they deviate from the idea of keeping to tradition, which is the whole basis for luxury handmade watches in the first place.

@jimblack8104

2 жыл бұрын

Richard Mille use lightweight material with movements weighing less then 10 grams

they have diamond and diamond like coatings for gears. pretty sure theres tech out there in other industries just waiting to be plugged into horology.

Interesting talk, but I am puzzled why Omega co-axials have the same service intervalls as other models. ( Based on information from 1 store )

@SuperCidalFilms

4 жыл бұрын

Frank Stevenson Money. The more times your service your watch, the more money omega will make, especially with specialist calibres like the co-axial. Until the consumer market decide that their service interval is too short and they start losing money, nothing will change.

Could have been a good lecture with decent visuals.

I don't understand why the rest of the watch, other than the escapement, wouldn't still need the same frequency of servicing. After all there is still friction and dried up oils in the rest of the watch. Apparently that's the reason that Omega still recommends those relatively ordinary service intervals.

Great lecture Roger! I've been a great admirer on your pursuit of perfecting the Co-Axial. So I have 2 questions: 1. You state that a low VPH is critical for movement longevity and that you use a 18000 VPH for your watches. Please can you add your perspective on why you use 18000 (2.5 Hz) and why not go completely the opposite way and use a 7200 (1 Hz) VPH instead? 2. How do you choose the Balance wheel's inertia? I've read bigger is better for stability at the trade off of extra power consuption. Many thanks!

@theselectiveluddite

3 жыл бұрын

G'day George, If you go much below 18,000vph you come into the problem of sudden changes in direction of the timepiece (such as when you move your hand around) can create a cancelling event where the movement of your arm, and the swing of the balance, match and the watch will stop. Even if it's only momentarily, before restarting, these little pauses will add up over the course of a day/week/month etc. and effect the watches accuracy. Pocket watches from the early 1700's and before often had low vph counts (14,000 - 16,000) and could stop if you moved suddenly in the wrong direction. So, by the late 1700's or so they were largely settling on a higher vph. Cheers

Dr. Roger can you advice books that can help to design watch, i want to make own movement?

@rwsmithwatches

4 жыл бұрын

I used Watchmaking which was written by George Daniels. Hope this helps. R

Ed has bought a watch from RWsmith watches

:)

Only if he could do this without an audience.

Отличный контент. Отличный канал. Отличный админ

When and if do you expect the co axial movement to become more mainstream, because apart from Omega, I don’t know anybody else who has embraced this brilliant technology? It would seem very sad that this technology is only used by high end manufacturers such as yourself. Could this be filtered down to a watch saying costing £3000?

@desertsoldier41

2 жыл бұрын

There are Omegas that have Coxials in the £1900 range (Deville), you can get an Aqua Terra for £3000

@GODOFLIQUOR

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think any other brand can legally use it since it’s patented

@Enrico-

Жыл бұрын

@@GODOFLIQUOR it's not. Patent expired in the 90's according to RW Smith.

Are service intervals tied to mechanism inefficiencies and lubrication needs, or to revenue and profit for the watch companies? I'm more inclined to think the latter. If so, then the coaxial escapement will never be popular in the industry, and will remain in the niche community of independent watchmakers where servicing is not a significant source of revenue for them.

@godofcows4649

4 жыл бұрын

Mainly has to do with lubrication gumming up. I've always heard that when it starts to lose time is when to service a watch. The wear on these machines is so little that I'm not sure there is a right answer to the question

@jimblack8104

2 жыл бұрын

@@godofcows4649 well I just heard GD say his watches won’t need a service for at least 20 years

Omeeeega, what on earth is that? It is the Greek Letter om-eh-ga and it is incorrect to pronounce it with the 'e' as it is pronounced in the English alphabet. It should be pronounced as it is in eh. Om-eh-ga, not omeeeega. As a Greek, the mispronunciation of our letter omega by many English speakers [and computer readers] is highly irritating. I recently heard an Iranian reporter point out to an American sportsman that Iran is not pronounce eye-ran and I empathise completely.

@2K9s

11 ай бұрын

@@01egna *realize.

Glorified gearbox.

@windsoruk

4 жыл бұрын

Glorious gearbox!

@JaegerHammer

4 жыл бұрын

Gears will never be obsolete.

@grottonisred6541

4 жыл бұрын

Jager Hammer Well said..👍👍