DSC-RX100M3
ƒ/8
8.8 mm
1/30
500
I was delighted to get Serial Number 69… Seems appropriate when you get your Freak on.
The watch mechanism and is built into the minute hand that drives a gear around the toothed rim.
This model, with only 75 made, is the first automatic double oscillator with a differential, which draws the average of their rates. This required lightweight silicon MEMS gears coated with synthetic diamond for abrasion resistance.
Here is a cool little video of it in action (only plays on a desktop, not iPhone).
The face is black aventurine glass with flecks of copper. The body is titanium, ceramic and gold.
“The Freak is one of the ten watches that have revolutionized watchmaking over the course of the last twenty years” — The New York Times.
The automatic "Grinder" self-winder on back:
"The Grinder is twice as efficient as a classical automatic winding system. It uses the smallest of wrist movements. The oscillating weight is connected to a frame carrying four blades, which gives the self-winding system twice the angular stroke." — UN
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