[time-nuts] Tag Heuer Mikrogirder

[Chuck Harris]

I think its a variation on the tuning fork system that Bulova used.

I think the point they are trying to make is that a balance wheel
system ticks 4,5, or 6 times each second, which limits its
resolution to 1/4, 1/5th, or 1/6th of a second.  This watch
beats 1000 times per second, which limits its resolution to
1/1000th of a second.

Apparently this thing moves so fast that the second hand sweeps
20 revolutions each second!

-Chuck Harris


Brooke Clarke wrote:
> Hi:
>
> What's the claim for the Tag Heuer Mikrogirder?
> Is it an accurate watch or is it a stop watch with resolution orders of magnitude
> faster than human reaction time?
> http://us.tagheuer.com/en/home#/en-the-tag-heuer-mikrogirder-1-2000th
>