During the last goal presentation, the brand revealed its new technology of connected glasses. On stage, Mark Zuckerberg made a master of ceremonies presenting in the first person the new glasses and did so equipped with the Integrated screen glassesas well as with the bracelet in your right hand that captures the movements of your fingers to control the functions of the glasses.
However, while we were all looked at the operation of that technological pairnobody paid attention to what the meta -founding millionaire dressed in his left wrist: a rare watchmaking piece valued at more than $ 585,000.
Hidden. While all worldwide attention focused on the technology of the new Ray-Ban Display glasses and the innovative bracelet designed to control them, Mark Zuckerberg managed to hide an even more unusual accessory than glasses with screen: a rare Swiss clock Greubel Forsey Nano Foudroyante Ewt valued at more than $ 585,000.
It is not the first time that the millionaire chooses an exclusive piece of these Watchmaking artisans Switzerland to make some important announcement of the company. On the occasion of the announcement of changes in the moderation of target content, Zuckerberg chose a Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1 Tourbillona totally handmade piece of the Swiss watchmaker valued at about $ 900,000.
A “rare avis” of collection. The Greubel Forsey Nano Foudroyante EWT (Experimental Watch Technology), one of the most unique and advanced pieces ever produced by the renowned firm. Highlights the level of crafts and complexity of its manufacture, with 428 components inside and an extremely limited annual production, since only 11 units have been manufactured for this first version, making each specimen an ultra exclusive rarityas Zuckerberg himself confessed to Drip in a later interview.
According to the experts in the fieldhis greatest technological merit is found in his Foudroyante or “steering second.” The seconder is one of the elements that consumes the most energy in a clock since it requires that the hands of a complete return every second. However, Greubel Forsey has applied nanomechanics to reduce the size of that mechanism by consummating 1,800 times less energy to function than a conventional clock.
Nanomechanics and High Watches. As indicated in The page From the manufacturer, Nano Foudroyante Ewt is the result of twenty years of investigations of Greubel Forsey, and his innovation with the functioning of the seconder It is qualified as his tenth “fundamental invention.” In this case, its milestone has been to get energy not measured in joules, it is that the mechanism is managed on a nanojulios scale.
The technological advance of this model, not only affects its electrical consumption, but also the miniaturization also affects the size of the components, making the clock the most compact that has come out of its workshops, with only 37.9 mm in cash diameter and a 31 mm movement.
With an innovation in each hand. The image of Mark Zuckerberg with the bracelet that controls the operation of the Ray-Ban Meta Display on a doll and the very rare Greubel Forsey clock in the other, is full of symbolism. A little over a year ago, this presentation would have made a Mark Zuckerberg dressed in Gray t -shirt and blue cowboy pantswithout more complement than the one presented by goal.
On this occasion, on the other hand, an innovative company is presented that does not hesitate to ally with companies from other sectors such as Essilorluxotics to continue innovating. Who knows, if one day target dares to enter the field of smartwatches, maybe he does it from Greubel Forensy.
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