12/03/2013
DRUMMING UP A HIT
THIS year, Ball watch introduced its patented SpringLOCK� System, the world�s first revolutionary anti-shock system that enhances watch accuracy by reducing the balance-spring shock impact by 66%.
Philippe Antille, Chief Technology Officer at Ball Watch, often used, as an example, the environmental effects a watch might endure while around the wrist of a drummer to illustrate the purpose of such a system.
He found the perfect tester for his anti-shock system: Eric Singer, the drummer of the band Kiss.
Singer already has two Ball watches and is a member of the �Friends of Ball�.
He wore the first prototype on stage in Milan in June 18 and the results found that the watch only had a difference of a few seconds after being �mistreated� during the whole first set of the concert.
THIS year, Ball watch introduced its patented SpringLOCK� System, the world�s first revolutionary anti-shock system that enhances watch accuracy by reducing the balance-spring shock impact by 66%.
Philippe Antille, Chief Technology Officer at Ball Watch, often used, as an example, the environmental effects a watch might endure while around the wrist of a drummer to illustrate the purpose of such a system.
He found the perfect tester for his anti-shock system: Eric Singer, the drummer of the band Kiss.
Singer already has two Ball watches and is a member of the �Friends of Ball�.
He wore the first prototype on stage in Milan in June 18 and the results found that the watch only had a difference of a few seconds after being �mistreated� during the whole first set of the concert.
On being asked how hard he was hitting the sticks, Singer explained, �It�s wood on steel. It may sound like a contradiction, but I try and be relaxed, but also as forceful as possible. If I tried to drum the way I do onstage now, without the adrenaline, it would hurt too much and I couldn�t do it. Aside from the fact that (a watch) doesn�t really go with my costume, I was always afraid that I�d destroy a movement if I wore it on stage.�
The SpringLOCK� works as a �cage� around the balance-spring and absorbs the energy created when the watch is subjected to external impacts.
These impacts can cause standard mechanical movements to vary by up to 60 seconds a day.
Singer went on to test the finalised product a few months later in Tokyo. He wore the brand new Engineer Hydrocarbon Airborne featured with the SpringLOCK�.
As a start, Ball Watch will endow a few models with the SpringLOCK� System; The Engineer Hydrocarbon Black, The Engineer Hydrocarbon Airborne and the Trainmaster Cannonball.
Philippe Antille, Chief Technology Officer at Ball Watch, often used, as an example, the environmental effects a watch might endure while around the wrist of a drummer to illustrate the purpose of such a system.
He found the perfect tester for his anti-shock system: Eric Singer, the drummer of the band Kiss.
Singer already has two Ball watches and is a member of the �Friends of Ball�.
He wore the first prototype on stage in Milan in June 18 and the results found that the watch only had a difference of a few seconds after being �mistreated� during the whole first set of the concert.
THIS year, Ball watch introduced its patented SpringLOCK� System, the world�s first revolutionary anti-shock system that enhances watch accuracy by reducing the balance-spring shock impact by 66%.
Philippe Antille, Chief Technology Officer at Ball Watch, often used, as an example, the environmental effects a watch might endure while around the wrist of a drummer to illustrate the purpose of such a system.
He found the perfect tester for his anti-shock system: Eric Singer, the drummer of the band Kiss.
Singer already has two Ball watches and is a member of the �Friends of Ball�.
He wore the first prototype on stage in Milan in June 18 and the results found that the watch only had a difference of a few seconds after being �mistreated� during the whole first set of the concert.
On being asked how hard he was hitting the sticks, Singer explained, �It�s wood on steel. It may sound like a contradiction, but I try and be relaxed, but also as forceful as possible. If I tried to drum the way I do onstage now, without the adrenaline, it would hurt too much and I couldn�t do it. Aside from the fact that (a watch) doesn�t really go with my costume, I was always afraid that I�d destroy a movement if I wore it on stage.�
The SpringLOCK� works as a �cage� around the balance-spring and absorbs the energy created when the watch is subjected to external impacts.
These impacts can cause standard mechanical movements to vary by up to 60 seconds a day.
Singer went on to test the finalised product a few months later in Tokyo. He wore the brand new Engineer Hydrocarbon Airborne featured with the SpringLOCK�.
As a start, Ball Watch will endow a few models with the SpringLOCK� System; The Engineer Hydrocarbon Black, The Engineer Hydrocarbon Airborne and the Trainmaster Cannonball.
