Did you happen to catch this guys?
Evidently, Swatch Group, and Audemars Piguet are working on Nivachron
Balance Spring Technology. Which will be less expensive than silicon, and
still shield against the negative effects of magnetic fields, and temperature
changes. All helping to make any watch that much more accurate.
Right now, there doesn't look to be any information about actual movements,
or watches with the technology. So we will just have to stay tuned.
Here is that article from A Blog To Watch for you...
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