We've heard rumors that Zenith, a stablemate of TAG Heuer within LVMH, will soon release a watch with a brand new mechanical technology that is fundamentally different from the current state of the art. These rumors were previously mentioned in a 5/20/2017 article on Monochrome Watches with a brief mention of "a new escapement that is likely to be constant force, amagnetic and athermic". Apparently Zenith and LVMH let out some information while introducing Zenith's new CEO at a press meeting.
Now, TheWatches.TV released a video on 5/24/2017 from that same press meeting with some addtional juicy details. I captured some screenshots of what can be seen as a "Heuer 03 Carrera" watch. This was not some top-secret stolen material. Rather, JC Biver was wearing the watch as plain as day and inviting members of the press to look at it right on his wrist. You can see the close-up of the watch at 4:25 into the video.
Quoting the video's host, Marc Andre Deschoux:
We had a glimpse of something totally revolutionary that we saw on Mr. Biver's wrist, something completely disruptive, a radical new movement architecture and approach that will be unveiled pretty soon by the brand. It's a real scientific breakthrough and comes directly from the world of mathematics. So we can't wait to discover some more about this rather strange and intriguing, shaking type of escapement.
In the third screenshot above, you can see the new Zenith El Primero 21 Defy on JC Biver's left wrist, while the mysterious new Heuer 03 is on the right wrist.
[Mod: Screenshot added back in given it has now been widely published on other watch forum]
Edited by a mod Jul 23, 2017