DEVON ANNOUNCES IMAGES OF THE EAGERLY ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO ITS GROUNDBREAKING TREAD 1, THE DEVON TREAD 2 WATCH
American
timepiece manufacturer DEVON has earned a reputation for turning out
dazzling designs that challenge industry conventions and create buzz all
around the world. Their debut watch, the Tread 1 recently made its way
to the finals of the highly respected GRAND PRIX D'HORLOGERIE DE GENEVE
in the category of Best Design and Concept Watch - a feat never before
achieved by an American watch brand. Since then people the world over
have been wondering what might be coming next from this independent and
bold newcomer, and now their wait is over. Today at the Baselworld
Exposition, the world's largest watch show, DEVON has unveiled its
follow-up timepiece, the Tread 2.
"Our
products are designed, developed, engineered and manufactured in
Southern California with American aerospace engineers and suppliers who
are not constrained by tradition or status-quo but are accustomed to
pushing the boundaries of what's been done before," said Scott Devon,
the company's founder.
Tread 2 continues to use of the Tread 1's patented movement
technology employing an innovative system of fiberglass-reinforced nylon
Time Belts. The belts are only 2/1000th's of an inch thick and are a
technology appropriated directly out of the cockpits of airliners like
the Boeing 747 where they indicated vital measurements such as air speed
and fluid levels. the belts are mounted on a central chassis and
driven by two extremely compact microstep motors. These motors and all
other watch functions are controlled by a microcontroller, essentially
an extremely compact computer inside the heart of the watch. Loaded
with DEVON's proprietary software, this computer manages all of the
timepiece's functions and ensure precision time-keeping, the preliminary
testing of which indicates an unusually accurate tolerance of only one
half-second per day.
To make
the watch practical DEVON has designed the movement to be what it calls a
"hybrid" - combining a highly mechanical masterpiece of moving parts
with a system that stores extra energy in a lithium-polymer battery pack
rather than a mainspring. This innovation allow the Tread 2 to be
offered at a relatively affordable starting price of around $10k while
also offering a very generous power reserve estimated at up to fourteen
days no single charge. As with the Tread 1, when a recharge is
necessary, simply placing the watch onto its charging cradle will
wirelessly charge the battery through the use of electromagnetic
induction in only a few hours.
Other innovations seen on the Tread 2 include a one-of-a-kind
clamp system used to secure the bezel to the case, the crown's
unmistakably unique articulating arm and jeweled bearings in the
movement's pulley system that ensure free and easy movement with no
lubrication necessary.
Specifications
• 42mm x 38mm x 14.5mm 316L Stainless Steel case
• 1mm thick sapphire crystal
• Water resistant to 10M
• Black Rubber Strap
• .002” thick glass reinforced, Nylon Time Belts©
• Lithium polymer rechargeable battery lasts up to 2 weeks
• Inductive wireless charging system
About Devon Works, LLC
Led
by founder Scott Devon and headquartered in Los Angeles, California,
Devon Works, LLC is a design lab dedicated to creating innovative luxury
products that exemplify the American spirit. Devon Works began with the
design of the exclusive Devon GTX supercar and continued with the
revolutionary Tread 1 timepiece.
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