When money is not an issue
Have you ever asked yourself what is the most
expensive part inside your Rolex ? Taking in consideration that
almost all movent parts are essential (except for a screw or two)
it would be unfair to single out any particular bit.
However for the sake of simplicity, let's assume that
all parts are equally important so the most expensive
part would be the one with the best dollar/weight ratio.
The escape wheel is the last and the lightest wheel in
watch train and one of 3 vital parts responsible
for timekeeping and accuracy. Together with pallets and
the balance wheel it is really the 'heart' of the watch mechanism -
a 'device' that makes your Rolex tick & tock.
The photo below shows escape wheel from Rolex calibre 3135
placed on digital scale.
The weight of the wheel is 0.006 gram.
In other words, the total of 167 wheels would have combine weight of
1 gram. With price of US$ 28 per wheel, 1 gram of escape wheels
is worth US$ 4,676.00 !
Do you know of any other machine made and mass-produced
piece of metal worth 4,6 million US dollars per kilogram?
That's why the Swiss don't bother about making hammers and screwdrivers.
If they did, you'd have to be Warren Buffet to take up carpentry as a hobby
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