Press release
Not only is the new calibre DW 8014 the first complicated regulator movement integrating a Tourbillon entirely developed and produced by the DeWitt Manufacture, but it also introduces a patented and extremely ingenious Automatic Sequential Winding (A.S.W.) device, driven by a peripheral oscillating rotor.
Built out of some 320 components, the DW 8014 calibre is the perfect illustration of the inventive audacity of DeWitt's master watchmakers. It combines the horological classicism embodied in the DW 8028 Tourbillon with the extraordinary technological innovation of the A.S.W. device.
The A.S.W mechanism enables the distribution of a constant energy into the going train through a sequenced winding of the barrel. Such a technical prowess enables to obtain an ideal functioning range with the usage of a single, manual-type barrel. Moreover, it avoids all the running defects observed when slip-springs are used on conventional automatic calibres.
Readability of time is also improved through a display mechanism for the dead-beat seconds positioned in the centre. In direct contact with the Tourbillon cage, the ticking hand marks a pause for each second counted, which beautifully outlines the precision level achieved by the oscillating balance.
The power reserve is of 72 hours and is indicated at 9 o'clock by a hand that covers a 180 degree segment.
The heart of the balance beats to the rhythm of a Straumann Hairspring® with Phillips curve. It is made out of an unbreakable, self-compensating, non-oxidizing and anti-magnetic alloy. The perfect homogeneity and incredibly precise flat rolling of the Hairspring (0,0001 mm) guarantee an extremely high precision to the mechanism.
The movement's architecture finds its inspiration in Art Deco design, using pure and geometric shapes to visually simplify the presentation of this complex construction. Such an approach is intimately linked to Mr de Witt's personality, to his intellectual and instinctive understanding of what “construction” actually means: solid and reliable foundations on top of which slender lines and creativity can play freely.
Last but not least, the DW 8014 fully complies with the very demanding finishing norms established by the DeWitt Manufacture: Côtes de Genève, satin-brushed surfaces, circular graining, polishing and bevelling.
DW 8014
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Movement: Mechanical movement with patented Automatic Sequential Winding (A.S.W.) device, driven by a peripheral oscillating rotor.
Intelligently, the dead-beat second is directly connected to the Tourbillon cage. Power reserve display. Manufactured by DeWitt.
Functions: Hours, minutes, dead-beat seconds, power reserve indication
Reference: DW 8014
Power reserve: 72 hours
Introduction: 2010
Vibrations: 18'000 A/h
Balance: Variable-inertia (Glucydur) balance
Spiral: Straumann Hairspring® with Phillips curve sequenced at 2.5 Hz.
Escapement: 440 angle of lift
Jewelling: 34 jewels
Diameter: 37 mm (16,4'')
Total height: 6,35 mm
