Entries by Paul

An epochal event

On March 25th our watch partner Frederique Constant launched their Slimline Monolithic Manufacture with our latest technology inside. It was perceived as a breakthrough in the watch industry, a watch that ticks at an astonishing 288,000 times per hour, which is 10 times faster than most mechanical watches, yet runs twice as long (on a […]

Flexous’ CTO wins Prins Friso Engineering Award!

Nima Tolou, CTO of Flexous, has received the 2018 Engineer of the Year award, organized by the Royal Dutch Institute of Engineers (KIVI). This award highlights his role in the research and development of the Zenith Defy Lab –the most accurate mechanical watch in the world- and motion energy harvesting. “The modern engineer is capable […]

Achieve a breakthrough oscillator technology

“Flexous is proud of being part of the effective synergy to achieve a breakthrough oscillator technology.” On 14 September 2017, Swiss watchmaker Zenith presented a new Zenith Defy lab oscillator – an invention that challenges nothing less than the operating principle of mechanical watches invented by Christian Huygens in the 17th century. The new oscillator […]