3D-printed Watch with Tourbillon
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This is a mechanical watch with tourbillon driven by a 3d-printed mainspring. The watch has a Swiss lever escapement. The mainspring inside the going barrel keeps the watch running for approximately 30-45 Minutes. Accuracy is roughly one Second deviation within one Minute (depending on print-settings).
The project demonstrates that the 3D-printing technology is developing. Compared with earlier generations of 3d-printers, the process works more reliable and more accurately. However it's still a very advanced project, because printing inaccuracies need to be trimmed manually with some watchmaker skills, or the watch won't tick.
The watch is designed with Autodesk Fusion 360, and printed with Ultimaker 2.
How it's made:
https://youtu.be/Go8woPGOggg
Assembly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiZAEaES2Ng
https://jig.space/view?jig=728 (Thanks to http://www.thingiverse.com/greenlig)
Assembly Time Lapse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3p25T6YlQc
Autodesk Fusion 360 Design:
http://a360.co/1S4wp4W (all parts assembled)
http://a360.co/1KUNz3g (main spring relaxed)
Many thanks to <b>Nicholas Manousos</b> for his great article in <a href="http://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-major-step-forward-in-horological-additive-manufacturing-christoph-laimers-3d-printed-tourbillon">HODINKEE</a> explaining the importance of my project from a watchmakers perspective. His first 3d-printed <a…
