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1 week agoOmega Revives the 1950s Constellation With a Cutting-Edge Twist
Omega's Constellation collection, launched in 1952, became its flagship model, emphasizing precision and connection to chronometry trials.
It also spins on its axiscompleting one Mars dayin 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds (to distinguish this period from an Earth day, we call it a sol, referencing the Latin word for the sun). Keeping track of your schedule on Mars would be different than doing so on Earth. But still, at its core, it would just be a matter of conversion.
For much of the history of the wristwatch, mechanical movements were perfectly content to tick along at 2.5 or 3 Hz, measuring time at a leisurely 18,000 or 21,600 vibrations per hour, respectively. Increasing this frequency would mean adding resolution in the form of ticks (or "beats") per second, making for a more accurate timepiece. The tradeoff, however, would mean more wear and tear on componentry