SIHH 2019: behind the scenes of innovation at the LAB

Not a workbench in sight! All four themed spaces inside the LAB were given over to new technologies, presenting twenty-some areas of research by SIHH exhibitors and by university labs working with the different watch brands Working from a photo taken by a tablet or a smartphone, it identifies the watch in question and pulls up relevant information such as specifications, history, references and which stores within a given radius stock that model The app isn't yet up for grabs, but visitors to the LAB could try out the Live Diag app from Cartier and, simply by laying their watch on a tablet, check how well it is running.

In a similar vein, Roger Dubuis' connected Care Box listens to the movement's oscillations to determine whether the watch is properly adjusted, or if the mechanism could be made to run more efficiently A breakthrough like this would certainly be of interest to the watch industry if it were possible to obtain the same result using metal thread - an application that's currently being explored While this particular innovation isn't linked to the actual manufacturing of watches, knowing how important legacy and authenticity are in today's market, this type of narrative tool will prove invaluable.

Which is precisely the vision of watchmaking the LAB sets out to present. . Source