05/09/2025
In 2001, Ulysse Nardin launched the Freak, the world’s first watch to feature silicon components in its escapement.
A quarter century later, and silicon is the hairspring material du jour for most high-end brands, including Rolex, Omega and Patek Philippe, all of whom prize the material for its lightweight durability and its amagnetic, thermally stable properties.
But it looks like the horological age of silicon could soon come to an end. That is, if TAG Heuer has anything to say about it.