Gato
is un-conventional in its engineering, Design & Aesthetics. It has
a skeletal ‘Time Only’ movement. The design is contemporary. It
has an all mechanical ‘in house’ movement that was designed and hand
made by Dilip Sivaraman. Gato is meant to last decades. Ease of
maintenance has been a huge priority in its design. The
contemporary Wood & Glass case has been designed by Namrata &
Pranab. What is markedly different about ‘Gato’ is the dial (or the
absence of
it).
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It has a
Planetary Gear Motionwork in which the dial acts like a
stationary ring gear. It also has an un-usual maintaining
power mechanism
made of planetary gears. This keeps the clock ticking while
being wound. The pendulum Rod is made on Invar. This keeps the clock
precise despite changes in temperature. The Case measures 1.9m x 0.3m x
0.6m. It has a 8 day winding power reserve. The compensated
pendulum bob is
3Kgs & is stainless steel.
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The
pendulum rod is Invar. The movement
is mostly made of Stainless Steel. It has a 60 beats per minute
escapement. The palet teeth are made of tungsten Carbide. The
clock
has ball races in most arbors. The escapement runs on PTFE plain
bearings.
Gato won us a finalist place in a
2016 International
competition for
young watchmakers in Switzerland. Gato was exhibited at Samay Bharti
2018 in Mumbai. |
