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 Founder and CEO, Flexous The Netherlands |
Monolithic Oscillator: Application of Flexible Mechanisms to the Watch Industry
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Nima and his team were part of the effective synergy in delivering one of the most significant innovations in the watch industry, “Zenith Defy Lab”, in which 31 pieces of balance spring assembly were replaced by a monolithic flexible mechanism made of silicon and produced using the DRIE process. It was considered one of the most revolutionary time-regulating innovations in horology since 1675 when Christian Huygens invented the balance spring principle. In 2021, Flexous delivered one of the most significant steps forward in timekeeping in collaboration with Frederique Constant, the “Monolithic Slimline”. The oscillator beats at 40Hz, having twice the power reserve, and in a small retrofit dimension as a traditional balance spring, aiming to deliver the future of timekeeping. Nima became the “Engineer of the Year” in the Netherlands, for the ability to create a vision of the future and bring it into reality through entrepreneurship and innovation.
Bio
Nima Tolou received his PhD in 2012 from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, on the design of compliant mechanisms. During 2011-2012 he was a visiting scholar at Brigham Young University, USA followed by a Marie Curie Fellowship at Imperial College London, UK (2013-2014) on semiconductor manufacturing. From 2014, Nima was an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology, until 2019, when he became the CEO of Flexous.Nima and his team were part of the effective synergy in delivering one of the most significant innovations in the watch industry, “Zenith Defy Lab”, in which 31 pieces of balance spring assembly were replaced by a monolithic flexible mechanism made of silicon and produced using the DRIE process. It was considered one of the most revolutionary time-regulating innovations in horology since 1675 when Christian Huygens invented the balance spring principle. In 2021, Flexous delivered one of the most significant steps forward in timekeeping in collaboration with Frederique Constant, the “Monolithic Slimline”. The oscillator beats at 40Hz, having twice the power reserve, and in a small retrofit dimension as a traditional balance spring, aiming to deliver the future of timekeeping. Nima became the “Engineer of the Year” in the Netherlands, for the ability to create a vision of the future and bring it into reality through entrepreneurship and innovation.