REBELLION – 40-Day Power Reserve

Rebellion sets a new record for power reserve: six spring barrels provide a total of 1,000 hours—or forty days—of manually wound energy.

WORLDTEMPUS - 18 March 2010

Elizabeth Doerr

In June of 2008, just after the finish of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race, the team of Rebellion—a newcomer to the haute horlogerie scene based in Switzerland’s Lonay—had the idea of transforming a watch into something similar to the fine-tuned endurance racers able to achieve top performance for 24 hours. Thus, the company with the passion for racing decided to see just how long a power reserve could be.

Rebellion’s T-1000 not only looks cool, it boasts a full 40-day power reserve © Rebellion

The result is Rebellion’s manually wound T-1000: with a mind-blowing power reserve of more than 1,000 hours—a full 40 days and more—it was drafted in collaboration with celebrated industrial designer Eric Giroud. Giroud and the Rebellion team made sure that the T-1000’s titanium and aluminum case measuring 46.7 x 46.9 mm was developed concurrently with the movement to ensure complete harmonious integration. Caliber REB T-1000 of the100-piece limited edition features a patented system of energy distribution as well as six serially operating spring barrels wound in parallel using a chain and a “prop-shaft.” The high-tech elements don’t stop at the movement, which also boasts 14 (out of 36) ceramic ball bearings and a double hairspring. The hour and minute indications for telling the time are displayed as rollers. A window in the side of the case allows a view of one of the spring barrels; markers added to the window makes for a natural “fuel gauge” displaying the state of the power reserve.

Caliber REB T-1000’s base plates provide stability for a total of six spring barrels © Rebellion