I hadn't seen this.
I forget, which movements were being compared? Weren't we talking about the Rolex 3135 and the Omega 1120?
What confused me was the fact the majority of the piece talked about another calibre, the Omega 8500, which was not reviewed head to head with the 3135. Sort of like comparing two models of Toyota and Honda, then commenting on how much you hate the technology in an Infiniti model (or the Acura). Doesn't make much sense, does it?
Continuing the car analogy, the argument that a higher beat movement is inherently more accurate reminds me of "nothing beats cubic inches except more cubic inches". There's a reason why automobile races are conducted using automobiles on tracks as opposed to hooking engines up to dynamometers or measuring size with calipers. More than sheer power matters in racing, just like more than beat speed matters in timekeeping.
I consider this article a complete misdirection, but who would read an article entitled "Why I Hate Co-axial Escapements"?
It reminds me of what a short-lived editor of my hometown newspaper did. He would print photos of teen girls in bathing suits standing behind a table with jars on it with the headline "Teens Beauties Getting Jammed Up" -- for an article announcing the winners of the competition for best jams and jellies. Got your attention, but the headline had nothing to do with what the article was about.
