Based on what I read, the new escapement has less friction. This should result in more consistent performance over the long run, and in longer service intervals. It looks like Omega didn't follow Daniels' original design for movements based on this escapement. They retrofitted an
existing ETA movement, and they lubricated the escapement (which isn't lubricated in the original design, as far as I know). The original design was tested by Daniels for many years, but Omega's implementation is new, so it remains to be seen how well it performs. I think Omega grants a longer warranty on these watches to give people more confidence in the new design.
I purchased a new Deville co-axial three weeks ago. It's a beautiful and very well made watch. However, its accuracy has been disappointing. It was well within chronometer spec for the first couple of weeks (but not as good as some other mechanical watches that I have). Over the last week, it's been running 7-10 seconds slow a day. I'll wait a couple of months to see how it settles, but this is disappointing. My guess is that this may be a lubrication issue (a lubrication problem plagued some of the early Limited Edition co-axials as well).
Ari
: If the new co-axial escapement is the greatest
: advance in watch technology - how quickly
: will we see it in other Omega watches apart
: from the DeVille? And is it really so
: innovative? If so, I'm suprised that only
: Omega was willing to take it up. Does this
: mean that Omega will end up selling it to
: the world? After all, the rest of the world
: is still using the 'old' lever escapement. I
: picked up a lovely small hard-bound booklet
: on the new escapement from an Omega retailer
: in London, England. If you are 'into'
: Omegas, maybe we should all try getting hold
: of a copy for posterity, if the new
: escapement is so special.
