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Dsmith1974 · 11 September 2018, 02:55 AM

Hi,

I’m fairly new to Rolex so excuse the question but I was just reading around the new movements - 3235 and 3255.

Is Chronergy a similar advancement to a co-axial movement and do they work in similar ways?

Is Nickel Phospherous similar to to the Si14 silicon hairsprings found in Omegas? I heard Rolex’s version of this would be called Syloxi and was already featured on some ladies models.

Thanks,
Duncan.

037 · 11 September 2018, 03:12 AM

The Chronergy escapement is an off-axis Swiss Lever escapement. The Daniels Co-axial is a bi-level escapement (therefore on two axis) and works much differently. Google "Daniels co-axial" and "chronergy" to see the differences.

Nickel Phosphorus (NiP) is typically an anti-corrosion plating but used in alloy form for the Chronergy escape lever. The hairspring in the 3235/3255 is a niobium zirconium alloy.

The Syloxi hairspring is manufactured via etching from a solid piece of silicon/silicon oxide. This would be akin to Omega's Si14 hairsprings.

https://www.rolex.com/watches/rolex-...ibre-3255.html

Dsmith1974 · 11 September 2018, 07:38 AM

That’s very informative, thanks! Look forward to reading up on these.

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Dsmith1974 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Real Name: Duncan Location: London Watch: DD 40 Posts: 2,262	New Rolex Movements? Hi, I’m fairly new to Rolex so excuse the question but I was just reading around the new movements - 3235 and 3255. Is Chronergy a similar advancement to a co-axial movement and do they work in similar ways? Is Nickel Phospherous similar to to the Si14 silicon hairsprings found in Omegas? I heard Rolex’s version of this would be called Syloxi and was already featured on some ladies models. Thanks, Duncan.

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11 September 2018, 03:12 AM	#2
037 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: USA Posts: 6,171	The Chronergy escapement is an off-axis Swiss Lever escapement. The Daniels Co-axial is a bi-level escapement (therefore on two axis) and works much differently. Google "Daniels co-axial" and "chronergy" to see the differences. Nickel Phosphorus (NiP) is typically an anti-corrosion plating but used in alloy form for the Chronergy escape lever. The hairspring in the 3235/3255 is a niobium zirconium alloy. The Syloxi hairspring is manufactured via etching from a solid piece of silicon/silicon oxide. This would be akin to Omega's Si14 hairsprings. https://www.rolex.com/watches/rolex-...ibre-3255.html

11 September 2018, 07:38 AM	#3
Dsmith1974 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Real Name: Duncan Location: London Watch: DD 40 Posts: 2,262	That’s very informative, thanks! Look forward to reading up on these.

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