Many small but important details are part of our watches, which, as an owner, you may not initially notice and may never be aware of. To help shine some light on this, we are publishing a series of articles which will discuss and highlight some of these, and today, in this article, we are taking a more detailed look at the automatic movement used in the Pioneer.
We have used Japan-made automatic movements for over 10 years, and they are incredibly cost-effective and reliable. The first models in the Pioneer range used the SII (Seiko) NH35, which is a 3 hand movement with date complication. The current iteration of the Pioneer makes use of the NH38, which is a time-only design.
In the image above, we can see the rotor, along with the balance wheel above it, this is the beating heart of any mechanical movement.
Under the dial, on the top side of the movement, we can see the posts for the 3 hands as well as a cutaway section, which again reveals the balance wheel.
The movement beats at 21,600Hz. It has a bi-directional winding rotor with Seiko Magic Lever and 41 hours of power reserve.
