2024 Seiko patent applications for electronically regulating mechanical watches (both SD and non-SD types)

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EDIT: there are two Seiko applications, taking different approaches. See post #7 for the SD-type one.

Below is the non-SD type:
Here is a new US patent application (October 2024 publication) I found while looking for Spring Drive patents:

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It is NOT Spring Drive as we understand it, because there is still an escape wheel (#21 in the illustration) and a pallet fork (#22)…

2024 Seiko patent applications for electronically regulating mechanical watches (both SD and non-SD types)

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