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Re:Rolex Caliber 7135: new indirect impulse escapement and h... by Animats on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:28PM (#43636626)
There was the Bulova Accutron,[1] which used a 360 Hz tuning fork. This was the most accurate watch in the 1960s. Here's high frame rate video of the mechanism.[2] It's an electrically powered tuning fork ratcheting a toothed wheel forward. This is backwards from an escapement clock or watch.

Worked fine, used by astronauts, made obsolete by quartz watches.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulova

[2] https://youtu.be/CPS7aNCAwAA?t=194

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