I was just reading some of Watch Snobs write up about Baselworld 2011, when this caught my eye...
With customary fireworks, TAG Heuer made a splash with the introduction of its latest concept watch, the Mikrotimer, proving that the company is emerging from its long coma. The watch is a real step forward in chronograph technology, with a balance-free escapement that oscillates at 3.6 million vibrations per hour, allowing the chronograph to keep time to 1/1000th of a second -- a first for a mechanical watch. Never mind that the reaction time of the human finger is far less than this, rendering the watch useless.
Ken