Saturday, September 12, 2015

GREUBEL FORSEY – Tourbillon 24 Secondes White Gold Limited Edition



















GREUBEL FORSEY Tourbillon 24 Secondes White Gold Limited Edition NEW

Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision

With this new creation unveiled in Geneva, Greubel Forsey houses its Tourbillon 24 Secondes in a particularly sophisticated case that exemplifies classic elegance. Its lines have been redefined to reduce its height. The tourbillon appears on the back of the timepiece taking its place under the sapphire crystal dome: a first for Greubel Forsey.


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"Sophistication"

Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey's primary intention is to present their third invention (the Tourbillon 24 Secondes) in a case that is as slender as possible and yet able to accommodate the unique inclined tourbillon cage.

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It was the lateral projections of Greubel Forsey's asymmetric models that inspired this original solution. By incorporating a dome into the sapphire crystal on the back of the timepiece, they have created enough extra volume to allow the tourbillon cage to overlap the reference surface of the movement bridges.

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The dome is a new and intriguing element that draws attention to the lower tourbillon bridge.

This bridge is more than just a simple support; it is a triumph of technology and craftsmanship. Its geometry is like a Romanesque vault and its arched and barrelled surface is delicately polished by hand. Obtaining a perfectly regular reflection over the whole piece requires such expertise and experience that each bridge finished in this way is discretely signed by the craftsman-decorator who executed it.

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Completing the exceptional standard of decoration that naturally applies to all 288 parts in the movement, the unique composition of colours and finishes creates a spectacular visual dynamic, with pride of place given to the sectorial 72-hour chronometric power-reserve indicator. This timepiece houses Greubel Forsey’s third fundamental invention, the Tourbillon 24 Secondes, a highlyefficient, fast‐rotating – 24‐second revolution – tourbillon cage inclined at 25°, which minimises negative effects of gravity on the oscillator, particularly in stable positions.

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"Simplicity"

This new creation is also distinguished by its elegant, neoclassical simplicity. The overall aesthetic is highly refined, and pays tribute to the craftsmanship and finesse of each component.

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Particular care has been given to the design of the hand-finished blued-steel hands, which immediately and precisely indicate the time. They have been lightened to the maximum degree and their form, in the shape of a lance, leads the eye straight to the indexes that are first engraved and then "oven-fired" enamelled into the solid gold dial.

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The fast-rotating 24 second tourbillon is also an integral part of the graphic composition of the entire piece. Set inside a light-well, it creates an animated scene that is an irresistible invitation to explore the movement-side of the timepiece.

Unique edition of 22 timepieces in white gold

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Technical Specifications

Collection: Tourbillon 24 Secondes / Limited Edition to 22 exemplaires

Reference: 9100 5850

Case:
White Gold
Or gris
Size: ø 43.5 mm
Thickness: 13.65 mm
Waterproofness: 30 m
Movement: 
Manual-winding mechanical
Power reserve: 72 h, 288 parts
3Hz / 21600 variations / hours
Sectoral indicator of 72-hour power reserve
Tourbillon cage: 
Inclined at 25 °, one rotation in 24 seconds 
Cage pillars Avional 
Titanium bridges 
Gold balance weight
Functions:
Hours, Minutes,
Power reserve, Seconds.
Dial:  Gold dial
Hands: 
Hours, minutes and Small secondin in hand-finished blued-steel hands  
Dressing Housing: 
White gold with asymmetrical convex sapphire crystal 
Transparent back with sapphire asymmetrical crystal 
Polished bezel
Carvings in relief,  and "GREUBEL FORSEY" amid hand-hammered 

Individual number engraved by hand on the bottomGold security screws
Strap and buckle:
Bracelet strap: Black alligator, hand-stitched 
Buckle: Pin buckle in white gold, Greubel Forsey logo engraved by hand

Year: 2015

Price: 290’000 CHF
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Communication Department 
press@greubelforsey.com – +41 79 194 2884
Eplatures-Grise -16 P.O. Box 670 2301
La Chaux-de-Fonds- Switzerland
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ZENITH – PILOT Type 20 SKELETON Limited Edition















ZENITHPILOT Type 20 SKELETON Limited Edition NEW

AIRY ARCHITECTURE IN THE HAUTE HORLOGERIE FIRMAMENT

Embodying top-flight craftsmanship and watchmaking techniques, the new Pilot Type 20 Squelette raises the legendary Calibre 5011K to the rank of a true masterpiece of ethereal architecture. This famous pocket-watch movement has been entirely skeletonised in order to reveal the exceptional mechanism, while avoiding any compromise in terms of its resistance and reliability. This construction is ‘airy’ in two key respects. On the one hand, its skeleton-working stems from a particularly demanding and meticulous art performed using the historical bocfil (tiny hacksaw) technique that stems from a tradition of more than 200 years of workmanship.

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This extremely delicate task consists of engraving and hollowing out the movement by hand with a constant concern for perfect aesthetic and functionality. This is a dizzyingly complex operation, especially given the imposing size of the balance wheel and barrel which exert considerable tensile and traction forces. On the other hand, the nimble hands of skilled and experienced artisans create an aviation-inspired architectural motif featuring sleek lines evoking aircraft turbines or wings.

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Its finely curved lines are enhanced by fine sandblasting and hand-finished angles, all revealed through the transparency of the sapphire crystal dial and case-back. Topped by a blue enamel bezel, the 60 mm-diameter case carved in sapphire provides plenty of scope for an exceptional finish. Its gold bezel and lugs are hand-engraved, forming a geometrical motif inspired by the fuselage of Louis Blériot’s planes. The new Pilot Type 20 Squelette watch – displaying all the distinctive identity codes of Zenith aviator watches including a broad ratcheted crown enabling easy adjustment with pilot’s gloves, as well as stylised hours and minutes hands sweeping over large impeccably legible numerals – is entirely in tune with the DNA of the collection.

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 At the heart of this breathtakingly ethereal composition, the gold hands as well as the hollowed and blued Arabic numerals echo the blue enamel on the bezel, displaying the essential functions of the entirely skeleton-worked manual-winding Calibre 5011K.

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It embodies the glorious origins of the 5011 pocket-watch calibre that distinguished itself by its remarkable precision from the 1960s onwards and equipped marine chronometers and pocket watches. The inherently exclusive Pilot Type 20 Squelette is issued in a strictly limited five-piece edition.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PILOT Type 20 SKELETON
5 Piece Limited Edition 

More than 200 hours of hand-skeletonisation
Legendary 5011 pocket-watch calibre, entirely hand-skeletonised
Inspired by the legendary Zenith aviation watches


Reference: 04.2422.5011/78.C714

Movement:
El Primero 5011K, hand-wound
Calibre: 22``` (Diameter: 50 mm)
Thickness: 10.00 mm
Components: 134
Jewels: 19
Frequency: 18,000 Vph (2.5 Hz)
Power-reserve: min. 48 Hours 
Functions:
Hours and minutes in the centre
Small seconds at 9 o’clock
Power-reserve indication at 3 o’clock 
Case:
Material:
Sapphire with blue enamelled white gold bezel, entirely hand-engraved.
Hand-engraved white gold lugs.
White gold crown
Diameter: 60 mm
Opening diameter: 47.00 mm
Thickness: 18.50 mm
Crystal: Domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
Case-back: Transparent sapphire crystal
Water-resistance: 3 ATM
Dial: Sapphire
Hour-markers: Blue transferred Arabic numerals
Hands: Blued gold 
Strap:
Black alligator leather strap with protective rubber lining
White gold pin buckle
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