GIRARD-PERREGAUX – NEO-Tourbillon with Three Bridges DLC Titanium NEW
A contemporary reinterpretation of movement architecture designed by Girard-Perregaux in the nineteenth century, the Neo-Tourbillon with Three Bridges and DLC titanium case definitively places the Manufacture in the third millennium and puts the watch mechanism on the level of kinetic art.
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Daring
has always been the watchword of exceptional people who defy established rules
to create new paradigms by sheer force of conviction. Iconic since its
inception, the Tourbillon with Three Bridges has imposed its unrivalled and
minimalist architecture on the whole profession for the past 150 years. At the
dawning of this new millennium, the time had come to make a change and uphold
the magic of a sustainable idea. With the Neo-Tourbillon developed by the
Manufacturer's watchmaking teams, form has evolved in tune with contemporary
tastes, but the architectural principle of perfection, which focuses on the
essentials, remains just as powerful. Designed with the will to always move
forward in compliance with the values dear to watch enthusiasts, the Neo-Tourbillon
with Three Bridges endorses the technological potential mastered by the
Manufacture, honouring the past and proving itself worthy of the future.
Between past
and present
One
look is enough to understand that the Neo-Tourbillon is primarily the
expression of a stylistic principle around which it is possible to compose
without ever deviating from the blueprint. The new aesthetic used to magnify
the ethereal mechanism plays with the graphic codes of the era to attract and
maintain attention. It also uses the best that avant-garde technology and
materials have to offer. The new bridge design, through its curves, emphasises
the omnipotence of this dynamic as expressed in the geometric design of bridges
in the watch presented in 1889 by Constant Girard-Perregaux at the Universal
Exhibition in Paris, which went on to win a gold medal.
A bridge to
the future
The
structure of the bridges, openworked in such a way as to give an insight into
each detail, is an ethereal celebration of the mechanism. Machined in titanium,
a metal nearly half the weight of steel, each bridge is sand-blasted and then
PVD-treated to give a materiality to this fine construction, which is a tribute
to contemporary architecture and sometimes defies the rules of universal
gravitation. Yet this is quite logical as the Tourbillon, supported by its
sculptural arch, performs a timed revolution that has the fascinating property
of releasing the balance spring from the effects of gravity. Click on the mouse wheel to see the large size ... BIG FOTO
Framed by
gravity
To
maximise the effect of depth and catch the eye - and thereby the soul -,
engineers and watchmakers have reworked the plate, also sand-blasted and black
treated, in order to concentrate perspectives and light in its centre. This
centre is contrasted and fractal, formed by a succession of three intertwining
light grey circles. The sophisticated plate is designed like a frame and
protected by a super-convex crystal dispensing the need for the case to include
a bezel and thus emphasising a very large and magnificent Tourbillon cage.
Also made in titanium, as in traditional steel versions, it offers fine watchmaking finishing with "traits tirés" surfaces and hand chamfered ridges. Performing a full rotation in one minute, this 14.44 mm diameter part, comprising 80 components and weighing only 0.25 grams, takes with it in its timed circle a balance spring adjusted by a set of gold screws, oscillating at 3 Hz through a spiral with a Phillips terminal curve.
The art of
handling figures and numbers
As
a perfect equation, the calibre of the Neo-Tourbillon with Three Bridges has a
striking mathematical construction. A fleeting observation could suggest that
this movement, called the GP09400, consists of only a few parts. In reality, it
takes 245 to bring it to life. Distributed into subsets, they facilitate
servicing of this heart finished to fine watchmaking standards. It is also the
result of a large-scale development involving exclusive technical solutions,
for some selected options such as automatic winding.
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Tremendous
endurance
Here
for example, the platinum rotor that rewinds the barrel spring in one direction
is placed beneath it and not around its drum as applied by the Manufacturer on
certain other Tourbillon with Three Bridges models. This reviewed positioning
guarantees the watch a power reserve of 60 hours by the use of a larger
diameter barrel drum, capable of holding a much longer spring. Aware of the stylistic choices made,
watchmakers have removed the teeth on the drum and replaced them with a screwed
wheel. Engraved and chamfered, this wheel has six arms, assembled like turbine
blades, to form a unique décor whose pattern is repeated as a kind of signature
on the other visible wheels in the movement.
The Neo-Tourbillon
in substance
Obviously, the Neo-Tourbillon with Three Bridges adorned
with a 45 mm case in titanium DLC, water resistant to 30 metres and worn on an
alligator strap has a transparent case-back. It allows enthusiasts to get to
the heart of the components, some of which have been specifically designed to
capture specific shapes of the Tourbillons with Three Bridges. Thus, on the
case-back, an arrow-shaped bridge completely crosses the movement. Likewise,
the ratchet at 12 o'clock reproduces the shape of a lyre and all the parts of
the calibre, in addition to playing with multiples of three, have contemporary
finishes treated according to the strictest traditional watchmaking rules.
-----------------------------------------Technical Specifications
Reference: 99270-21-000-BA6A
Neo-Tourbillon with Three Bridges Black Titanium DLC
Case:
Titanium/DLC
Dimensions:
Titanium/DLC
Dimensions:
Diameter : 45.00 mm
Height : 8.21 mm
Crystal: anti-reflective sapphire
Dial: black
Hands: dauphine style skeletonised, in gold
Case-back: Sapphire crystal, secured by 6 screws
Water resistance: 30 meters (3 ATM)
Crown:
Тitanium with engraved GP logo
Crystal: anti-reflective sapphire
Dial: black
Hands: dauphine style skeletonised, in gold
Case-back: Sapphire crystal, secured by 6 screws
Water resistance: 30 meters (3 ATM)
Crown:
Тitanium with engraved GP logo
Calibre:
Girard-Perregaux movement GP09400-0002
Automatic mechanical movement
Frequency: 21.600 Vib/h - (3 Hz)
Power reserve: min. 60 hours
Jewels: 27
Number of components: 245
Main plate: PVD treatment and a sand-blasting finish
Bridges: Three Bridges in titanium with PVD treatment, beveled and sand-blasted
Barrel: upper wheel of the barrel skeletonised beveled, polished, circular grained and engraved.
Spiral: Philips terminal curve
Winding: micro-motor in platinum, assembled on the same shaft as the barrel
Functions:
Girard-Perregaux movement GP09400-0002
Automatic mechanical movement
Diameter: 36,60
mm (16 ''')
Thickness: 8,21
mmFrequency: 21.600 Vib/h - (3 Hz)
Power reserve: min. 60 hours
Jewels: 27
Number of components: 245
Main plate: PVD treatment and a sand-blasting finish
Bridges: Three Bridges in titanium with PVD treatment, beveled and sand-blasted
Barrel: upper wheel of the barrel skeletonised beveled, polished, circular grained and engraved.
Tourbillon:
- cage of the Tourbillon: 80 components for a total 0.25 grams in weight
- one revolution per minute
- beveled and hand-polished upper and lower cages
Spiral: Philips terminal curve
Winding: micro-motor in platinum, assembled on the same shaft as the barrel
Functions:
Тourbillion,
hour, minute, small second on the Tourbillon
Strap:
Strap:
Hand stitched black alligator leather strap
Folding buckle with PVD Titanium blades and ceramic cover
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