VANGUART – Black Hole Tourbillon - Yas Edition

VANGUART – Black Hole Tourbillon - Yas Edition Unique Piece - 2024

Our creation, the Blackhole Tourbillon, approaches the landscape of futurism while evoking a sense of wonder and possibility.

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During the Islamic Golden Age, geometry, mathematics, mechanical engineering, artistry and decoration all coalesced into creations never before seen or imagined.

This was the primary source of inspiration for this unique Vanguart BlackHole Yas.

The 3-tier automaton dial is entirely decorated with traditional Arabic numerals that were hand-engraved with finely detailed calligraphy aesthetics. The complexity of this stylized engraving blurs the boundaries between the art and mechanics of the timepiece.

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It reminds us of ancient times when art, science, inventions were closely intertwined. This same era witnessed the birth of the masterpieces of Ismail Al-Jazari, the father of robotics and creator of the first great automatons. This unique creation envisioned by a close friend of Vanguart carries this creative brilliance of the Islamic Golden Age forward into the 21 century.

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 The highly detailed and mesmerizing engraving work was achieved by our most talented artisans and required over 150 hours to complete. The hand engraved titanium dial features highly polished arabesques that are contrasted by matte textured finishes thoughout.

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The final operation involves manually applying white Super- LumiNova and black lacquer to the reading elements, as well as the colors representing the United Arab Emirates around the edge of the dial.

AN AUTOMATON FOR THE FUTURE

Developed and created entirely in-house by the Vanguart team, caliber T-1701 features a central flying tourbillon that appears to be levitating above the animated dial. 

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The time is indicated by a linear time display with the hour and minutes each having their own concentric dial that border the tourbillon.

SEAMLESS DESIGN

The sweeping lines of the case flow seamlessly, complex geometries are conveyed with grace and fluidity, and every detail has been treated with care, craft and consideration.

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There are no visible screws or pins, which further pushes the organic aesthetic. The final result is a flowing design that was created in absolute coordination with its next generation highly engaging tourbillon mechanism.

EMOTIONAL ENGINEERING

The setting of the watch is where the beautiful ingenuity of Vanguart is on full display. 

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A highly ergonomic joystick-type setting system replaces a traditional crown and allows the user to advance and reverse the time in a highly engaging and tactile way. Time simply flows forward and backward with the Blackhole with the slightest pressure.

ENGAGING TIME

775 components comprise this groundbreaking movement which has set the stage for the future of Vanguart mechanisms: technologically advanced, always engaging and placing User Interface into the equation, designed with refined beauty and hand-decorated entirely throughout.

EXPERIENTIAL COMPLICATIONS

• In-house levitating flying tourbillon.
• Concentric 3 tiers automaton dial with linear time display.
• High precision joystick time setting with forward and reverse indication.
• Vertical power reserve indicator / gauge.
  42 hours of useful power reserve
• 775 components
• Main plate and bridges in grade 5 titanium rose gold PVD.
• Microblasted, satin- finished, block-polished and hand-beveled

THE FLYING TOURBILLON

At the heart of the Blackhole resides the Vanguart levitating flying tourbillon. Designed and developed entirely in-house, this highly finished and precise one-minute tourbillon creates an unparalleled visual impact at the epicenter of the timepiece.

TIME READING

The time is elegantly displayed in a linear format on the left side of the timepiece next to the triangular-shaped indicator. The 3-tier concentric automaton dial is in constant motion displaying the passage of time.

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The 1st tier represents the hour, the 2nd tier represents the first digit of the minutes, and the 3rd tier displays the second digit of the minutes which animates by advancing with each revolution of the one-minute tourbillon.

TIME SETTING

Winding and setting the Blackhole is both simple and engaging.

The lower crown is for winding the watch (1st position) as well as for precisely setting the time using the joystick function (2nd position). You can advance the time forward or backward by applying rotation to crown while enjoying the animation of the automaton dial.

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The upper crown allows you to independently adjust the hours, providing an instant travel time function for when you change timezones.

COUNT-DOWN

The Blackhole also features a discret countdown timer function that allows you to experience the automaton dial in a different way. When you advance the lower joystick forward, you will see the diagonal-shaped indicators at the bottom of the case near the word REVERSE turn black and if you move the joystick backwards, the diagonal-shaped indicators will turn gold.

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You then simply set the time to represent the predetermined length of the countdown you wish to measure and press the crown in. The automaton dial display will then proceed to countdown. You are essentially reversing the passage of time!

POWER RESERVE

On the left side of the watch next to the triangular-shaped indicator for the time readout, you will see the power reserve display. It is designed as a series of eight horizontal lines with the word LOW at the bottom and FULL at the top.

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As you wind the watch, the small horizontal black lines slowly appears, clearly indicating how much power is now in reserve.

QUICK RELEASE STRAP

Designed and created with great consideration for the user experience, Vanguart’s quick release strap system requires only one press of a button and a gentle pull to safely detach. The straps clip back in just as readily, allowing you to conveniently change the look at a moments notice. 

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The Vanguart straps for the Blackhole are the same dimensions as for future Vanguart watches, resulting in straps being able to be shared between different models entirely.

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 ABOUT VANGUART

Founded in 2017 by CEO, Axel Leuenberger, Chairman, Mehmet Koruturk, Chief Technical Officer, Jeremy Freléchox, and Creative Director, Thierry Fischer. The Vanguart teams combined collective and broad expertise has sparked a remarkable inception for the brand, showcased by the captivating debut of the Vanguart Blackhole in 2021 and the launch of the Vanguart Orb in 2024. Manufacturer Vanguart innovates by crafting highly complex watches, introducing technical and experiential methods to engage with time.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Black Hole Tourbillon
 
Model:  Black Hole Tourbillon - Yas Edition

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 Reference  7004-001

 

Movement

Manual-winding mechanical

Caliber T-1701, in-house, central flying
Power reserve: 42 h, 

Frequency:  21,600 vph (3 Hz)

775 components

Functions

Hours, Minutes, Tourbillon 

Power reserve indicator, Jumping hours, Tourbillon, Automaton
Semi-auto time setting with a joystick

Case
Material White gold, brushed and sandblast

Water resistance 30 m
Size 49 x 48.5 mm
Thickness 10.5 mm

Dial
Skeleton dial is entirely decorated with traditional Arabic numerals that were hand-engraved

3-tier concentric automaton dial

Finish Hand Engraved
Main plate and bridges in grade 5 titanium rose gold PVD 

Vertical power reserve indicator at 9 o'clock
Strap
White rubber
Buckle Pin buckle

🔰Limited Edition - Unique ❱❱❱ Only ✅1 Pieces

🔴 Price 750’000 CHF/ 3,106,000 AED💰

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VANGUART – ORB Tourbillon Skeleton Manual-Automatic

VANGUART – ORB Tourbillon Skeleton Manual-Automatic 2024

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Vanguart unveils a new stunning Tourbillon watch: 'Vanguart Orb'
Automatic movement? Or Manual winding mode?

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The Vanguart Orb is an entirely new hand-finished flying Tourbillon movement that allows the user to alternative between automatic and manual modes.

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La Chaux-de-Fonds, March 27th, 2024 - Vanguart pioneers a distinctive vision within Haute Horlogerie, forging an unparalleled path in the domain of independent watchmaking. They explore new possibilities, bringing their distinct and cohesive designs and highly refined complex mechanisms to life through the combination of timeless technique, contemporary technology, and unique vision.

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The Vanguart Orb introduces an entirely new hand-finished flying Tourbillon movement that allows the user to alternative between automatic and manual modes, all cased within a sleek symmetrical form that reaches beyond the contemporary and touches upon the uncharted. 

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Creative Director, Thierry Fischer describes the Orb as ‘a harmonious shape that evokes relics of the past and visions of the future’. 

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The unique case of the Vanguart Orb has been extensively hand-decorated throughout, including handcrafted angles, openings and symmetrical details that involve multiple techniques. 

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The combination of sandblasting, satin-finishing and mirror polishing results in a case that shares aesthetics and techniques with the movement that it protects inside its orbital form.

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The theme of symmetry and balance is also central to the openworked movement design and open dial display.  Although the entire height of the watch is 10.5mm including the crystal, Vanguart takes full advantage of the volume within by creating layers of depth to be discovered.

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The initial layer is the time display which is indicated by superluminova hands and a pvd-coated titanium inner bezel with superluminova hour markers. Immediately underneath the hands resides Vanguart’s automatic flying tourbillon at the 6 o’clock position and the winding barrel at the 12 o’clock position. 

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Bordering these elements is one of the most unique features of the Vanguart Orb - a sloped pvd-coated titanium track for the orbital oscillating mass. 

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When the user changes the mode of the watch from manual to automatic via the crown, the 2mm diamond-set orbital mass animates into existence and begins revolving around its track - appearing to float within the timepiece. 

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When the watch is changed back into manual mode, the diamond-set orbital mass is locked into place.

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Vanguart’s mindset is woven throughout the brand’s current and future blueprint - technologically advanced, highly engaging, showcasing user interface, designed with beauty and hand-decorated throughout. CEO, Axel Leuenberger describes the development as follows, “For the Vanguart Orb we consciously took the time to refine every detail, seeking ideal symmetry and proportions throughout each element of the case, movement and dial display. Our ambition was to merge futuristic aspects with traditional finishes and techniques into a harmonious, coherent design. The automatic winding system with its orbital oscillating mass provides both tactile and visual ways to engage with the timepiece.”

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Chairman, Mehmet Koruturk continues “Our new model, the Vanguart Orb, will help strengthen our position in the Haute Horlogerie segment by enriching our collection with a model that fuses elegance and futurism in a unique way. The Orb is an expression of our long-term vision and our commitment to develop exceptional creations that broaden the appreciation of modern watchmaking by introducing new possibilities”.

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 ABOUT VANGUART

Founded in 2017 by CEO, Axel Leuenberger, Chairman, Mehmet Koruturk, Chief Technical Officer, Jeremy Freléchox, and Creative Director, Thierry Fischer. The Vanguart teams combined collective and broad expertise has sparked a remarkable inception for the brand, showcased by the captivating debut of the Vanguart Blackhole in 2021 and the launch of the Vanguart Orb in 2024. Manufacturer Vanguart innovates by crafting highly complex watches, introducing technical and experiential methods to engage with time.

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Tourbillon 

Availability: each version Titanium and Rose Gold 

 Model:  ORB Tourbillon Skeleton Gold

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 Model:  ORB Tourbillon Skeleton Titanium

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 Geneva Watch Week 2024 Showcasing at Beau Rivage
Suite Vanguart N°516

🔴 Price upon request 💰

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VANGUART – Black Hole Tourbillon Edition

VANGUART – Black Hole Tourbillon Limited Edition 2021

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Among the most fascinating discoveries of humanity, proving the existence of black holes has changed our perception of the world. When we question our perception of spatial and temporal dimensions, our fundamental reference lines evolve. 

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In addition to contributing to the research and improvement of our technologies, these discoveries have freed the imagination of several generations. 

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They have allowed authors from all over the world to project us into a multitude of futuristic scenarios.

We were born and raised with the dreams of this science fiction.At Vanguart, it is a careful thought about the future that stimulates our creativity. Our first masterpiece, the Black Hole Tourbillon, is the starting point of our fiction and the first achievement of the challenge we set ourselves: to realize our most extraordinary ideas, to bend the rules and to defy the boundaries of the possible.

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Giving shape to the gravitational waves and the curvature of the spacetime is the architectural concept of the Black Hole watch. The whole mechanism seems to collapse under an intense force of attraction. In its center levitates our Flying Tourbillon.

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The time is displayed by 3 coaxial disks. One for the hours and two for the minutes. The reading is done horizontally, at the left side of the vortex, indicated by an arrow. The flying tourbillon is slightly shifted to optimize the reading. 

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The discs performs their rotation sequence each minute. The speed of the rotation was designed to admire the vortex effect and to contemplate the dance of time.

The JOYSTICK, designed in-house, allows for a more intuitive control of time. 

Engage it in one direction and it runs continuously. 

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Engage it in the other direction and time flows back. For us, this new feature is more than a technological patent, it embodies our vision for future Vanguart creations.

We design complications, but what you interact with is a simplification.

We kept in mind the vision of an ergonomic and comfortable horological creation, in terms of size, weight, and shapes. The product was assessed from the point of view of the wearer, but also from the point of view of the direct environment, apparel and materials in contact. 

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No limits were imposed on the modeling, as we chose to make optimal use of the most advanced technologies.  

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Subject-matter experts were called upon to guarantee the quality of the manufacturing of all components, whether metallic, mineral or synthetic. A particular care has been given to the hand-made finishes. 

To sublimate the curves of such a piece, we have mobilized all the watchmaking know-how.

Major challenges were faced in encapsulating the 775 components of this compact, portable, waterproof and dustproof work of art. The assembly of the case conceals the fasteners that hold it together. 

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The mechanism that allows the strap to be changed at the touch of a button is concealed. To ensure that the wearer’s experience remains the guiding idea behind the entire design, each form and function has assimilated all the necessary complexity.

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It is these ultimate details that turn this mechanical marvel into a vision that came from elsewhere.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Tourbillon

Model:  Black Hole Tourbillon Edition

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Case
43mm diameter x 15mm height
"exoskeleton" case available in grade 5 titanium, 18k rose gold or 950 platinum
Microblasted with polished bevels
Sapphire crystals front and caseback
Dial
PVD-coated grade 5 titanium disks
Indications: Hand-painted indications
Time display on 3 co-axial discs, semi-instantaneous time scrolling
Reverse scroll indicator for countdown
Power reserve indication by roller
Movement
Сalibre T-1701, proprietary
Hand-wound   

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775 components
Mainplate and bridges in grade 5 titanium
3Hz flying tourbillon, free-sprung balance with variable inertia
Power reserve 42h
Strap
Кubber strap with pin buckle matching the case material
Other strap materials available on request

Availability: each version (titanium, rose gold or platinum) limited to 8 pieces

Price:
CHF 290,000 in titanium
CHF 320,000 in gold or platinum

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