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Quiz: 2024.07.17 Quiz (Tourbillons)
Sandblasted titanium case in 47mm. SkyChart, Day&Night indication and Tourbillon. Both globe made in titanium and blue is done by oxydation by laser. Continent by liquid ceramic – luminescent Saturn bridge on the earth globe. Manual winding caliber GP09320-109. Power reserve is at 60hours. Priced at CHF295,000
Titanium case in 45mm with titanium bracelet. Manual winding movement (with 3 patents). GMT, 2nd time zone, rotating globe with universal time and day-and-night indication, universal time on 24 time zones, summer and winter time, cities observing summer time, GMT and Earth pushers,Tourbillon 24 Secondes. Power reserve is at 72 hours. Limited to 33 pcs Priced at 520,000.00CHF
Stainless steel case in 42.3mm with a thickness of 11mm, sapphire crystal with display case back, water resistance 12ATM. Blue synthetic spinel domed dial at 12, hands in Globolight inserts, superluminova indexes. Automatic skeletonised tourbillon movement caliber HMC811, bi-directional winding, Cylindrical hairspring with 2 Breguet overcoils. Power reserve is 74 hours
Limited to 100pcs
Priced at CHF89,000
Micro-blasted titanium case, measuring 54.1mm by 41.5mm, with a thickness of 22.4mm, and is water-resistant to 30 meters. The watch is powered by the automatic calibre HUB9013, developed over five years, comprising 592 parts and with a 48-hour power reserve. The MP-10 showcases time on rollers rather than traditional hands, with an inclined tourbillon for seconds and a power reserve indicator. Limited edition to 50 pcs.
Priced at CHF 250,000
This mechanical marvel is designed to honour the Chiron automobile in a timepiece. The case is in black titanium in 54X44mm. The top and sides of the watch are in sapphire crystal. The engine block / crankshaft is one of the smallest and most complicated watch parts ever manufactured, made out of one solid piece of steel. The pistons are mounted onto the crankshaft at varying angles to maximize the visual affect. Manual winding JCAM37 tourbillion movement. Power reserve is at 60hours. Priced at 280,000.00CHF
- Case is in 18k white gold at 51.2mm height x 31mm width x 15.5mm thickness.
- For the first time, the Reverso featuring all 4 sides of the case with displays:
- Side 1: Hour and Minute, Tourbillon (indicating the Second), Instantaneous Perpetual Calendar, Grande Date, Day, Month, Leap Year, Night & Day.
- Side 2: Jumping Digital Hour, Minute, Minute Repeater.
- Side 3: Northern Hemisphere Moon Phase, Draconic Lunar Cycle (height of the moon), Anomalistic Lunar Cycle (apogee and perigee), Month, Year.
- Side 4: Southern Hemisphere Moon Phase.
- The Triptyque with 3 sides display came out in 2006 and had a massive case 55 X 37.7mmwith a thickness of 17.9mm; making this new Quadriptyque very wearable.
- While most people paid full attention to the amazing complicated movement; I find it very refreshing that JLC had paid extra attention to the construction of the double déployant buckle; giving it very fine adjustability.
- Manual winding Calibre 185, tourbillon, minute repeater, perpetual calendar and astronomic watch.
- Power reserve is 50hrs Limited to 10pcs.
- Priced at €1.35 million
18k rose gold case in 40.2mm. Automatic micro-rotor flying tourbillon calibre PF517. Featuring an aventurine dial and rainbow bezel composed of blue, pink, orange, and yellow sapphire, rubies, tsavorites, and amethyst. Power reserve is at 48hrs. Priced at US$148,000.00
Richard Mille RM 50-02 (2016) is a collaboration with AirBus private jet, it’s a Tourbillon Split seconds chronograph. Priced at US$1,050,000.00
This project took 5 years to develop from scratch, the movement has 514 components at JUST 8.7mm! More impressive is that it has a 3 weeks power reserve (6 barrels). Perpetual calendar, age of moon, sun rise sun set, running equation of time, tide level, sun earth moon conjunction, celestial chart, Tourbillon just to name a few. This is a jaw dropping piece and I was totally impressed by its size 45mm in 18k white gold. Unique Piece. Besides all that advanced technical achievements, this watch has won the GPHG2017 Mechanical Exception Watch Prize.
