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Quiz: 2024.09.28 Quiz (Tourbillons)
This is an all new design but the main design elements of the ROO are still present; the barrel-shaped case with integrated lugs, the octagonal bezel, the 8 hexagonal screws, and the way the bezel is attached to the case and separated by a black rubber gasket. Case is in 18k gold (or there is a S/S version) at 45mm. Automatic tourbillon movement, twin barrel with 7 days power reserve. Limited to 50pcs for each version (S/S and Pink Gold). Priced at 285,000CHF in steel and 325,000CHF in pink gold.
- Update for 2018 is the new case made with blue ceramic at 45mm.
- The watch features a flying Tourbillon and chronograph function.
- The Heuer-02T movement has a power reserve of 65 hours, and the movement is certified Chronometer by French Besançon Observatory.
- Priced at USD20,400.00
Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600 watch, 23 astronomical complications and two dials. 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. Size 45mm in 18k white gold. Unique Piece
Richard Mille Limited-Edition RM 022 Tourbillon Aerodyne Dual Time Black Carbon (2015). The RM 022 took the honeycomb-patterned orthorhombic titanium aluminide alloy and used it to strengthen the tourbillon. The RM 022 features a tripartite case crafted from NTPT® (North Thin Ply Technology) carbon, a material currently used in the manufacture of racing sails, Formula 1 race cars and aerospace technology. Limited to 10 pieces. Priced at US$480,000.00
it’s Panerai’s first minute repeater that chimes 10mins, Home time and Local time; three gong and Tourbillon. 18k gold case, 49mm. The movement features 633 components and it is a made to order piece; priced at 359,000€
- Case is in 18k pink gold at 45mm with a thickness of 16.05mm, celestial dial with grisaille enamel, sapphire display caseback.
- There are three rings on the dial that shows the solar time, the most inside ring shows 24 hours, the outer ring shows the minute and the middle ring is the hour ring.
- The watch is a flying tourbillon that also display sidereal time, the celestial dial with star chart shows the constellations in the northern hemisphere, also a zodiac calendar and a minute repeater.
- The movement is a manual winding in-house calibre 945, many patented innovations in this movement including the trebuchet hammer and the governor.
- Power reserve is 40hrs
- Limited to 5pcs Priced at 450,000€
The unique manual wind movement is exclusively designed and produced for Jacob & Co. in Switzerland, the new caliber JCFM01 is composed of 572 parts and operates at a frequency of 3Hz (21,600bph) with a power reserve of 72 hours (3 days). The watch case is in titanium and carbon, size is 51mm wide and 57.3mm tall by 16.9mm thick. The triple axis tourbillon rotates at 40secs, 3 mins and 8 mins. The repeater is a cathedral gong 10 minute repeater. Unique protection system to wind and set the watch using the crank on the right side of the case; protected against chiming while in setting mode. Limited to 18pcs. Priced at US$360,000.00
- 18k red gold case in 40mm.
- Automatic HMC 804 Calibre with Tourbillon.
- Power reserve is 72hrs.
- Priced at €126,000
18k white gold case in 43.5mm. Manual winding tourbillon movement, completely handmade. The Hand Made 1 has been entirely created from scratch. The movement construction, traditional machining and hand-finishing specialists reflected at length on each of the 272 movement components and 36 case parts. In fact, this is an entirely handmade timepiece, from the movement to the case, to the leather strap, the dial and the hands -the only exceptions being the sapphire crystals, the case gaskets, the spring- bars, the jewels, and the mainspring. To achieve the 95% handmade level more than 6,000 hours of work for one single timepiece. To obtain the 308 components of the Hand Made 1 respecting Greubel Forsey criteria, over 800 individual parts had to be made. It took 35 times longer to make the complete tourbillon cage than for a standard high-end tourbillon. When just a dozen operations on an automatic lathe effortlessly yield some 500 screws, a single screw, as small as it may be, requires up to 12 individual operations taking up to 8 hours to make just one. To hand make one wheel of the Hand Made 1 takes 600 times longer than that of a high-end industrial wheel. Power reserve is at 60hrs Unique piece Price – Not available (likely around 800,000.00 CHF)