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Quiz: 2026.05.27 Quiz (Tourbillon)

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Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie (2025)

Case is 47mm with a thickness of 14.5mm, in red or white gold, sapphire crystal front and back, water resistant to 10m. Dial side architecture in 5N gold with openworked bridges, sunray black-rhodium elements and polished blackened gold indexes. Movement is in-house manual-winding caliber 15GSQ beating at 4Hz with 67 jewels and 1, 053 components, combining grande and petite sonnerie with two selectable four-note melodies (Westminster and “Blancpain”), minute repeater, flying tourbillon with silicon balance spring and a fully integrated retrograde perpetual calendar with twin power-reserve indicators. Power reserve is 96hrs for timekeeping with around 12hrs of striking autonomy in grande sonnerie mode. Limited to roughly 2 pieces per year, built to order and highly customizable. Priced at approx 1.7m CHF

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Breguet Classigue Grande Sonnerie Metiers d’Art 1905 (2025)

Case is 56.5mm with a thickness of 23.5mm in 18k “Brequet Gold”, sapphire crystal, dust and moisture resistant only. Case band, bow and rear cover are decorated with Quai de I’Horloge guilloché inspired by the Turgot map of Paris, the back covered with Bleu de France grand feu enamel and a raised Breguet “B”, while the front lid is hand-engraved with the River Seine and Brequet’s historic Quai de I’Horloge workshop, the river itself picked out in Bleu de France enamel. Regulator-style dial in Breguet Gold with Quai de I’Horloge guilloché and a white enamel hours insert with pantograph-engraved secret signature, plus blued (PVD) tourbillon bridge and hammers and two prominent chiming gongs visible on the dial side.Movement is manual-winding caliber 508 GS running at 18, 000bph with around 539 components and 43 jewels, combining tourbillon, grande and petite sonnerie, minute repeater and a magnetic strike governor; the going train winds clockwise and the strike train counterclockwise, with the movement inverted so the strike works are on full display behind a sapphire cuvette. Power reserve is 56hrs for timekeeping with around 36hrs of striking in grande sonnerie mode, using white gold gongs fixed directly to the extensively hollowed Brequet Gold case, which still contains about 400g of gold to act as a resonant body. Delivered on an 18k Brequet Gold chain with matching guilloché clasps, in a presentation box made from “Marie-Antoinette oak” with a spruce resonance tray from the Risoud forest.Made to order in extremely low numbers. Price on request.

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Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon (2025)

The new record-holder for the world’s thinnest tourbillon watch at just 1.85mm thick 40mm diameter, featuring a sandblasted titanium case. The ultra-thin design is achieved through the innovative manual winding calibre BVF900, which doubles as the case plate using Tungsten carbide, grey PVD treated, off centered Tourbillon. This cutting-edge movement supports the sleek, minimalist aesthetic Bulgari is known for, complemented by a streamlined titanium bracelet. Limited to 20pcs. Price:£750,000

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Chanel J12 Bleu Diamond Tourbillon Watch (2025) 

38mm diameter in matte blue ceramic and steel with black coating case with bracelet, bezel set with 34 baguette-cut blue sapphires. Sapphire crystal with display case back. Water resistant to 50m. Openworked matte blue dial. The movement is powered by manual-winding Caliber 5, hours, minutes and flying tourbillon, tourbillon set with one diamond. Power reserve is 42 hours. 55-piece limited edition. Price €230,000

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Chopard ALPINE EAGLE FLYING TOURBILLON in Lucent Steel (2025)

Cased in Lucent Steel with bracelet, 41mm diameter with 8mm thickness. Sapphire crystals front and caseback. Water resistance to 100m. The dial is Rhône Blue colour by PVD treatment, made of solid gold, radiating pattern centred on the tourbillon at 6 o’clock, applied white gold hour markers, hands and numerals with Grade X1 Super-LumiNova. The movement is calibre L.U.C 96.24-L, automatic with micro-rotor, chronometer-certified (COSC) and Hallmark of Geneva, one-minute flying tourbillon. Power reserve is 65 hours. Price: to be confirmed

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Fam Al Hut Möbius (2025)

Fam Al Hut Möbius, 2025. Case size is 24.3 × 42.2 mm, thickness is 12.9 mm, water resistant to 30 m, with sapphire crystal (front and back). Calibre number is not stated on the GPHG listing; movement is manual-winding mechanical, skeletonised, featuring a bi-axis tourbillon whose two axes rotate in 150 seconds and 60 seconds respectively, with retrograde hours and retrograde minutes plus jumping hours indicated on the listing, running at 21,600 vph, and the power reserve is 50 hours.  Limited quantity is not stated on the GPHG listing. Priced at CHF 26,620 (incl. VAT). This watch won the 2025 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) Audacity Prize.

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H Moser Endeavour Tourbillon POP Collection (2025)

Stainless steel case in 40mn with a thickness of 13.5mm, sapphire crystal with display case back, water resistant to 30m. Lapis with lemon chrysoprase dial. Automatic HMC 805 movement, double hairspring, flying tourbillon, power reserve at 72 hrs. Limited to 8pcs. Priced at CHF75,000

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IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Shock Absorber Tourbillon Skeleton XPL (2025)

Case is in ceratanium 44mm diameter, with a thickness of 13.1mm, sapphire crystal with display case back, water resistant to 100M. Shock Absorber XPL is a breakthrough in mechanical shock protection. After 8 years of development, the patented SPRIN-g PROTECT system uses a cantilever spring made of Bulk Metallic Glass to shield the movement from extreme impacts-up to 10,000 g. The movement “floats” inside the case, cushioned by the spring, while a unique crown system and aerospace-grade materials ensure strength with minimal weight. It’s one of the most advanced shock-resistant systems ever built into a mechanical watch. Movement is automatic Cal 82000, skeletonized classic tourbillon, bi-directional winding, power reserve is 80hrs. Limited 100pcs. Price CHF180,000

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Urban Jürgensen UJ-1 – the anniversary watch (2025)

Cased in 950 platinum or 5N rose gold, 39.5mm diameter, 12.2mm thickness, domed sapphire crystal, 30m water resistance. Solid silver dial with galvanic treatment (light silver or grey), hand-guilloché finishes, flame-blued or 5N rose gold-plated hands. Indications: central hours, minutes, small seconds at 6, power reserve at 12. Caliber UJ-1, hand-wound, 1-minute flying tourbillon, remontoir d’égalité, Geneva stop-work. Finishes: renage, perlage, mirror-polished screws, satin-polished wheels. Power reserve 47 hours. UJ-1-PT-S-001, Platinum case, light silver dial, limited edition of 25, UJ-1-PT-G-001, Platinum case, grey dial, limited edition of 25. UJ-1-RG-S-001, Rose gold case, light silver dial, limited edition of 25. Priced at CHF 368,000 excluding VAT

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Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar (2025)

Cased in platinum in 42mm diameter in a thickness of 11.1mm, sapphire crystals with display caseback, water-resistance to 30mm. The 18k gold dial with hand-guilloché anniverary motif finish, white gold indices, hour and minute hands, 3 sub-dials for the calendar, months at noon, date at 3 o’clock and day of week at 9 o’clock, small round aperture for leap year at 1:30, large aperture at 6 o’clock for tourbillon with Maltese cross cage and seconds on peripheral railway-style track. Powered by calibre 2162 QP/270, automatic tourbillon movement with QP module, peripheral rotor, 324 components, 30 jewels, 32.79mm x 6.5mm thickness, special anniversary ‘côte unique’ finish on bridges, power reserve is 72h.

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