Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture: Exhibition Time
The recently revealed Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture is a visual marvel that also feels quite remarkable.
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Image: Greubel Forsey
The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture is a lot of watch, and it is also more complex than the garden variety tourbillon wristwatch. This is a timepiece that challenges the mind and the eye; one that has both literal and figurative depth. The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture, which is mouthful so we will just go with Tourbillon Architecture, is a kinetic sculpture that happens to tell the time. The brand calls it a city on the wrist, and it is not hard to see why. It also defies attempts at easy explanations, which is how Greubel Forsey CEO Antonio Calce put it to us when we had lunch with him in Singapore.
Nevertheless, here is the skinny on the watch. It is a 47.05mm titanium piece that is 16.80mm thick, but thanks to its shape and structure, it wears a little less profoundly than those specs suggest. It is water-resistant to 50m. More on the dimensions in a bit, but first we have to address the key points about the engine, which does not have a specific name. It features an inclined tourbillon that completes one rotation in 24 seconds (hence the name of the watch). It manages the neat feat of staying powered for 90 hours despite having to power this mechanism. Dial-side, the Tourbillon A...
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Image: Greubel Forsey
The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture is a lot of watch, and it is also more complex than the garden variety tourbillon wristwatch. This is a timepiece that challenges the mind and the eye; one that has both literal and figurative depth. The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture, which is mouthful so we will just go with Tourbillon Architecture, is a kinetic sculpture that happens to tell the time. The brand calls it a city on the wrist, and it is not hard to see why. It also defies attempts at easy explanations, which is how Greubel Forsey CEO Antonio Calce put it to us when we had lunch with him in Singapore.
Nevertheless, here is the skinny on the watch. It is a 47.05mm titanium piece that is 16.80mm thick, but thanks to its shape and structure, it wears a little less profoundly than those specs suggest. It is water-resistant to 50m. More on the dimensions in a bit, but first we have to address the key points about the engine, which does not have a specific name. It features an inclined tourbillon that completes one rotation in 24 seconds (hence the name of the watch). It manages the neat feat of staying powered for 90 hours despite having to power this mechanism. Dial-side, the Tourbillon A...
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