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SIHH 2019 - Greubel Forsey Balancier Contemporain
Tue, 15 January 2019 12:01
Limited Edition of 33 Pieces
The case, in 18kt white gold, measures 39.6mm x 12.2mm. High domed sapphire crystals. Three-dimensional, variable geometry-shaped lugs. Raised polished engraving "Balancier" and "Greubel Forsey" on a hand-punched background. Gold security screws. Hand-polished bezel, caseband with hand-finished straight graining. It is water resistant to 30 meters.
Movement is a Swiss manual-wind Greubel Forsey in-house caliber with 33 jewels, 21,600vph and a power reserve of 3 days. Olived-domed jewels in gold chatons. Two series-coupled fast rotating barrels (1 turn in 3.2 hours), one of which is equipped with a slipping spring to avoid excess tension. Barrel with relief engraving "Greubel Forsey". Balance wheel in-house variable-inertia with 6 gold mean-time screws (12.60 mm diameter). Balance spring with Phillips terminal curve and Geneva-style stud. Main plates in titanium, frosted and spotted, straight-grained flanks.
- Jorge Merino