BaselWorld 2012: New Wristwatch REB-5 Tourbillon by Rebellion

The company Rebellion, known in the watch market with its original "rebel" style, has presented at the annual international exhibition BaselWorld 2012 a new model REB-5 Tourbillon.
The new watch REB-5 Tourbillon, as claimed by the company’s representatives - is the embodiment of the pace of the 21st century. Agree, very ambitious statement, especially for new items. We'll move on the technical characteristics of new watches in our article, and what is presented to the success of new products, we think only time, sales model and the responses of experts will tell. And we will monitor developments.
Background of REB-5 Tourbillon starts with one of the Abraham Louis Breguet’s most significant inventions of watchmaking history is Tourbillon, which purpose was and remains to this day the compensation of gravitational effects on the watch mechanism. Two hundred years ago, this invention was the turning point in the development of the watchmaking complications. However, with this invention, there is another problem - the higher power consumption. So, on one turn of the tourbillon had to spend a significant portion of energy, which naturally affects the function of the power reserve. This is what explains the fact that the watch, equipped with a tourbillon, almost always has a small reserve.
Masters of Rebellion have found for its new models with a tourbillon sort out, highlighting the novelty in the common standard, both in the technical sense, and in the original design.

Thus, the problem with a reserve has been solved with the help of a new design mechanism, which includes two winding barrels. That is, this invention provides a new model with a record power reserve for a watch with a tourbillon - seven days!
This invention is even more significant when the master of the company have explained that the unique development has been done specifically for the famous Swiss watch Rebellion - a watchmaker Laurent Besse.
Well, most would agree that the watchmakers company did their best while working over the novelty REB-5 Tourbillon. And really, when you consider that since the invention of the tourbillon passed 200 years old and when creating the tourbillon almost nothing has changed, we can say that the watchmakers of Rebellion made a real feat of time.
The model REB-5 Tourbillon is presented in a limited edition of 12 instances. So to buy unique watches with tourbillon and seven-day power reserve will be not available for everyone.
As for the external design, the feature of the model has become the original case, designed as a modular construction. The model is available in the form of titanium and black titanium.
The watch is made on the basis of the mechanism REB-5 with manual winding tourbillon, and, on the basis of 23 jewels. Dimensions: 46x56.7x19.6 mm. Water-resistant of the model - 50 meters.
Tourbillon of the model performs one rotation per minute. The glass covering the dial is made of a dome-shaped antireflective sapphire. The back side is also made of sapphire. Power reserve of the watch is the pride of the company, up to 7 days, on the basis of the two winding barrels. The frequency of the balance mechanism is 28,800 vibrations per hour.
Finishing of the case is made by the electroplating process. The watch strap is made of rubber or black leather of your choice. Clasp - folding.
Incidentally, it should be noted that each of the mechanism is tested in the laboratory of the company, which certainly gives more "serious" sense to the novelty.

Official website of Rebellion watches.

Written by Anno Domini Bastet *