SIHH 2013: Greubel Forsey Presents Double Balancier 35 Degrees Watch
At the SIHH 2013, held from 21 to 25 January, the Swiss company Greubel Forsey has unveiled its novelty Double Balancier 35 Degrees. The watch, produced in a limited edition, features the innovative mechanism with two oscillators and two escapements. They are tilted and locked at 35 °, and are driven by a spherical differential that provides the average balance sheet oscillations and their subsequent transfer to the time display. This provides a new approach to improve chronometric accuracy of the watch.
The novelty Double Balancier 35 Degrees has a round case in diameter of 43.5 mm and a thickness of 14.35 mm in 18-carat white gold. The silver dial with a fine finish has applied silver Arabic numerals and hour markers, as well as the hour and minute hands, skeletonized, made of gold and covered with fluorescent material in white.
Double Balancier 35 Degrees watch by Greubel Forsey
In the lower part of the dial are visible the details of the caliber, at the 7 o’clock position is a small window with a second’s hand. At the 2 o’clock position is the analog power-reserve indicator. A sapphire crystal protects the dial and is set at the back of the watch.
The model Double Balancier 35 Degrees is equipped with a manufactturing caliber with manual winding. The mechanism, consisting of 365 parts, is equipped with two winding barrels, frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour, a 72-hour power reserve.
The watch comes on a black alligator strap with a folding clasp in 18-carat white gold.
The novelty is released in a limited of six instances.
Official site of Greubel Forsey.
Written by Angel
