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Lot Essay
An ultimate expression of stealth wealth, Greubel Forsey’s appropriately named ‘Secret’ Double Tourbillon 30° discreetly conceals its horological artistry behind the dial, the only clue to its exceptional mechanical movement is the dial inscription ‘Double Tourbillon 30°, Un Tour 4 Min’. Made in a limited edition of only 11 examples in white gold, the impressive 44 mm. diameter case creates a monochrome ‘white’ aesthetic with the silvered dial which displays subsidiary dials for the seconds and 4-minute rotation of the tourbillon and sector for the 72 hour power reserve. The exquisitely designed and rendered blued steel hands provide a perfectly calculated pop of colour.
Named the Double Tourbillon 30° due to the angle that links the two mobile cages, the patented double tourbillon system is a decisive technical advance and milestone in watchmaking history which took more than four years of research and development. Inside an exterior tourbillon with a diameter of around 15 mm which turns once every four-minutes, an interior tourbillon, smaller in size and inclined at 30 degrees in relation to the first cage, revolves once every 60 seconds. To guarantee even more perfect time-keeping, this revolutionary complication permanently compensates the rate of gravity-related errors in all positions.
A question which has always been asked by connoisseurs of fine watchmaking is, does a tourbillon, for all its beauty and animation, genuinely increase the accuracy of a watch? The Double Tourbillon 30° Technique successfully answered this question in 2011 when it won the Concours International de Chronométrie with an incredible score of 915 points out of 1000, the highest in the competition to date.
Offering an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire one of the most exotic and exciting examples of contemporary haute horologerie, this watch is the most impressive trophy for those who hold the endless pursuit of excellence in the highest regard.
Greubel Forsey
Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have been working together for over 20 years in a relationship founded on their shared technical creativity and quest for perfection. The two watchmakers are fabled for their exceptional and avant-garde horology, combining highly complicated mechanical functions with uncompromisingly provocative styling concepts.
Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have become legends in the world of modern independent watchmaking. Working together since 1992, when they were developing complicated movements for Renaud & Papi, Greubel and Forsey decided to branch out on their own in 1999, setting up as the independents, CompliTime Greubel, la Neuveville and Bureau d’Etude et Prototype, le Locle, respectively. From this moment forward, they are focused on designing a new generation of tourbillons specifically developed to improve the timekeeping of the mechanical watch.
Named the Double Tourbillon 30° due to the angle that links the two mobile cages, the patented double tourbillon system is a decisive technical advance and milestone in watchmaking history which took more than four years of research and development. Inside an exterior tourbillon with a diameter of around 15 mm which turns once every four-minutes, an interior tourbillon, smaller in size and inclined at 30 degrees in relation to the first cage, revolves once every 60 seconds. To guarantee even more perfect time-keeping, this revolutionary complication permanently compensates the rate of gravity-related errors in all positions.
A question which has always been asked by connoisseurs of fine watchmaking is, does a tourbillon, for all its beauty and animation, genuinely increase the accuracy of a watch? The Double Tourbillon 30° Technique successfully answered this question in 2011 when it won the Concours International de Chronométrie with an incredible score of 915 points out of 1000, the highest in the competition to date.
Offering an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire one of the most exotic and exciting examples of contemporary haute horologerie, this watch is the most impressive trophy for those who hold the endless pursuit of excellence in the highest regard.
Greubel Forsey
Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have been working together for over 20 years in a relationship founded on their shared technical creativity and quest for perfection. The two watchmakers are fabled for their exceptional and avant-garde horology, combining highly complicated mechanical functions with uncompromisingly provocative styling concepts.
Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have become legends in the world of modern independent watchmaking. Working together since 1992, when they were developing complicated movements for Renaud & Papi, Greubel and Forsey decided to branch out on their own in 1999, setting up as the independents, CompliTime Greubel, la Neuveville and Bureau d’Etude et Prototype, le Locle, respectively. From this moment forward, they are focused on designing a new generation of tourbillons specifically developed to improve the timekeeping of the mechanical watch.