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Lot Essay
With the ‘Tourbillon Bressel 1665’ JeanRichard created an extremely attractive hand-wound mechanical timepiece. Impressive with diameter of 42 mm. and excellent finishing throughout it has an undeniably striking presence on the wrist.
The beautifully designed dial has a sunray pattern centre, circular hour indexes and oversized numerals at 3 and 9 o’clock. The one-minute tourbillon occupies the lower half of the dial and a power reserve scale with corresponding hand is positioned below 12 o’clock. The blued steel hands are skeletonized for minimal interference with the dial displays.
JeanRichard was a luxury watch brand aimed to recapture the heritage of one of Swiss watchmaking's most important historical figures: Daniel JeanRichard (1665-1741). JeanRichard was a veritable legend of Swiss watchmaking history and indeed, he is still regarded as the founding father of the watchmaking industry in the Neuchatel region in the late 17th century.
The tourbillon, invented and patented by the genius Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1801, is one of the most enduring technical improvements to timekeeping precision and has been continually improved to extreme degrees. In a tourbillon, the entire escapement revolves so that any adverse effects on timekeeping caused by the watch’s position – up, down, sideways etc, is equalized. The tourbillon is also a very visually appealing complication and it has become an important feature of many of the great modern complicated wristwatches.
The beautifully designed dial has a sunray pattern centre, circular hour indexes and oversized numerals at 3 and 9 o’clock. The one-minute tourbillon occupies the lower half of the dial and a power reserve scale with corresponding hand is positioned below 12 o’clock. The blued steel hands are skeletonized for minimal interference with the dial displays.
JeanRichard was a luxury watch brand aimed to recapture the heritage of one of Swiss watchmaking's most important historical figures: Daniel JeanRichard (1665-1741). JeanRichard was a veritable legend of Swiss watchmaking history and indeed, he is still regarded as the founding father of the watchmaking industry in the Neuchatel region in the late 17th century.
The tourbillon, invented and patented by the genius Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1801, is one of the most enduring technical improvements to timekeeping precision and has been continually improved to extreme degrees. In a tourbillon, the entire escapement revolves so that any adverse effects on timekeeping caused by the watch’s position – up, down, sideways etc, is equalized. The tourbillon is also a very visually appealing complication and it has become an important feature of many of the great modern complicated wristwatches.