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Greubel Forsey - Invention Piece 2

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Greubel Forsey - Invention Piece 2
« il: Gennaio 17, 2011, 12:59:31 pm »
The two double tourbillons systems are presented head to tail and coupled by a spherical differential. A sub-dial at 5 o'clock conceals triple mainspring barrels and features a red triangle indicating hours and a rotating disk indicates minutes. Small seconds dial at 10 o’clock and 56-hour power reserve indicator at 11 o’clock compete the dial.

A unique edition of 11 pieces in platinum and 11 in red gold.



Invention piece 2


Unique edition of 11 pieces in platinum and 11 pieces in 5n red gold. mechanical hand-wound movement, Calibre GF03n
Quadruple Tourbillon • hour and minute display • small second indicator power-reserve indicator.


Movement with patented tourbillon

Movement dimensions
• Diameter: 37.0 mm
• Cage diameter: 36.40 mm
• Thickness : 11.87 mm

Number of parts
• Complete movement: 594 composants
• 1 double tourbillon cage: 129 composants
• Weight of one double cage: 1.17 g

Number of jewels
• 64
• Olived-domed jewels in gold chatons

Power reserve: 56 hours

Barrels
• Rapid rotating triple barrels (1 turn in 3.2 hours)
• equipped with a slipping spring to avoid excess tension

Balance wheel
Free sprung balance with white gold mean-time screws (10.70 mm diameter)

Frequency: 21’600 vibrations/hour

Balance spring
• Phillips terminal curve
• Geneva-style stud

Main Plates
Nickel silver, spotted nickel-palladium fi nish, hand bevelled, straight-grained fl anks, polished counter-sinks

Bridges
• Nickel silver bridge, frosted, spotted with polished bevelling, nickel-palladium finish
• Gold nameplate bearing the individual number of the timepiece
• 4 steel Double Tourbillon bridges hand-bevelled, flat black polished with polished counter-sinks

Gearing
• Involute circle profile
• Conical gearing with corrected profiles

Inner Tourbillon

Inclined at a 30°angle, 1 rotation per minute

Outer Tourbillon
• 1 rotation in 4 minutes
• Hand-bevelled and openworked cage pillars
• 1 gold Greubel Forsey counterweight per cage

Displays
• Hours and minutes
• Small seconds sub dial (mean performance)
• 56-hour power reserve on a sector
• Tourbillon rotation sapphire crystal indicator (outer cage) in 4 minutes at 1 o’clock

Exterior

Case

• Platinum 950 or 18k 5N red gold with asymmetrical convex sapphire crystal
• Transparent back with asymmetrical convex sapphire crystal
• Lateral window with shaped sapphire crystal
• Gold security screws
• Polished bezel and centre band with hand-finished straight graining
• Hand-engraved individual number
• Raised engraving of the name of the Inventors on a hand-punched background
• Unique edition of 11 pieces in platinum and 11 pieces in 5N red gold

Case dimensions

• Diameter: 43.50 mm
• Thickness: 16.28 mm

Water resistance of the case
: 3 atm - 30 m - 100 ft

Crown
Platinum or 5N red gold with engraved and black lacquered GF logo

Dial
• 22k gold hour indicators with red triangle
• 22k gold Greubel Forsey initials in centre

Hands
• Minute-indicator: rotating disc with fixed blue triangle
• Small second in flame-blued polished steel
• Power-reserve in flame-blued polished steel
• Sapphire crystal 4-minute indicator

Strap and clasp
• Hand-sewn black alligator
• Platinum 950 or 18k 5N red gold folding clasp, hand-engraved with the Greubel Forsey logo
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Re:Greubel Forsey - Invention Piece 2
« Risposta #1 il: Gennaio 17, 2011, 13:09:12 pm »
Una rotazione in 4 minuti?
ma a che serve?
Cavaliere Vostro
Sir Citrone

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Re:Greubel Forsey - Invention Piece 2
« Risposta #2 il: Gennaio 17, 2011, 13:10:45 pm »
solito esercizio di meccanica.....fine a se stesso....

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Re:Greubel Forsey - Invention Piece 2
« Risposta #3 il: Gennaio 17, 2011, 13:21:12 pm »
Una rotazione in 4 minuti?
ma a che serve?



Inner Tourbillon (gabbia interna 8))
Inclined at a 30°angle, 1 rotation per minute

Outer Tourbillon (gabbia esterna 8) 8))
• 1 rotation in 4 minutes
• Hand-bevelled and openworked cage pillars
• 1 gold Greubel Forsey counterweight per cage



Confermo un notevole esercizio di "meccanica esoterica"   ............ 8) 8)

Cicci
 ;)
La felicitΰ θ avere la propria passione per lavoro.  (Alain Silberstein)



Re:Greubel Forsey - Invention Piece 2
« Risposta #4 il: Gennaio 17, 2011, 14:16:21 pm »
Troppo esoterica per noi poveri mortali...!
Meglio fare et pentirsi, che non fare et pentirsi.

massotto

Re:Greubel Forsey - Invention Piece 2
« Risposta #5 il: Gennaio 17, 2011, 14:21:08 pm »
mamma mia quanto assomiglia ai vecchi contatori dell'acqua .....   :o ;D ;D ;D