BaselWorld 2014 - Kari Voutilainen
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BaselWorld 2014 - Kari Voutilainen
Kari always knows to amaze.
Let's start with the Tourbillon-6. This is a new tourbillon using Kari's double direct impulse escapement. Note the size of the tourbillon cage, at 14mm almost half the diameter of the dial, which made it necessary to place the hands off center to have room. The finishing is, as always, glowing. The dial made in house on a rose engine.
The Hisui watch shines through the dial and bridge decoration done by the Japanese lacquering studio Unryuan. The main raw materials for this decoration are the shell of a marine snail, the great green turban, and abalone shell. Particularly intensely colored regions are cut out of the shells and then used for this mosaic decoration. The result is stunning, as you can see.
The movement itself is again in German silver and uses the Voutilainen double direct impulse escapement.
Kari always knows to amaze.
Let's start with the Tourbillon-6. This is a new tourbillon using Kari's double direct impulse escapement. Note the size of the tourbillon cage, at 14mm almost half the diameter of the dial, which made it necessary to place the hands off center to have room. The finishing is, as always, glowing. The dial made in house on a rose engine.
The Hisui watch shines through the dial and bridge decoration done by the Japanese lacquering studio Unryuan. The main raw materials for this decoration are the shell of a marine snail, the great green turban, and abalone shell. Particularly intensely colored regions are cut out of the shells and then used for this mosaic decoration. The result is stunning, as you can see.
The movement itself is again in German silver and uses the Voutilainen double direct impulse escapement.
Comments:
Mark in Paris May 8th, 2014-01:19
The movement of his watches are still out of this world Thanks for the pictures Don. Mark
sham1 May 8th, 2014-01:56
Thank you Thank you Don for the post and lovely photos. Kari goes from strength to strength! His movements and the quality of the finishing are second to none. To own a timepiece from his manufacture should be on the list of every true connosieur.
ztirual May 8th, 2014-03:40
Thank you Don The Tourbillon 6 is mesmerizing. I imagine it is called this way not because Kari will be making only 6 of them, but because the tourbillon rests within a second's sub dial's placed at 6 o' clock, as is often the case in his work. I wonder what Kari is no...
Ancienne Le Brassus May 8th, 2014-04:25
Amazing amazing work. Both watches are just SO stunning, almost perfection!!! The only flaw I see in the movement aesthetics is the mainspring click. I don't like that very much, but i udnerstand that it follows the aesthetic conception of hte movmeent with all the screws and round fittings... so the mainspring click should be roun...
Ancienne Le Brassus May 8th, 2014-06:22
Can't keep from coming back to these two amazing watches! Stunning!
elliot55 May 8th, 2014-06:40
Great pix Don, but I think... ... we need some more. Nobody finishes like the Finnish watchmaker! Kari is the world's premiere independent! All the best, - Scott
secretlife May 8th, 2014-07:35
Barely seems possible but the caseback view of the Hisui trumps even the dial side!!
amanico May 8th, 2014-08:13
I am usually not a fan of tourbillons which make a hole in the dial. And this Tourbillon is not, by far, among my favourite KV, but I must say that Kari's work is deeply, strongly amazing. Bravo, Kari. Nicolas
wootwoot May 8th, 2014-13:17
more stunning than even Kari's 28 Sarasamon... ... are these pieces actually available for sale? Highly decorated watches normally don't move me but this is practically not even a watch anymore -- this goes beyond all that -- its just an incredible work of art, very much in the Japanese miniature trad...
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