PuristSPro's 2010 SIHH Live Reporting by Z3

Greubel Forsey  2010 Novelties at SIHH

Three novelties this year: Tourbillon 24 seconds in RG, Double Tourbillon Technique in Platinum, and Invention Piece No. 3 in Platinum.

Unfortunately, the day before my appointment, some clumsy journalist dropped the Tourbillon 24 Seconds and scratched up the case, so Robert and Stephen felt that it's not appropriate to photograph a "damaged" case.

But for photos and descriptions of this stunning piece, with so much depth and viewing pleasure from both the top, the bottom, and so many sideway angles, please refer to the excellent post by our RM moderator Dr. Andrew H:

ahci.watchprosite.com

Here are the pictures of the other two novelties, both in platinum. An unique aspect that I like about the GF's creations is their three-dimensional design, with so much detail, offering a feast to one's eyes.

One cannot help but to admire them in awe...

Tourbillon 24 Seconds - Featuring small second hand, power reserve, an inclined tourbillon (30 degree incline, to compensate for the force of gravity on the watch when the wrist is in motion, which is not properly accounted for in a traditional vertical tourbillon), with 1 rotation every 24 seconds.

The dial, as well as hands and indices, are made of gold.

Frosted nickle silver bridges finished in palladium. Succinctly yet elegantly finished.

You can observe the inclined tourbillon in motion on the dial, as well as from a lateral sapphire glass window.

Invention Piece 3, Featuring 24-hour dial, mystery power reserve, sub-seconds and the inclined tourbillon.

The engravings are mesmerizing. The tiny fonts, when viewed from afar, can be thought of as a different type of "finishing", and do not make the dial busy

I was not allowed to take a picture of the backside, where it contains engravings on the philosophy of the piece. It's intended to be a personal message from the masters to the owner alone, and thus is not for the public eye. Interesting concept.

Yours truly,

Jon (Z3)