The Thomas Prescher
Mysterious Automatic Double Axis Tourbillon

First pictures in the wild.

Thomas had a problem:
    How to make the visibility of the tourbillon even better than his present watches.
The solution:
    Just tuck everything except the tourbillon out of the way.

Hours and minutes on rotating cylinders with a moon phase indication between.
At the bottom the automatic winding weight slung like a hammock between the two sides.
Relaxing in the hammock the date and month indications.
In between the Prescher constant force double-axis toubillon.

The watch has two crowns not only for symetry, but one is for setting the time and the other for winding.

The entire movement is hidden in the two sides of the case.  Not a single gear outside the tourbillon itself is visible.

Note that the calendar is always visble from front and back.  Being on the winding weight it always faces up.

The case is with the impecable finish we assume from a Prescher watch.

Note that this is the first prototype and these are mineral glasses without antireflection treatment.  The final watch will have saphire glasses using the new and horribly expensive perfectly clear antireflection coatings.  No more blue streak!

It is difficult to get a picture of the serial number without holding the watch over your head.

I saw the very first design sketches of this watch about 18 months ago.  I was certain that Thomas was taking hard drugs.
Now that I could hold it in my hands, whatever has caused Thomas to find this design, this watch is truly stunning.

Don