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BaselWorld 2014 - Kari Voutilainen
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.
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BaselWorld 2014 - Kari Voutilainen
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, w...
The movement of his watches are still out of this world
Thanks for the pictures Don. Mark
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.
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...
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...
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
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
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...
If you call Kari's production series production...
the tourbillon will be 6 pieces, I think the Hisui is a unique piece, but you can certainly talk to Kari and see about having a second one made. That is the joy of the independents. Don
Owning a KV I can say this...
It is an unbelievable experience to look at his watch, one when you take it out to wind it, set it, look at the movement, the strap it on. Two, all day long in all the different light and the mesmerizing of the dial and hands, th case, and his hur markers...
What a lovely Observartoire that...
What a lovely Observartoire that you have! May I ask how accurate is the watch daily? Watchmakers are generally nice and humble people but I agree with you that even by those high standards Kari is an extremely likeable person. One almost feels the necess...
Hey 4J's, that piece is simply...
... fantastic. Kari's work is unparalleled. Period. The End. Beautiful piece, sir. Congratulations for having something incredible to look at while sitting in traffic. - Scott
thanks for the report
As always, Kari never fail to amaze me with movement finish and this time with this rather unseen treatment of the bridges in both tourbillon and Hisui artpiece. The greyish finish adds contemporary color to the traditional KV finish and I wonder what exa...