The craziest thing you'll see today: Greubel Forsey Artwork 1, a watch featuring a miniature sculpture by Willard Wigan
As if the top multi-tourbillon watches usually produced by Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey weren't enough, the duo teamed up with artist Willard Wigan to create Art Piece 1 . The watch is also equipped with a Greubel Forsey double 30-degree tourbillon and a Wigan miniature sculpture, which you can admire through the crown magnifying glass at 9 o’clock. Sometimes we say clocks are works of art, but Art Piece 1 takes it to a whole new level.replica Greubel Forsey Watches
British artist Willard Wigan may not be a household name, but he is a legend in the art world, having been knighted by Prince Charles in 2007. For decades, Wigan has been making sculptural needle eyes that fit into needles and inside, some even smaller than a human red blood cell. Crazy, right? Even more nervous was how he had to make these tiny objects—using tools like diamond shards and housefly hair, Wigan shaped them under a microscope in the time between his own heartbeats to avoid shaking. One of the sculptures is located in Art Piece 1.
Along with Wigan's sculpture is one of Greubel Forsey's signature double 30-degree tourbillons. The inner frame is inclined 30 degrees and rotates every minute, while the outer frame is parallel to the dial and rotates every four minutes. A huge curved bridge hangs the double tourbillon between the sapphire crystal and the caseback, and you can see it directly. The clichés aside, the execution here is what you really need to see.
The dial itself is a beautiful blue, and the main plate (visible through the sapphire caseback) is engraved with the names of three artists: Robert Greubel, Stephen Forsey and Willard Wigan. The tourbillon's 72-hour power reserve indicator is located at 4 o'clock. Directly above is a plate that says "GF Art Piece 1", and when you press the button at the 4 o'clock position on the case, the plate moves aside and the red arrow points to the time on the 12-hour disc. Time only comes when you need it, let Wigan's sculptures and tourbillons grab all the attention.high quality replica watches
The real treat comes from the magnifying glass at 9 o'clock, which is styled to look like a second crown. You'll notice a dark blue bridge supporting what looks like a grain of gold from the dial side, but through the 23x magnifying glass set in the crystal, you can see Wigan's sculpture clearly and clearly. Here we have a three-masted sailboat that appears to be passing through the blue supports. All open work allows a lot of light in, allowing you to admire the sculpture without any human assistance.
Greubel Forsey Balancier S
The pair's most sporty watch to date.
What do you think of when you hear Greubel and Forsey's names? Possibly a "tourbillon", especially those that are more complicated than usual. Developing such a mechanism to implement timing precision services might be on the manifest. So, under a powerful magnifying glass, so does the meticulous hand-finishing that really stands up to the scrutiny. Greubel Forsey makes impressive watches, but they're also pretty big considering the typical 30-meter water resistance rating. Some Greubel Forsey watches feel as if they were designed around their impressively complicated movements. The case may bulge to contain the sub-dial, display and escapement. This results in a highly technical fake luxury watches design style that some people really like and others don't.
Late last year, Greubel Forsey released a new version of its popular GMT model, the GMT Sport, with a new case shape in lightweight titanium, a rubber strap and 100-meter water resistance. Considering the sloping tourbillon mechanism and impressive level of hand-finishing at the heart of this watch, it's easy to refuse to consider it a full-fledged sports watch, despite the name. This is certainly a watch that makes Greubel Forsey owners more comfortable to wear in casual environments and even in the water. Today, we've evolved the concept in a similar but less complex form - so, I think it's more sporty - the Balancier S.
The Balancier S features a new style case shape unlike anything I've seen before the GMT Sport. Viewed from directly above or from above, it appears to be round, but from other angles it reveals subtle intricate dimensions, with the arched oval shape complementing the curved sapphire crystal.
In typical Greubel Forsey fashion, the escapement is not just any old-fashioned escapement. As we saw earlier from the GF, this one is tilted to 30 degrees. In addition, it features Greubel Forsey’s own variable inertia balance wheel, which debuted in 2016 and most recently in last year’s highly wearable, less than 40mm Balancier Contemporain. The balance wheel of the same name is fixed by an angled splint, and six gold inertia screws are embedded in the balance wheel to reduce air friction. Greubel Forsey's large balance wheel may not have been installed in the tourbillon, GF has been known for its mechanics over the years, but its large size (12.6mm diameter) was still chosen with chronograph in mind. As you can see it is flush with part of the corner dial,replica watches for men
Both the baseplate and bridges are made of titanium, which is worth mentioning given the high-end trim of this watch. While making these movement components in titanium helps keep weight down – after all these watches are not a delicate size – hand-finishing titanium to Greubel Forsey standards is a difficult and slow process.
The most striking element of the Balancier S is of course its case. From one angle, it almost seems to be rolling up on its own. In my opinion, it adds another dimension to the flat, fluid bezel design sometimes encountered in other luxury sports watches. The emphasis on the novel case shape is strongly accentuated by the integrated lugs, which appear to recede into the case. Of course, Greubel Forsey is no stranger to unusual case shapes, but most of the GF's unusually proportioned shapes avoid strict symmetry. That's not what happened here, to the extent that the design itself doesn't seem to be a typical instance of a typical Greubel Forsey design. On the other hand, printing a statement about the watchmaking duo's views on their craftsmanship is something we've seen from the brand before, another example of how Greubel Forsey pushes the boundaries of watch decoration in its own unique way. example. Here, as on the earlier GMT Sport, the bezel is the canvas for this trim. It is satin-finished and engraved with key values identified by Greubel Forsey.
The case and crown are inlaid with black rubber on both sides to complement the strap. As you can see in the photo above, the inner surface of the strap itself has embossed text. The movement has Greubel Forsey's signature decorative style, and to the untrained eye, it looks simple. "Where's the intricately carved balance cock?" some would wonder. But when you get the chance to experience a Greubel watch first-hand and scrutinize surfaces such as the inner corners of the movement, the work is truly second to none. Now, of course, this is an introductory post using the photos provided; I suggest you read more of the original photography articles on other Greubel Forsey watches to see if you're a little surprised by the finishing so often seen in these watches . As with certain other works of art, I'm moved by my appreciation for this finish, even if I don't necessarily have a strong desire to own a watch with it.BRM Gulf V12-44 Italian Flag
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Brand: Greubel Forsey
Model: Balancier S
Diameter: 45mm (bezel), 43mm (strap)
Thickness: 13.75mm; 15.6mm, synthetic sapphire crystal
Case material: Titanium hour markers
: Three-dimensional variable geometric hour markers with lacquered hour and minute scales
Water resistance: 100 meters
Strap/Bracelet: Rubber with embossed text. Titanium folding clasp with GM logo.
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Functions: hours and minutes on suspension bridge; small seconds, power reserve indicator (72 hours)
Diameter: 37 mm
Thickness: 10.62mm
Power reserve: 72 hours winding
: Manual winding
Frequency: 21,600 times/hour
Jewelry: 42