TOURBILLON 24 SECONDES ARCHITECTURE
The Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture is unlike any Greubel Forsey timepiece ever created. Its case is wholly atypical, its construction purposeful, its components sculptural, their mechanical interplay kinetic and the movement – simply spectacular! This new Greubel Forsey calibre within a new convex conical frustrum case shape represents a complete departure from traditional movement construction and aesthetics and brings an architectural experience to the wrist.
Its components are suspended in space, revealing a harmonious composition of surfaces, shapes and movements. The case showcases the spectacle within firstly through the large opening on the dial side, encompassed by relief-engraved Greubel Forsey values that inspired this creation: Architecture, Harmonie, Innovation, Technique, Bienfacture, Passion, Science, Exclusivité, Créativité.
While the case looks perfectly round when observed from the dial side, it reveals its convex shape from other angles, along with its large synthetic sapphire crystal ring which envelopes the entire periphery of the caseband. Greubel Forsey has been integrating lateral sapphire crystal apertures since as early as 2007, but has never before rendered a movement visible from above, below, and from every angle around the caseband.
he 354 parts of the movement are sculpted and arranged asymmetrically yet harmoniously, almost as if they had issued from an organic growth process found in the natural world. Each component is suspended in an unexpected three-dimensional plane, yet it is exactly where it should be aesthetically, technically in relation to every other component. The movement is vibrant and urban, yet it has space to breathe.
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The art of invention
At the core of Greubel Forsey lies a relentless commitment to invention. Since its inception, the Atelier has secured more than 70 patents and introduced ten Fundamental Inventions, each designed to deliver meaningful advancement in mechanical watchmaking. Innovation is approached with purpose, refining chronometric precision, enhancing mechanical performance, and expanding the expressive potential of the timepiece.
This philosophy is embodied in creations such as the Tourbillon Cardan, distinguished by its multi-axis, three-cage construction and fluid, gimbal-inspired motion, as well as the Nano Foudroyante, which incorporates a patented nano-mechanism uniting flying seconds, a tourbillon, and manual-wind flyback functionality within a remarkably compact case. Each development is a stepping stone, forming the basis for continued evolution across the collection.
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Where movement becomes architecture
At Greubel Forsey, every design begins with the movement, shaping a three-dimensional architecture where mechanics and aesthetics are inseparable.