Tourbillon expert joins the actual Grand Sonnerie Hall
After 11 years of investigation and development, tourbillon professional GF is one of the few best watch manufacturers capable of exploring and developing Grande Sonnerie!
No matter which watchmaker anyone asks, whether it is difficult to make a great souvenir, you may get a look, an endearing smile or a frown, and the solution should be clear enough. Naturally , the timekeeping mechanism is actually difficult, especially the voluminoso sonnerie. Otherwise, if you look at this timepiece industry now, you can count number all the brands that can get it done with two hands. But this year is very special. VACHERON CONSTANTIN and GREUBEL FORSEY ) both released the particular brand’s first Grande Sonnerie and entered the corridor of watchmaking.
It’s just that Vacheron Constantin only launched the Voluminoso Sonnerie this year, which is a little bit surprising. After all, the development of typically the timekeeping mechanism has the origins. However , GREUBEL FORSEY, which started with a dual tourbillon, is not slow. The actual founders Robert and Sophie spent 11 years. It took a little time for time to develop this grandissimo sonnerie with 935 elements, two patents and eleven safety designs, proving it is high-end technical strength besides the tourbillon.
It has a lot more than 935 components, holds 2 patents, has 11 pre-installed safety designs, and utilizes a titanium case to achieve much better resonance and is easy to put on.
This considerável sonnerie uses a configuration associated with double hammers and twice gongs. I haven’t used this watch personally, and i also haven’t had the opportunity to listen to it sound in person. I’ve simply watched the official video for the moment. In addition to the timekeeping device, FRIEND naturally also did not miss to include the signature 24-second tourbillon device. The case size may also be maintained at 43mm as well as 16. 13mm thickness, which is made of titanium instead of platinum eagle that is commonly used in repeater watches. On the one hand, precious metals are lighter in weight to wear, and on the other hands, they have better resonance.
Kinetic energy is definitely a major problem in the development of keeping time mechanisms. Because the grande sonnerie needs to strike every a quarter-hour, the demand for kinetic power is naturally higher. How can just one barrel support it? GIRLFRIEND uses a rare device. Even though watch is hand-wound, a good eccentric automatic disk is placed on the back of the watch to get a 20-hour power reserve with an automated winding system. This is GF's most complex device up to now., limited to five to 8 pieces produced each year.