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Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon Technique Watch - Double WOW!

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Some of you know I have been looking for a skeleton watch to add to my collection. Well obviously I can not afford the one below but I LOVE THE LOOK AND OVERALL STYLE of this Greubel Forsey watch. Just STUNNING!!!
Great info below!

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Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon Technique Watch by Ariel Adams



I've not always been kind to Greubel Forsey watches. I previously stated that some of their "new" "Invention" watches looked a bit too derivative. Well Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have redeemed themselves with their latest creation, the Double Tourbillon Technique watch. An odd name, but the design feels just right for what the brand is all about.

The watch emphasizes the mechanical inventiveness and triumph of the movement and its complications. The movement has been designed to look and function well being the centerpiece of the timepiece. The watch has no dial, it is simply the movement that you see with a watch dial included and the hour markers placed on a sapphire ring around the dial inside of the face. The Greubel Forsey manually wound Calibre GF 02s also features a subsidiary seconds dial and 120 hour power reserve indicator. The heart of the movement is the double tourbillon - which is one tourbillon literally placed inside of another. The inner tourbillon rotates each minute, while the outer tourbillon rotates each four minutes.

385 parts make up the hand built, decorated, and assembled movement. Looking at the watch in operation is likely a satisfying ballet of mechanical intrigue. I would find it hard to remember to check the time when looking at the watch. The Double Tourbillon Technique watch is available in red or white gold, and in platinum. The case is 47.5mm wide, while the movement itself is about 38mm wide. Overall the watch is phenomenal (with a price to match that I have a feeling is about $500,000), and everything that I think Greubel Forsey timepieces should aspire to be - virtually total focus on the mechanics and presentation of a beautiful movement. The details of the watch are written on the side near the crown as the rear of the watch is one large sapphire crystal viewing window.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

STORY SOURCE - http://www.luxist.com/2009/06/20/greubel-forsey-double-tourbillon-technique-watch/

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GREUBEL FORSEY WATCHES - http://www.greubelforsey.com/
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WOW

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If it were about 200k less I'd be all over that thing!!!:%:%:%

Thanks James for turning me green so early this morning!!!


CJ
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Seriously CJ - that is my favorite one so far, AND if it was on a bracelet ..........I STILL COULD NOT AFFORD IT, lol
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Just incredible! Go ahead and go for it....maybe you can get 5 value pays for $100,000



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We need to have a WF's paypal account set up so we can all put money into a pot so we can buy Powerball tickets...then buy the tickets and maybe one lucky time we'll win the lottery and divide up among the people who contributed. Then maybe we'd come up with enough money to buy one of whatever our own personal grail is!!!! :lol:lol:lol
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Bichondaddy wrote:
We need to have a WF's paypal account set up so we can all put money into a pot so we can buy Powerball tickets...then buy the tickets and maybe one lucky time we'll win the lottery and divide up among the people who contributed. Then maybe we'd come up with enough money to buy one of whatever our own personal grail is!!!! :lol:lol:lol
Good idea actually lol!!!!:c
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Larry I would break my piggy bank for that if we won we could buy some of these beautiful watches James keeps finding.:lol:lol
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