CONTENTS
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Philippe Dufour – Grande Sonnerie 188
Bulgari – Octo Finissimo Ultra
Louis Moinet – Magistralis 306 189
Girard-Perregaux – Minute Repeater Tri-Axial Tourbillon
194
Chopard – L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire
196
07
Laurent Ferrier – Galet Secret Tourbillon Double Spiral Meissen
08
HYT – H3
Cartier – Calibre de Cartier Grande Complication
Complications & Mechanical Features
10
Parmigiani Fleurier – Bugatti Type 390
Precious Materials & Artistic Technique
14
De Bethune – DB28ST
18
Historical Importance & Provenance
96
98
IWC – Grande Complication Platinum (ref. 9270-20)
The World’s Most Expensive Watches 20
Kerbedanz – Maximus Tourbillon Breva – Genie 01 in Platinum
24
25
28
Vianney Halter – Deep Space Tourbillon
30
128
Christophe Claret – Soprano
36
38 40
52
MB&F – Horological Machine No. 4 Final Edition
A. Lange & Söhne – Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar "Terraluna" 58
64
Bernhard Lederer – The Gagarin Tourbillon
68
Louis Vuitton – Tambour Mystérieuse
76
Jaeger-LeCoultre – Duomètre Sphérotourbillon Cabestan – Winch Tourbillon Vertical
74
77
82
Franck Muller – Aeternitas Mega 4
250
366
Jaeger-LeCoultre – Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie 252
372
Patek Philippe – Grandmaster Chime 5175
254
376
Piaget – Emperador Temple
256
Patek Philippe – Référence 2499/100P 258
378
Patek Philippe – 5004T for Only Watch 2013
262
368
380
Patek Philippe – J.B. Champion Platinum Observatory Chronometer 264
George Daniels – Co-Axial Chronograph
Hublot – Big Bang $5 Million
149
Harry Winston – Histoire de Tourbillon 3
272
Rolex – Daytona Reference 6239 “Paul Newman”
150
274
Girard-Perregaux – Vintage 1945 Jackpot Tourbillon
154
Breguet – 3282 158
F.P. Journe – Sonnerie Souveraine 164 168 170
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278
Jaquet Droz – Tropical Bird Repeater
280
Jacob & Co. – Astronomia Maestro
282
Richard Mille – RM 27-01 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal
284
Piaget – Polo Tourbillon Relatif New York
172
Greubel Forsey – Double Balancier Sapphire
Credor – Spring Drive Minute Repeater
173
Ulysse Nardin – Genghis Khan: Westminster Carillon Tourbillon Jaquemarts Minute Repeater
178
Antoine Preziuso – Chronometer Tourbillon of Tourbillons
Zenith – Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane
86
de Grisogono – Meccanico DG
Corum – Golden Bridge Tourbillon Panoramique
88
Harry Winston – Opus 6
185
184
174
288
Bulgari – Octo Grande Sonnerie Quantième Perpétuel
294
Bovet 1822 – Amadeo Fleurier Notre Dame Minute Repeater Tourbillon 182
396
275
Chanel – J12 X-Ray Electro Calibre 3.1
162
Jacob & Co. – Billionaire
Audemars Piguet – Royal Oak Grande Complication Greubel Forsey – Invention Piece 2
301
Breguet – Double Tourbillon 5349
302
300
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290
Photographic Credits
398
Acknowledgements
399
382
386
Rebellion – WEAP-ONE
Ulysse Nardin – Sparkling Blast
Rudis Sylva – RS12 Grand Art Horloger Harmonious Oscillator
246
Patek Philippe – Nautilus Reference 5711/1A-018 “Tiffany & Co.”
Jaeger-LeCoultre – Master Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Hybris Mechanica II
78
Maîtres du Temps – Chapter One Round Transparence
364
268
MB&F – Horological Machine No. 6 Sapphire Vision
Chopard – L.U.C Perpetual T – Spirit of the Chinese Zodiac
A. Lange & Söhne – Grande Complication
Bulgari – Magsonic Sonnerie Tourbillon
Bovet – Récital 26 Brainstorm® Chapter Two
70
146
362
148
De Bethune – DB16 Tourbillon Regulator
H. Moser & Cie. – Heritage Perpetual Calendar
Richard Mille – RM UP-01 Ferrari
Jacob & Co. – Quenttin
Louis Moinet – Space Revolution
66
238
Audemars Piguet – Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie
Zenith – Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage II
358
Richard Mille – RM 56-01 Sapphire
242
Cecil Purnell – Mirage
352
Patek Philippe – Sky Moon Tourbillon 5002P
236
Albert Einstein’s Personal Longines
144
351
Bulova – Chronograph 88510/01 worn by Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott on the Moon
Christophe Claret – DualTow NightEagle
142
230
234
140
Grönefeld – GTM-06 Tourbillon Minute Repeater
Ferdinand Berthoud – Chronomètre FB 1.RS
Loiseau – 1f4
Roger Dubuis – Excalibur Skeleton Double Flying Tourbillon
Bovet 1822 – Pininfarina Tourbillon Ottanta 63
228
348
350
Vacheron Constantin – Tour de l’Ile
Greubel Forsey – Double Tourbillon Technique
141
342
Jaeger-LeCoultre – Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 “Quadriptyque”
224
138
Montblanc – Villeret 1858 Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique
62
MB&F – HM3 JwlryMachine Watch
54
48
220
334
344
Spero Lucem – La Clémence Tourbillon Minute Repeater
Hysek – Colosso
Grand Seiko – Kodo Constant-Force Tourbillon
Panerai – L’Astronomo Luminor 1950 Tourbillon Moon Phases Equation of Time GMT
Rolex – Ref. 4113, Split Seconds Chronograph Manufacture Royale – Opera
Hublot – Big Bang Unico Full Baguette King Gold Rainbow
Fonderie 47 – Inversion Principle Tourbillon
44
134
330
338
Ulysse Nardin – Royal Blue Tourbillon
216
Van Cleef & Arpels – Poetic Wish Set
136
Jaeger-LeCoultre – Reverso Gyro-Tourbillon 2
Audemars Piguet – Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher
Chopard – L.U.C Tourbillon Baguette
130
135
Louis Vuitton – Tambour Minute Repeater
35
Cartier – Rotonde De Cartier Astrotourbillon Carbon Crystal Ferdinand Berthoud – Chronomètre FB 1.2
34
214
322
328
Dominique Renaud – DR01
218
A. Lange & Söhne – Tourbograph
Antoine Preziuso – Mega Tourbillon
Panerai – Luminor 1950 Equation of Time Tourbillon Titanio PAM00365
4N – 4N-MVT01/D01
126
Franck Muller – Vanguard Tourbillon Minute Repeater Skeleton 32
204
320
326
Blancpain – 1735 Grande Complication
Audemars Piguet – Millenary No. 5 AP Escapement Perpetual Calendar
Speake-Marin – Renaissance Tourbillon Minute Repeater
Arnold & Son – Double Tourbillon Escapement (DTE)
Hautlence – HL2.2
Graham – Tourbillon Orrery
Omega – De Ville Central Tourbillon
Roger Dubuis – Excalibur Aventador S
URWERK – UR-203
26
Richard Mille – RM 40-01 Automatic Winding Tourbillon McLaren Speedtail
Richard Mille – RM 50-02 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph ACJ
Bovet – Récital 22 Grand Récital
122
URWERK – UR-CC1 King Cobra
27
Porsche Design – P’6910 Indicator
118
316
210
Bexei – Primus Triple-Axis Tourbillon
De Witt – Academia Tourbillon Force Constante
Van Cleef & Arpels – Les Voyages Extraordinaires “From the Earth to the Moon” Badollet – Ivresse
114
314
De Bethune – Dream Watch 5 Meteorite
Jaquet Droz – The Charming Bird Automaton
Roger W. Smith – Unique Tourbillon No. 4
Parmigiani Fleurier – Tecnica Palme
Roger Dubuis – Excalibur Quatuor Silicon
Jean Dunand – Shabaka
110
Hublot – MP-05 LaFerrari
310
206
Thomas Prescher – Triple Axis Tourbillon 108
IWC – Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia
Julien Coudray 1518 – Competentia 1515
Voutilainen – Minute Repeater GMT
104
Ulysse Nardin – Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon
HYT – H2 In Platinum
102
Romain Jerome – Titanic DNA Day & Night Double Tourbillon
308
Vacheron Constantin – Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600
200
Concord – C1 Quantum Gravity Tourbillon
95
197
198
Bell & Ross – BR-X1 Tourbillon Skeleton Sapphire Black
94
Ateliers DeMonaco – Grand Tourbillon Minute Repeater
Expensive Watches Explained:
90
Grieb & Benzinger – Blue Whirlwind
Richard Mille – RM 25-01 Tourbillon Adventure Sylvester Stallone
Girard-Perregaux – Tourbillon Bi-Axial Tantalum & Sapphire
Introduction
190
Blancpain – Carrousel Minute Repeater Flyback Chronograph
Hublot – MP-07 Sapphire 40 Days Power Reserve
Foreword
304
Dubey & Schaldenbrand – Cœur Blanc
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