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Gyrotourbillon I (Jaeger-LeCoultre)
First world, the spherical swirl of Jaeger-LeCoultre writes a new chapter in clock making art. By its rotations according to a spherical trajectory, the beam adapts in an ideal way to dynamics of the movements of the wrist. Composed of 512 parts, Gauge 177 posts other prowesses. Its two barrels, equipped with lids out of glass sapphire to reduce friction, store energy necessary to an autonomous operation 8 days. But it includes/understands moreover two other complications of importance: first is represented by the everlasting calendar equipped with four retrograde needles. The second is the indication of the minutes of the equation of time going associated the calendar and indicated by a sun.
Limited series of 75 specimens platinizes 950 of them
Availability: December 2004
Gyrotourbillon I: design features
Movement:
• diameter: 36,3 mm
• height: 10,85 mm
• parts: 512
• stones: 77
• barrels: two with lid and bottom out of glass sapphire
• reserve of walk: 8 days
Spherical swirl:
• beam: monometallic out of gold 14 carats with eccentric runners of adjustment out of gold 14 carats
• spiral: quality I, with free oscillation, standard Breguet
• frequency of the beam: 21 ' 600 alternations per hour (3 Hz)
• diameter: 13,86 mm
• mass: 0,336 gram
• parts: 100
• number of revolutions: external cage out of aluminium 1/minute interior cage out of titanium and aluminium 2,5/minute
• shock-proof: six
Functions:
• hours, minutes and seconds
• reserve of walk
• going equation of time
• indication of the perpetual date by two retrograde needles (of the 1 to the 16, the 16 to the 28, 29, 30 or 31)
• perpetual indication of the months retrogresses
• indication of the retrograde leap year to the back of the watch
Case:
• platinum
• diameter 43 mm
• height 14,9 mm including glass sapphire
Bracelet:
alligator bent hand, buckles deploying out of platinum