GREUBEL FORSEY, TOURBILLON 24 SECONDES VISION, AN EXTREMELY RARE LIMITED EDITION PLATINUM MANUAL-WINDING WRISTWATCH WITH SALMON DIAL
CASE NUMBER: 04 154, No. 21
CIRCA: 2019
CASE MATERIAL: Platinum, the sapphire crystal caseback has a small bubble to house the inclined tourbillon
DIAMETER: 43.5 mm.
STRAP MATERIAL: Greubel Forsey brown CROCODILE leather strap
DIAL: Solid gold dial with salmon-tone finish, applied gold hour markers with blue champlevé grand feu enamel
MOVEMENT: Manual-winding, inclined tourbillon escapement
FUNCTIONS: Time only
BUCKLE: Greubel Forsey platinum pin buckle
WITH: Certificate of Authenticity and warranty dated February 9, 2019; polishing cloth, gloves, leather travel sleeve, watch loupe, an additional black CROCODILE leather strap, presentation box and outer packaging
REMARK: Only 11 pieces made in platinum. Fresh to market, from the original owner. Retail price: Approx. $350,000
Following purchase and servicing, this watch will come with 2 years guarantee, a full service certificate which is valid during six months following the date of acquisition of the watch at Christie’s, offering the new owner a free servicing (but not exceeding 10,000 CHF of the retail service price) of the present watch at Greubel Forsey’s workshops, subject to conditions published on the back of the Certificate.
Ψ This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be shipped without this strap and the additional strap. However, they can be collected from the Dubai office, contact a specialist for more information. Known for their avant-garde haute horology timepieces, Greubel Forsey introduced the 24 Seconds Tourbillon in 2015. It was their thinnest and most accessible tourbillon and went on to win the industry’s top prize, the Aiguille d’Or at the 2015 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.
Two years later a platinum-cased version with a gorgeous gold salmon dial, like the present timepiece, was introduced into the brand’s catalogue. A boutique independent watch brand, Greubel Forsey’s annual output used to be around 100 watches till around the year 2020. Though that figure has now close to doubled, they still remain a very exclusive product.
The present timepiece is one that deserves a closer look under a watch loupe. The brand prides itself on its exceptional quality of finishing – cue the black polished tourbillon bridge, and the chamfered edges of the frosted finish movement bridges. A transparent bubble on the sapphire crystal caseback houses the tourbillon which is also visible dial side via the aperture at 9 o’ clock.
The three-part solid gold has a pleasing salmon tone and features applied gold hour markers and numerals with blue champlevé grand feu enamel. The present timepiece is in excellent condition and comes from the original owner and is offered with its full set of accessories.
According to the brand, only 11 pieces were made in platinum, the white gold was limited to 22 pieces and the red gold was a limited production of 11 pieces.
