90,000 EUR
Zenith, "Grande ChronoMaster XXT Tourbillon" El Primero, Pièce Unique. Notes In 1865, under the guidance of Georges Favre-Jacot, one of the most mythical manufacturers of quality watches was born: ZENITH. From then on, protected by the radiance of its star, the Manufacture traversed the 20th century with style. More than 1565 awards, over 50 mythical calibres and outstanding collections of watches : from New York to Paris, from Moscow to Tokyo, a worldwide success. Symbol of this excellence, the El Primero movement – the world fastest chronograph, beating at 36'000 vibrations per hour, is a standard of reference among timepieces. Today, the Manufacture continues to meet its challenge: to combine beauty and mechanical perfection, subtly uniting tradition with modernity, technique with emotion. In this success story, the master-watchmakers of the Manufacture ZENITH have achieved the impossible: they created a complete new movement by combining the Chronograph El Primero, the Tourbillon complication and a rotating calendar disc in the Tourbillon’s cage. Thus they invented the world fastest Tourbillon, the Grande Chronomaster XXT Tourbillon. The engineering of this new 4005 movement, composed of 310 parts, is a source of endless fascination for the mind. Meanwhile, the heart is immediately won over by the lyrical beauty of design at liberty, representing the Tourbillon of life...
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-09-22
