William Baume Tourbillon Volant
M0A08841
| Brand : | Baume & Mercier |
| Collection : | William Baume |
| Model : | William Baume Tourbillon Volant |
| Reference : | M0A08841 |
| Nber of pieces : | 10 |
| Complement : | Red gold |
| Year : | 2009 |
| Is not commercialised any more | |
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Brand : Baume & Mercier Collection : William Baume Model : William Baume Tourbillon Volant Reference : M0A08841 Nber of pieces : 10 Complement : Red gold Year : 2009 Is not commercialised any more List Price : On request Diameter : 43 mm Thickness : 9.6 mm Styles : High Horology Classical Types : Hand-winding Calibre : WB-T 002 Calibre distinction : Côtes de Genève Complication : Power Reserve Indicator Tourbillon Small Seconds Case material : Red gold Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Fluted red gold crown Engraved caseback Shape : Round Water-resistance : 30 meters Dial : Engraved Dial color : Black Display : Red gold Spear-shaped hands Indexes : Roman numerals Baton-type Glass : Sapphire Antireflective coating Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Pin buckle + More characteristics : Movement
1 minute Flying tourbillon
21 jewels
Frequency :
4 Hz
28 800 vibrations / hour
Power reserve of 42 hours
Circular-grained plate & bridges
Snailed barrel
Openworked oscillating weight decorated with “Côtes de Genève”
Blued steel screws
Case
18K red gold case. hands and crown
Polished/satin-finished crown adorned with a polished Phi symbol
Case back fixed with seven 18K red gold screws and engraved with the name of the collection and the limited edition number
Gold weight of 52.2g
Dial
'Vieux Panier” guilloché décor. sun-satin finished minute-track & hour zones
18K red gold tourbillon circle fixed on to the dial
18K red gold riveted appliqué indexes
Strap
Hand-stitched
Squares scales
Tone on tone stitching
Polished/satin-finished 18K red gold pin buckle engraved with the Phi symbol
Gold weight of 5.5g
Total gold weight of 58g
DESCRIPTION
- The gravity-defying tourbillon is one of the most prestigious horological complications and one of the trickiest to create.
The rotation of its carriage compensates for the effects of gravity and thereby serves to increase the precision of the watch. In 1892, the “Frères Baume” company set an absolute precision record at the chronometry competition held in Kew Observatory in England with a tourbillon chronometer, acclaimed as the most accurate watch of its time.
Today, Baume & Mercier revisits this specialty through its most aesthetically pleasing and most technologically accomplished interpretation, the flying tourbillon.
Contrary to a classic tourbillon, which is held by two upper and lower bridges, the flying tourbillon is secured exclusively by its arbor, thus affording free views of its spectacular spinning motion.
Another distinctive feature of this new model in the William Baume collection lies in the unusual and extremely elegant 9 o’clock position of its tourbillon escapement. The dial adorned with a “Vieux Panier” decorative decor is also enlivened by a small seconds display at 6 o’clock.
The hand-wound mechanism featuring bridges embellished with “Côtes de Genève”, blued steel screws and a circular-grained mainplate can be admired through a broad sapphire crystal window in the case-back. It is endowed with a 52-hour power reserve.
The new edition of the William Baume Tourbillon model is distinguished from the first edition by its black dial and its black hand-stitched alligator strap. The XXL (43 mm) case glows with the radiance of 18K red gold to highlight this exceptional creation.
Limited, numbered edition of 10 watches.
- The gravity-defying tourbillon is one of the most prestigious horological complications and one of the trickiest to create.
The rotation of its carriage compensates for the effects of gravity and thereby serves to increase the precision of the watch. In 1892, the “Frères Baume” company set an absolute precision record at the chronometry competition held in Kew Observatory in England with a tourbillon chronometer, acclaimed as the most accurate watch of its time.
Today, Baume & Mercier revisits this specialty through its most aesthetically pleasing and most technologically accomplished interpretation, the flying tourbillon.
Contrary to a classic tourbillon, which is held by two upper and lower bridges, the flying tourbillon is secured exclusively by its arbor, thus affording free views of its spectacular spinning motion.
Another distinctive feature of this new model in the William Baume collection lies in the unusual and extremely elegant 9 o’clock position of its tourbillon escapement. The dial adorned with a “Vieux Panier” decorative decor is also enlivened by a small seconds display at 6 o’clock.
The hand-wound mechanism featuring bridges embellished with “Côtes de Genève”, blued steel screws and a circular-grained mainplate can be admired through a broad sapphire crystal window in the case-back. It is endowed with a 52-hour power reserve.
The new edition of the William Baume Tourbillon model is distinguished from the first edition by its black dial and its black hand-stitched alligator strap. The XXL (43 mm) case glows with the radiance of 18K red gold to highlight this exceptional creation.
Limited, numbered edition of 10 watches.
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Brand : Baume & Mercier Collection : William Baume Model : William Baume Tourbillon Volant Reference : M0A08841 Nber of pieces : 10 Complement : Red gold Year : 2009 Is not commercialised any more List Price : On request Diameter : 43 mm Thickness : 9.6 mm Styles : High Horology Classical Types : Hand-winding Calibre : WB-T 002 Calibre distinction : Côtes de Genève Complication : Power Reserve Indicator Tourbillon Small Seconds Case material : Red gold Case peculiarity : Sapphire caseback Fluted red gold crown Engraved caseback Shape : Round Water-resistance : 30 meters Dial : Engraved Dial color : Black Display : Red gold Spear-shaped hands Indexes : Roman numerals Baton-type Glass : Sapphire Antireflective coating Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Pin buckle More characteristics : Movement
1 minute Flying tourbillon
21 jewels
Frequency :
4 Hz
28 800 vibrations / hour
Power reserve of 42 hours
Circular-grained plate & bridges
Snailed barrel
Openworked oscillating weight decorated with “Côtes de Genève”
Blued steel screws
Case
18K red gold case. hands and crown
Polished/satin-finished crown adorned with a polished Phi symbol
Case back fixed with seven 18K red gold screws and engraved with the name of the collection and the limited edition number
Gold weight of 52.2g
Dial
'Vieux Panier” guilloché décor. sun-satin finished minute-track & hour zones
18K red gold tourbillon circle fixed on to the dial
18K red gold riveted appliqué indexes
Strap
Hand-stitched
Squares scales
Tone on tone stitching
Polished/satin-finished 18K red gold pin buckle engraved with the Phi symbol
Gold weight of 5.5g
Total gold weight of 58g