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A great read...
Aug 30, 2011,22:54 PM
...and the pictures of the uncased movements were really educational for me. I loved seeing the progression of work. It was like being inside the minds of the watchmakers. I have to say, the GF pieces challenge me aesthetically. The finishing is superb and the technical aspects of the watches are awe-inspiring, but I don't know that I find the timepieces attractive. Simply my opinion, and not to take away from the incredible feats of micro-engineering on display in the Invention Piece 2!
I enjoyed this post immensely! Thanks to you and Greubel Forsey for allowing us this peek into their world!
Cheers,
Daos
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Thank you
By: andrewluff : August 28th, 2011-09:29
Thank you for this report Andrew, I love GF's and was lucky enough to see IP 2 and 3 together a few weeks back to try on. The finishing really is amazing and can (sort of) understand the price. Cheers Andrew
The inspiration?? :)
By: nickd : August 28th, 2011-11:38
Sorry, couldn't resist Thanks for the report, it's fascinating reading. nick embedded video into post -AT This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2011-08-28 19:34:26...
Very impressive
By: Davo : August 28th, 2011-13:48
G&F do it again. These pieces just leave me speechless. Thank for you posting, Andrew.
A splendid report! And, I agree with you...
By: Gary G : August 28th, 2011-23:24
...having handled this watch at SIHH, that it is the watch of the year! By far my favorite G-F piece, and really stunning in the metal. Thanks to you for this great reporting! Best, Gary G
Very nice report
By: RobCH : August 29th, 2011-04:57
...great photos, and awesome awesome watches. Thanks Andrew!
This is a superb post Andrew!
By: foversta : August 29th, 2011-12:10
I was totally seduced by this watch... especially because the two pairs of Tourbillon have been taken away. Fx...
Thanks.
By: VMM : August 30th, 2011-02:42
Interesting pics and info. Watches look fantastic. Cheers, Vte
Fantastic article...
By: KIH : August 30th, 2011-14:02
.. Thank you for the report. I have been always impressed with their creations. Wonderful Inventions! Ken
great post
By: donizetti : August 30th, 2011-14:02
I often find GF watches "too much" for me too understand and appreciate so this explanation, especially of the history, was especially helpful. Thanks!! Andreas
A great read...
By: dxboon : August 30th, 2011-22:54
...and the pictures of the uncased movements were really educational for me. I loved seeing the progression of work. It was like being inside the minds of the watchmakers. I have to say, the GF pieces challenge me aesthetically. The finishing is superb an...
So.....does it work?
By: MTF : September 1st, 2011-00:46
Andrew, Thanks for the report. It took a while (and I'm not a technical guy) to re-read the whole piece before I found there was no mention of performance except for a comment that it had the best potential for chronometry. So, how did it do in the indepe...
Prep time...
By: nickd : September 5th, 2011-12:10
I think you've hit one of the major nails on the head with the phrase "prep time". There's been an interesting little discussion about the chronometrié results, with one of the observations being that the results indicate the ability of the company enteri...
That is the point of the EWT...
By: 219 : September 7th, 2011-05:52
The point of GF's EWT process is to produce an improvement in the mechanism such that the results are repeatable. In other words, the time keeping properties of the movement are not dependent on one specialist fine tuning the watch; the improvements are t...
Well...
By: nickd : September 7th, 2011-06:22
Hi Andrew, I guess we'll end up disagreeing on this one. I really don't understand how publishing chronometric results involves intellectual property. If they win, their numbers will be published. The 2009 results were published, but only the category win...
In 2009, the GF entry was a last moment decision. With
By: 219 : September 7th, 2011-13:56
little time to get the watch prepared, GF entered the competition. Hence, the watch was not as prepared as other entries. The idea of the EWT is to ensure that results are replicable. So does the Double Tourbillon 30 degree perform better than a regular t...