US pop star got one-of-a-kind timepiece created by Grieb & Benzinger

Oct 24, 2011,12:12 PM
 

The masters of skeletonized watches have once again fulfilled the horological dreams of clients by producing a new special model within the BENZINGER BOUTIQUE collection by GRIEB & BENZINGER. The BLACK TULIP is a fully masculine version of the legendary skeletonized watch BLOSSOM and was exclusively created for a US pop star. In a 43 mm red gold case graced with a characteristic guilloché bezel and a black-colored skeletonized movement, the BLACK TULIP appears secretive and trendy while remaining simultaneously valuable and definitely impressive. Even the otherwise red ruby jewel bearings have been blackened in order to retain the mysterious impression this watch makes on the observer – right down to the smallest detail.

 

US pop star got one-of-a-kind-watch created by Grieb & Benzinger

The Benzinger Boutique video impressively shows the amount of attention to detail and hand-finished work that go into the making of these watches: www.youtube.com

 

The skeletonized watch BLOSSOM is worldwide the only skeletonized watch that is fully skeletonized, guilloché and engraved by hand. One look through the movement shows how filigreed the artisan must work with hands, saw and graver tool to create such a masterpiece. GRIEB & BENZINGER offers its clientele the luxury of individuality and manufacture-to-specification. Once again, the workshops of GRIEB & BENZINGER define exclusivity in a market that is flooded with mass luxury products. This brand's low production numbers of a maximum 100 watches per year, resulting from the enormous amount of work done by hand, is what makes these watches so rare and exclusive.

BLOSSOM BLACK TULIP

Fully skeletonized watch with floral pattern, blackened movement fully skeletonized, guilloché, engraved by hand. Alligator skin strap, solid 18-karat (750/000) red gold case with 43 mm diameter, 32,900 €, net price)

 

 

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2 words...... Love it! [nt]

 
 By: andrewluff : October 24th, 2011-12:15
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A very unique piece indeed!

 
 By: BluNotte : October 24th, 2011-18:23
Huge congrats to whoever that star is! Thanks for the news too Anths! Stephen

A classy combination of colours

 
 By: AndrewD : October 24th, 2011-19:41
Even with blackened rubies - I wonder how they do that? Impressed. Andrew

Sharpie ;-) NT

 
 By: Tom the Tinkerer : October 24th, 2011-20:33

I am going to have to check ...

 
 By: AndrewD : October 24th, 2011-20:41
... my copy of Daniels Watchmaking to see if that's the traditional method, Tom! Is that what they teach in watch making 101?! A

Black "rubies"...

 
 By: Emil Wojcik : October 25th, 2011-07:49
...would more accurately be described as black sapphires. Rubies and sapphires are chemically the same mineral (corundum), with different impurities giving them color (red corundum is ruby, all other colors are sapphire). Black sapphires are actually very... 

Black ruby making....

 
 By: DonCorson : October 25th, 2011-11:40
A short telephone call to Mr. Benzinger and the mystery is over. The rubies stay in place when the bridges and plates are coated with black PVD. Then the black PVD coating is removed from the active surfaces of the jewels by honing. Actually pretty simple... 

PVD coated rubies??? That's cheating!

 
 By: Emil Wojcik : October 26th, 2011-06:51
Well, I'm sure that makes a lot more sense then ordering such a small number of custom created black sapphires. Very interesting. Thanks for the info. Emil