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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 winners were identified, however if the various investigative reports are true both the positions of the competitors and their numbers are findable with some basic google-foo.
i'm not sure how the argument that they're producing repeatability that doesn't need specialist adjustment aligns with the idea that they didn't have enough prep time. Especially as they're talking of naming the regulators due to the importance of their role in the results.
nick
The Sultans of Spin: Greubel Forsey’s Invention Piece 2 with quadruple tourbillon
Take it from me: this is the watch of the year! I saw it first at SIHH in January; and then again, just the other week when I was introduced to the rose gold/charcoal ruthenium version. In my (perhaps) jaded and tired view of most of the watch industry, t...
Thank you
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
Thanks Andrew - it is an amazing watch. Probably
never in my price range, but do love to see them. Andrew H
The inspiration?? :)
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...
Not far off - the initial model of the 30 degree was a mechano set
mock up. However, the testing was definitely on watch parts! Thanks Andrew H
Very impressive
G&F do it again. These pieces just leave me speechless. Thank for you posting, Andrew.
A splendid report! And, I agree with you...
...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
Thanks Gary - appreciate the kind words. The watch is more
impressive in the metal than the photos portray. Andrew H
This is a superb post Andrew!
I was totally seduced by this watch... especially because the two pairs of Tourbillon have been taken away. Fx...
Great photo! Thanks! Looks good on the wrist! What
your photo shows is the two tourbillons as opposites. The sight of the two tourbillons is mesmerizing. Thanks for posting. Andrew H
Fantastic article...
.. Thank you for the report. I have been always impressed with their creations. Wonderful Inventions! Ken
great post
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
They are complicated watches on many levels. Thanks for the
kind words Andreas. Andrew H
A great read...
...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...
Appreciate the thought Daos. My personal favourites from
the GF line are the 24 second Incline and the 30 degree Secret. Both are on the simpler end of the GF watch spectrum, but very impressive watches nonetheless. Thanks Andrew H
Neat to see the progression of the prototypes...
Thanks for this great post Andrew Don
I have to say that I do love to see the prototypes of the finished
inventions. There is an understanding when you can see all of them lined up together. Cheers Andrew H
So.....does it work?
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...
Sure it works! However, for the last competition, the prep time
for the watch was not as long as GF would have wanted. GF have entered a second time around and it will be interesting to see the results this time. Andrew H
Prep time...
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...
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...
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
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...