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A marvel of a Jaeger Lecoultre Watch to help you to wait for tomorrow launches: Gyrotourbillon One.
I loose any notion of time when I gaze at the Gyrotourbillon One, issued in 2004. Definitely in my top five modern JLC. Even in the Top 3.
Will we have a more desirable than that one, one day?
For me, it is a milestone, indeed.
Best,
Nicolas
Mechanical Art, so special....
however, I would still like to know if the addition of a Gyrotourbillon had a positive effect on accuracy vs. a conventional balance wheel escapement
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Academically
There’s evidence the Gyrotourbillon can perform admirably as both a watch and a work of art, based on the first modern Chronometrie competition. It lost out by a point to the simpler Master Tourbillon.
If you do not consider the ease of adjustment and the evidence that the quality of the adjustment and luck play outsized roles in measurable performance, then you can say the Gyrotourbillon offers a performance advantage. In theory.
No doubt, there are many elaborate tourbillon movements that are all show and no go, so the fact that the Gyrotourbillon achieves both is enough to win over my heart.
The way in which the Chronometrie competition met its demise and the absence of sincere disappointment amongst collectors points to a real world where everybody knows the answer, so we’ve all agreed to wrap up the investigation and report that the answer will always remain a mystery.
If you do not consider the ease of adjustment and the evidence that the quality of the adjustment and luck play outsized roles in measurable performance, then you can say the Gyrotourbillon offers a performance advantage. In theory.
No doubt, there are many elaborate tourbillon movements that are all show and no go, so the fact that the Gyrotourbillon achieves both is enough to win over my heart.
The way in which the Chronometrie competition met its demise and the absence of sincere disappointment amongst collectors points to a real world where everybody knows the answer, so we’ve all agreed to wrap up the investigation and report that the answer will always remain a mystery.
Thank you for your very nice and detailed reply....
I was hoping that JLC released data on the accuracy of the Gyrotourbillon per day +1 vs conventional escapement so we can compare.
About adjustments and variances we have the 6 Positions of testing.
About adjustments and variances we have the 6 Positions of testing.
A good Cal 898 ( in the Geophysic ) well adjusted is accurate to 0 to 2 secs per day, from memory...
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thats impressive, do you think the Gyrotourbillon is more accurate? Grand Seiko's VFA even after 50 years was giving a +-1 second a day result
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You see... No need for a tourbillon, even gyrotourbillonesque, for that matter.
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It depends on all the work on the balance fine adjustment. Let's say that there is no need to have a Gyrotourbillon nor a Tourbillon to be extremely accurate.
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The Chronometer lover(s) / fan(s) you / we are know(s) that very well. ;)
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What can I say :-) a boat must float, a knife should cut therefore a watch must provide as accurately as physics allows the time
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I’m not sure that losing any notion of time when gazing at this watch is what JLC intended...
...but I know what you mean. I could look at this one all day - back and front. Regards Kev.
I still feel sad about the one we saw at auction that went for 110k USD mon ami. Sadly, like you, I am AGAINST patronizing auction houses so it was never meant to be. Maybe we will be luckier in the future 😉
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You and me both. I know where one is. It is also compelling, hence my temptation 🤣🤣
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So, it is logically priced, then? Not such bad news for such a watch...
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Yes mon ami. Nowhere near what we saw in NY a couple years ago. Trust me, if the price was anywhere near what we saw, it would ALREADY be on my wrist 🤣😜😉
Regardless, this will eventually be in my collection sooner or later 🤷♂️🤦♂️🙉🙊🙈