Cabestan : Luminous technical magic

Triple Axis Tourbillon

Case : hand-polished sapphire tube framed by two doors in rose gold, white gold, yellow gold, platinum or titanium, sealed with portholes, water-resistant Size : 50.20 x 45.50mm Movement : hand-wound mechanical (Caliber CAB EC 17, 50h power reserve), 1,044 components assembled and decorated by hands, 204mm long steel chain composed of 305 links Functions : hours, minutes, seconds strap : hand-sewn alligator leather with calfskin lining, folding clasp Limited series : 135 timepieces

Well known among collectors for its revolutionary approach to watch design and for sophisticated multi-level movement structures such as the one featured in the Winch Tourbillon Vertical, Cabestan joins the elite circle of watchmakers offering a triple axis tourbillon. Entirely developed and produced by the master-watchmaker Eric Coudray, who is now firmly onboard the Cabestan ship, the Triple Axis Tourbillon stands out in two different respects : firstly for its innovative stage-setting entirely in keeping with the brand DNA ; and secondly by the rotation speed of its carriages, considered to be the fastest in the world (1st axis in 17 seconds, 2nd axis in 19 seconds, 3rd axis in 60 seconds). The sapphire tube surrounding the entirely in-house developed movement enables the light to shine on all the mechanical magic of the Manufacture’s very own fusée and chain caliber enabling it to deliver constant-force transmission of energy and thus ensure precision timing. The show can be viewed from both front and back, as well as through the shaped lateral sapphire crystal ‘portholes’. The latter term is indeed no coincidence, since this timepiece is inspired by the design of a catamaran. Cabestan is definitely charting an exciting new course.


Brice Lechevalier is editor-in-chief of GMT and Skippers, which he co-founded in 2000 and 2001 respectively. He has also been CEO of WorldTempus since it joined the GMT Publishing stable, of which he is director and joint shareholder. In 2012 he created the Geneva Watch Tour, and he has been an advisor to the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève since 2011. Also closely involved in sailing, he has published the magazine of the Société Nautique de Genève since 2003, and was one of the founders of the SUI Sailing Awards in 2009 and the Concours d’Elégance for motor boats at the Cannes Yachting Festival in 2015.

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