Histoire de Tourbillon 4
Case : 18K gold, ZaliumTM with DLC coating, sapphire crystal caseback Diameter : 47mm Movement : mechanical hand-wound (Calibre HW4501, 50h power reserve), tri-axial tourbillon, double fast-rotating barrel, variable-inertia balance, 345 parts, titanium bridges and plates Functions : hours, minutes, tourbillon, power-reserve display, small seconds on the tourbillon carriage Dial : three-dimensional, black-gold finish, openings onto the movement Water resistance : 30m Strap : black hand-sewn alligator leather, white gold pin buckle 20-piece limited series
Aesthetically far more harmonious than the 2012 edition, the fourth chapter in the Histoire de Tourbillon saga that began in 2010 is all about superlatives. Its 345-part movement, representing the culmination of more than 4,000 hours of development and testing, is mainly distinguished by the envelope of its oscillator : a concentric triple carriage eliminating any gravitational interference liable to affect the high-precision timing of this exclusive calibre. Not only do the three carriages housing the tourbillon perform their rotations at different speeds (45, 75 and 300 seconds), but the angle of each is calculated so as to further optimise this absorption of the effects of gravity. In an ultimate technical touch, the variable inertia of the balance eliminates any potential disturbances, while one of the two fast-rotating barrels is equipped with a slipping spring in order to avoid excess tension. The bridges and plates are in beadblasted hand-chamfered titanium, while the bezel and the famous side arches are made from a high-tech material that is even harder to work with and exclusive to Harry Winston : ZaliumTM. An Histoire de Tourbillon 4 story that many grown-up kids would love to be told for many years to come.
