
The first things to notice are the two v-shaped bridges. These bridges are made from steel, bevelled by hand, fine-brushed and finished with a black coating. The largest one is holding the belt wheels. When you take a closer look at the belts, it shows how incredibly tiny these actually are, with a thickness of 0.07 mm only. The tourbillon cage is located at the 9 o’clock position, placed underneath the belt wheel thus making it less visible.
Powered by a (patented) linear mass, which is visible on the back side of the watch. Made of tungsten, a metal that is most known from it’s use in light bulbs. This lingot shaped weight moves up and down on a rail system, located between two pairs of barrels that are angled at ± 13 degrees, like the cylinder of a racing engine. Each set of barrels is linked by a single belt, with internal steel reinforcement wire.
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