Combining a tourbillon with sky chart and world time complications, the Girard-Perregaux Bridges Cosmos is the latest Haute Horlogerie timpiece presented by the brand on occasion of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2019. The price of the Girard-Perregaux Bridges Cosmos Ref. 99292-21-651-BA6F is Swiss Francs 345,000.
Combining a tourbillon with sky chart and world time complications, the Girard-Perregaux Bridges Cosmos is the latest Haute Horlogerie timepiece of the brand, presented on occasion of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2019.
The functions of the watch are arranged symmetrically along its horizontal and vertical axes: offset hours and minutes appear at 12 o’clock, while the tourbillon spins beneath a large black titanium bridge at 6 o’clock. At 3 o’clock, a terrestrial globe serves as a day/night indicator, while, at 9 o'clock, a sky chart laser-engraved on a blue-tinted titanium globe rotates every 23 hours, 58 minutes and 4 seconds, the exact duration of a sidereal day.
This celestial globe displays the constellation of the zodiac that is invisible at noon on the dial side and the one that is visible at midnight on the caseback side.
The terrestrial globe at 3 o'clock gives two indications: it allows the wearer to know if the local time zone is in daylight or plunged in darkness while a 24-hour scale near its equator provides a GMT reading.
The 48 mm case is crafted from beadblasted titanium with a curved sapphire crystal glassbox to protect the dial.
The watch does not feature a crown. In fact, the time and the other indications can be manually adjusted on the back side using four rods respectively dedicated to winding, time-setting, adjustment of the heavenly globe and that of the terrestrial globe.
Comprised of 362 components, including 52 jewels, the new hand-wound Manufacture Calibre GP09320-1098 beats inside at a frequency of 21,600 vph (3 Hz) with a power reserve of 60 hours.
The price of the Girard-Perregaux Bridges Cosmos Ref. 99292-21-651-BA6F is Swiss Francs 345,000. girard-perregaux.com
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The functions of the watch are arranged symmetrically along its horizontal and vertical axes: offset hours and minutes appear at 12 o’clock, while the tourbillon spins beneath a large black titanium bridge at 6 o’clock. At 3 o’clock, a terrestrial globe serves as a day/night indicator, while, at 9 o'clock, a sky chart laser-engraved on a blue-tinted titanium globe rotates every 23 hours, 58 minutes and 4 seconds, the exact duration of a sidereal day.
This celestial globe displays the constellation of the zodiac that is invisible at noon on the dial side and the one that is visible at midnight on the caseback side.
The terrestrial globe at 3 o'clock gives two indications: it allows the wearer to know if the local time zone is in daylight or plunged in darkness while a 24-hour scale near its equator provides a GMT reading.
The 48 mm case is crafted from beadblasted titanium with a curved sapphire crystal glassbox to protect the dial.
The watch does not feature a crown. In fact, the time and the other indications can be manually adjusted on the back side using four rods respectively dedicated to winding, time-setting, adjustment of the heavenly globe and that of the terrestrial globe.
The price of the Girard-Perregaux Bridges Cosmos Ref. 99292-21-651-BA6F is Swiss Francs 345,000. girard-perregaux.com
- Discover more SIHH 2019 novelties
The globes look like cheap plastic. If they want to imitate Greubel Forsey, they should do it with more attention.
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