The Double Tourbillon 30º is one of the most important timepieces in the Greubel Forsey catalog. As the first timepiece unveiled by the manufacture at Baselworld 2004 ? after five years of development by Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel ? it set in motion all of the success and innovations that Greubel Forsey has accomplished in the 15 years since. However, it was only seven years after the Double Tourbillon 30º appeared that it received its first significant update with the Double Tourbillon 30º Technique, a watch that reconstructed the movement of the now well-known timepiece in a way that the wearer could observe its movement parts with an as unobstructed view as possible.
Double Tourbillon 30° Technique Ceramic
The Double Tourbillon 30º Technique ended up being another major success for the young brand, claiming first prize at the Concours International de Chronométrie, where it achieved a record score of 915 points out of 1000 with an average timing rate of between 0.3 and 0.8 seconds per day, as well as taking home the Complicated Watch Prize at the GPHG in 2009. In 2010, a different version of the watch, the Double Tourbillon 30º Historique, took home the prestigious Aiguille d’Or at that year’s GPHG. So what makes the Double Tourbillon 30º so worthy of acclaim" As the first of Greubel Forsey?s proprietary ?Inventions,? it approached the concept of a tourbillon as a regulating device in an inherently different way. Basically, a singl...