Greubel Forsey is widely considered to be one of the most horologically important (and one of the most exclusive) manufactures in contemporary watchmaking. Since it was founded in 2004 by Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel, the brand has released 22 in-house- built calibers and dominated conversations about where the future of watchmaking is headed.
One of the brand?s most popular timepieces, its take on a GMT, has also been one of its most culturally and horologically significant, with a three-dimensional globe, a 24-second tourbillon inclined at 25 degrees, and a world- time disk with 24 cities on the caseback. The GMT has seen a variety of small updates since it was first introduced in 2011 but none as large as the GMT Earth introduced by the brand at SIHH this year. The original Greubel Forsey GMT
We recently had a chance to catch up with Stephen Forsey to discuss the evolution and importance of his GMT.
Logan R. Baker: Why was a GMT chosen as a feature complication in Greubel Forsey?s first timepiece that included a complication other than a tourbillon"
Stephen Forsey: When Robert [Greubel] and I first started out, we were told that everything had already been invented in mechanical watchmaking. Being rather stubborn, we were convinced that there was still an enormous scope for invention in mechanical watchmaking and many complications could also still be greatly improved upon. As watchmakers, we also wanted to perpetuate creativity, maintain the outstanding quali...