G&F are without doubt the greatest Tourbillon mechanisms ever to grace a wristwatch case & this example, known as the 'Architectural piece' perhaps boasts the quality of their workmanship the best being their 1st skeletal example ever made. It's far more aesthetically pleasing than its white or rose gold syblings due to it having dispensed with the black PVD base plate due to it being in platinum. Its balance set at 30 degrees so as to best defy the effects of gravity is of a quality no Tourbillon has ever or probably ever will come close to replicating. In their own words by virtue of its fully visible mechanism, the Double Tourbillon Technique is a showcase for Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey's unique blend of technical mastery coupled with superb aesthetic finishing. Their innovative double tourbillon system with one tourbillon (inclined at 30 degrees) rotating in 60 seconds inside another rotating every four minutes. This is shown by the four-legged hand over the tourbillon. It's a shame that tourbillons have been used to the extent they have recently as examples such as this are often not given the time they deserve. There is no doubt that his piece represents the next level of old school watch making at its finest.
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Like the reintroduction of the Mini motorcar over a decade ago, this reinterpretation of Big Pilot by IWC is better than the original. This 1st series Platinum example is of course the top of the top.