It is of Abraham-Louis Breguet that he packed two hundred years of clocking into barely fifty years. Experts regard him as the most eminent clockmaker of all time. His list of customers is an expedition through world history; Napoleon, Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Kings, dukes and peers.
His pocket watch with the automatic wider caused a sensation. Also the watches with hands that can be touched with in the bark or read by the blind go back to Breguet. The greatest of his inventions was the Tourbillon, which releases time from the influence of gravity. This mechanism has the lever wheel, the lever and the balance wheel in a mobile structure mounted on the pinion of the fourth wheel. The filigree case rotates once a minute on its axle allowing for adjustments to any deviations of position or centre of gravity. While the high degree of accuracy can be achieved by other means nowadays, to this day the Tourbillon is more than just an exclusive mechanism. It is one of the greatest of all complications so is a feature of watches of remarkably high value.
One hundred and eighty years after Breguet, a dedicated watchmaker in the Swabian mountains, Wilhelm Rieber, now ranks alongside him. Fascinated by the master of his craft, enthused by the mechanistic precision of the Tourbillon and inspired by the perfection of the Maybach, he is working on his masterpiece. In the seclusion of his little workshop Rieber is making by hand a limited series of only 12 Maybach Tourbillons-homage to the genius of master watchmakers. The first specimen was handed over to Maybach manufacturers in April 2008. "To have time is a privilege. To measure it stylishly is a requirement which Maybach manufacturers are undertaking jointly with the master watchmaker, Wilhelm Rieber", stresses Horst Kramer, Head of the Center of Excellence. Yet exclusivity, technical finesse, individuality and quality are only attributes of the captivating Tourbillon, but also of the new luxury limousine from Daimler Chrysler. Both are imbued with the same spirit.
High-grade materials, perfect workmanship and maximum precision are features common to both valuable objects, a requirement which"the watch amongst the Maybach" fulfils impressively. The case of the watch is of 18-carat yellow gold, and the classic style face with hour hand and Maybach logo is cream in color. The Breguet hand and the tip of the second hand are of gold. On the reserve the sapphire glass base allows once a clear view of the hand engraved movement. The movement is made of nickel and the Tourbillon case is of hardened polished steel.
Official website:http://www.wilhelmrieber.de
Product Updates:
Maybach Tourbillon
Tourbillon made for Michael Schumacher
Click here to find beautiful images of custom made tourbillons created by Wilhelm Rieber.
0 comments:
Post a Comment