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    JLC SIHH Hybris Mechanica tourbillon

    My god this is glorious....
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCjVwRdL8ic

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    Wow, extraordinary video for extraordinary watch

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    Fantastic Rusty. I’ve handled a previous model Gyrotourbillon. I watched the spherical balance spring through a loupe; never seen anything like it. Apparently they only have one craftswoman able to make the springs.

    I wonder how many of this one they will make. Less than 20 is my guess.

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    Beautiful and mesmerising!

    So need to win that Lotto!


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    Have you got one?

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    Right back at ya:

    https://youtu.be/4P4HbtBucNI

    actually - darn that JLC is amazing horology. Sublime
    Last edited by MartynJC (UK); 18th January 2019 at 19:21.

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    Absolutely fantastic .


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    Wow! Loving JLC these days. The brand is so easily overlooked.

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    Wow! Loving JLC these days. The brand is so easily overlooked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alfat33 View Post
    Fantastic Rusty. I’ve handled a previous model Gyrotourbillon. I watched the spherical balance spring through a loupe; never seen anything like it. Apparently they only have one craftswoman able to make the springs.

    I wonder how many of this one they will make. Less than 20 is my guess.
    They haven’t managed to make a single one yet. Still, it’ll be amazing if they pull it off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oafley Jones View Post
    They haven’t managed to make a single one yet. Still, it’ll be amazing if they pull it off.
    I’m sure they will!

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    Lovely piece but couldn’t they have done a little more work on matching the tones of Big Ben?

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    Stunning piece and very cool video. A work of art.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmarchitect View Post
    Lovely piece but couldn’t they have done a little more work on matching the tones of Big Ben?
    I went and listened to the Big Ben chimes on YouTube after reading this. Bells have such complex layers of tones depending on shape. Comparing the two, I thought JLC had done a good job of getting the main pitch correct - especially the low bell being decidedly flat. Given the totally different shapes and sizes necessary in j watch, I would imagine that the overtones just have to be as they come.

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    Absolutely fantastic - watch making at its very best

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    Amazing watch and video, but for that money, Id like the chimes to be in tune!

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    Just amazing - what a thing.

    Limited to 18 pieces, so get your name down now. Just €950,000.

    https://youtu.be/iZmn-JygR94

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