L'Epée and Vincent Calabrese launch the 175th anniversary of the tourbillon spherical clock

To celebrate the brand's 175th anniversary, L'Epée and independent watchmaker Vincent Calabrese have launched two unique double flying tourbillon spherical clocks. One of these is heavily in titanium and weighs over 30 kilos (66 pounds), while the other consists of gold-plated brass and ceramics weighing more than 70 kilos (154 pounds). The base of the spherical clock is marked with Mason porcelain. The German "Meissen Mason" is the earliest ceramic factory in Europe and the best porcelain manufacturer in the world. Rolls-Royce, known as the porcelain world, is famous all over the world The "Blue Sword Confrontation" symbol from the same year the Saxon Duchy of emblem.

Dual flying tourbillon clock power storage up to 40 days, only need a bucket of special devices will be able to achieve this function. Not only can the hour and minute hands indicate time, but they are also the key to the flywheel on the dial. Affected by gravity, this can affect the 40-day power reserve accuracy, but this can be avoided with a specially designed escapement.

The spherical clock by Vincent Calabrese design, escapement system is more complicated. In order to enhance the visibility of the flying tourbillon and enhance its charm, the team decided to rotate all the rotating systems inside the spherical clock in a counterclockwise direction.

Inspired by hollow design, "Aviation Turbine", the black lines on the dial are also swirling patterns. Have to say that the spherical timepiece is a model of Swiss high-end watchmaking.

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L'Epée: August 1, 1839, Auguste L'Epée set up his own clock and music box studio in Saint Susan, France. With all the parts and assembly done hand-crafted, the factory quickly became a well-known hand-made brand in the area.

Vincent Calabrese: A maverick representative of independent watchmakers, whom he sees as a rare watchmaking genius. Born in Naples, Italy in 1944, he was able to communicate in fluent Italian no matter where he was. In 1962, he moved from Switzerland to Switzerland when he was 17 years old. He was addicted to watchmaking techniques during his youth, gained his knowledge of watchmaking through his own studies, and began to get involved in the Swiss watch industry.

In 1977, he created spatiales won the gold medal of the inventor of the salon in shanghai, the exquisite watch makes a great impact on the visual. In 1985, Vincent Calabrese created his own famous flying tourbillon, then did not hesitate to introduce a fun quartz crystal Comme back to the hour hand, through the two curtains to show the shape of the time.

His love of the tourbillon also enabled him to integrate his work into the design of the "Golden Bridge". By simplifying the column of the splint base plate of the unified movement and forming a column with simple and narrow space, the structure is very unique. And the entire weird movement assembled into a completely transparent glass case. In addition, he also designed a number of mysterious dial timepieces, and never tired.