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Greubel Forsey The Art Piece 2

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One of the leading exotic watch manufacturers Greubel Forsey presents the Art Piece 2 with a Sapphire Micro-Portrait

The Art Piece 2 features the brand’s famous Double Tourbillon 30° accompanied with a nano-engraving on a sapphire plate which could only be seen through a microscope.

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As we mentioned before, Greubel Forsey specialises in exotic tourbillon wristwatches for a long time. However, its latest timepiece is considered to be it’s first and yet to be most exciting creation of miniature crafting art. Visible through a special magnifying lens custom-made exclusively for this timepiece, a micro tiny sapphire crystal plate is located over a mirror polished steel bridge which reminds us the one to that used to hold the tourbillon escapement.

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Engraved mechanically on the sapphire is an illustration of the mighty Double Tourbillon 30°, the same double axis tourbillon regulator that beats at two o’clock position.

This stunning work tributes to ‘’mise en abyme’’ which is a form in classical art for paintings feature a tiny image of itself.

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In order to read the time you have to push the button in the case which activates the time display, shown in a small aperture located at four o’clock on the dial. The movement is hand-wound, with the power reserve indicator located just below the time display window.

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As the name states, the Art Piece 2 is the second creation in Greubel Forsey’s product group of micro-art timepieces.

Greubel Forsey Art Piece 2 is priced at CHF 590,000.

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