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Making the case for a very special case

Category | general

March 8th 2009 - Pieces are being assembled together to give a first proto of this super-duper case. Congrats to the finishing and polishing team for having blown us away with this amazing mix of polished, sand-blasted and satin-brushed Grade-5 titanium!

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C1 Quantum Gravity tourbillon is alive!

Category | Assembly

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The wicked 3D dial

Category | Assembly

March 7th 2009 - The wizards at Dimier 1738, our dial factory, have done their magic. An exquisite assembly of metal lace, a dark scaffold lifting the power reserve and the hour/minute subdial to new heights.

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Color Festival !

Category | construction

March 5th 2009 - Between the green kryptonite and the sporty orange, the BNB guys are offering us a real festival! By the way, the kryptonite is ONLY a phosphorescent core immersed in a flourescent nanoparticule liquid!

Talking about chemistry = the technical name for these nano-helpers is QUANTUM DOTS. Ring a bell?

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From 3D computer-aided design to …. real life

Category | construction

March 3rd 2009 - Brave J. Midez at Queloz is stuck with the Quantum while others are enjoying snow and the ski slopes.

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Bridging the gap to reality

Category | general

March 2nd 2009 - Jewel setting

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The “arm” = bridge holding the tourbillon cage

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Upper bridge

Category | construction

Upper bridge

 

 

 

 

March 1st 2009 - Upper bridge of the tourbillon cage - the steel has been quenched and tempered

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HEAT BABY HEAT !

Category | construction

February 28th 2009 - Heat-treatment LIVE (almost) of a steel bridge allowing us to modify the microstructure of the alloy.

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Category | construction

Rotation bracket

 

 

 

 

February 27th 2009 - Rotation bracket of the tourbillon cage.

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Category | construction

February 26th 2009 - Roll of seconds carriage

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