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We brought early news of the announcement of the Greubel Forsey Différential d’Égalité just before SIHH, and here we present to you our hands-on review after spending some time with Stephen Forsey who explained the watch. We also handled it, examined it, and photographed it. Here is our review, with our analysis, high resolution photographs and technical notes.
All you need to know about the Greubel Forsey Différential d’Égalité
Greubel Forsey Différential d’Égalité. 33 piece limited edition in white gold. Hand wound movement with patented spherical Différential d’Égalité
Make no mistake, this is a gorgeous looking watch. But like all Greubel Forsey watches, its a love it or hate it kind of timepiece. Its for those of us who marvel and are fascinated by the mechanics of timekeeping, and wonder at the 3 dimensional landscape (which led our Chief Editor to coin the term watchscapes). We are not be able to resist falling in love with these watches. Granted they are extremely expensive, but the conceptualization, the build quality is extremely high, and only the person putting up the money to buy such a piece can decide if its worth the admission price.
The Différential d’Égalité is no different from the other Greubel Forseys. The visual impact is powerful. Immediately captivating the eye as one gazes on the dial. Everything looks its part from the huge cut out which exposes the inclined balance to the hands and parts of the remontoire, to the frosted finish and the indices and the hands, to the colour scheme. All wow worthy.
The case, dial and hands
The case is the typical Greubel Forsey case. At 44mm in diamter and a height of 15.3mm, it has rather typical dimensions for GF as well, though one might note that the height is perhaps on the thinner side as GFs go. The lugs are highly curved, and as a result, the watch sits rather nicely on the wrist.
The dial layout is also classic Greubel Forsey. The dial itself is vestigial. The bulk of the surface on the dial side which is not part of the cutout is the back of the mainplate of the movement. The plates are maillechort, nickle-palladium plated and beautifully frosted. It also carries very beautifully done up bevelling, countersinks and anglage. What is left is an outer ring which is made in a multi-level synthetic sapphire glass. The hour ring with lacquered, and the hour markers are galvanic grown appliqués. The minute indices are engraved and laquered. The colour scheme of the lacquer is a mid-tone grey, and provides beautiful contrast to the frosted plate and the gold hue of the exposed wheel components.
A power reserve indicator pivots at 1 o’clock and shows the remaining time from 60 hours, where the watch is stopped by an internal mechanism to ensure isochrononicity to 0, in a fan shaped subdial. A small seconds hand is at the 4 o’clock position and carries the jumping seconds, and a separate, smaller continuously running seconds hand sits on a dial between the jumping seconds and […]
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