After two decades of serving commodities of glamour and technical expertise to women, De Grisogono released its interpretation of the Tourbillon complication–an 1800’s patent that defied the effects of gravity on a watch’s precision. The Tourbillon complication allows for essential parts to be in constant motion about a central axis, thus they never rest in one position where gravity can affect them; gravity can work against or in favor of springs.
The Tondo Tourbillon Gioiello innovates with a novel position of the Tourbillon at 8 o’clock–slightly off-center for femininity. The watch dial is covered with white mother of pearl, and the case is made of 18K white gold with 469 encrusted diamonds. It has a power reserve of 72 hours, and the watch is water-resistant to a depth of 30 meters. The collection was released as a trilogy of white, black and brown diamond watches. ■
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION YEAR 2012 |
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| MOVEMENT Manual, cal. DG 31-88 tourbillon 19 jewels, power reserve 72 hours |
FUNCTIONS Hours Minutes |
| CASE White Gold Oval XL, fully paved (including middle case) with 469 white diamonds of 4.20 ct. and 33 diamonds of 3.52 ct., black diamond crown set with 0.1 ct., diameter 60.49 x 28.28mm |
DIAL White mother-of-pearl covered deck, tourbillon at 8 h, white gold Dauphine hands |
| STRAP White Galuchat, white gold buckle set with 140 white diamonds |
VERSIONS Brown diamonds Black diamonds |
