Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon

The Sky Moon Tourbillon, first released in the year 2006, has become broadly acknowledged among the world’s finest and many important watch models ever produced, integrating in spectacular fashion a remarkable volume of characteristics, complications and rarity. The brand new takes it to a different level by having an incredible and-from-sober aesthetic.

Formally the Sky Moon Tourbillon, this grand complication is first and foremost distinguished by its case. Forged in white gold, it’s ornately and genuinely engraved entirely by hand, sized just under 43mm x approximately 16mm. Patek notes the “eloquent ornaments, arabesque garlands, and lightly curved aspects of the Calatrava mix are created with nick removal techniques using sharp burins that does not only incise the rare metal but really “lift” the adornments from the gold surface.”

Further, “the engraver not just conforms the gold in bas-relief but additionally is applicable the chisel to shape existence in to the small surfaces between your three-dimensional structures.” The minute repeater slide can also be engraved, much like the crowns and also the white gold clasp around the strap. Several hundred hrs of engraving jobs are needed to satisfy the satisfaction from the artisan, and eventually Patek Philippe’s Leader Thierry Stern.

Talking about the crown, the ornaments of these two crowns are as informative because they are decorative. Based on Patek “The dynamometric winding crown at 4 o’clock shows an arrow in relief to point the direction of rotation, as the moon and stars in relief around the crown at 2 o’clock reveal that it’s meant to adjust sidereal some time and the celestial functions around the rear dial.”

The second distinguishing feature from the may be the dial, made from blue “email” (“enamel” for you personally neophytes available) using both champlevé and cloisonné techniques. The cloisonné strategy is observed in the middle of the dial and it is resultant fleur pattern. The curves from the blossoms leaving are crafted using fine, flattened gold wire that’s meticulously attached towards the dial. These cells, or “cloisons”, will be full of enamel of various shades of blue, after which fired.

This Sky Moon includes a caliber with 686 components (the initial Sky Moon mechanism is based on the astronomical module produced for the Star Caliber 2000) and measures in at 12.6mm thick – fairly thin for this type of highly complicated watch. Not to mention, finished within the inimitable Patek manner and bearing the Patek seal.