The Lange One Tourbillon - An Icon Made More Iconic

The Lange One is the icon of the brand so when Lange decided to develop a tourbillon around this piece, it sure will be a stunning piece.

I am lucky enough to know a friend who owns of these beauties - the Lange One Tourbillon. As with all things Lange, the finishing and aesthetics are beautiful.

And the movement side is a stunner too.

And the hand engraved balance cock is exquisitely executed.

The level of finishing on the movement is as one would expect from the House of Lange. The watch is in platinum and limited to 150 pieces worldwide.

The timepiece has all the signature of the Lange One - off centre dial, large date and the power reserve indicator. A rather beautiful timepiece IMHO.

The tourbillon is located on the right side of the timepiece and well finished too.

A close up of the tourbillon. And the "jewel" at the top of the tourbillon is a diamond!

A simple yet stunning timepiece.

The next is to find the Cabaret Tourbillon which is the first tourbillon to incorporate a hacking mechanism which is a Lange Patent.

The Ultimate Harmony

This to me is the ultimate Harmony Chronograph - the Tourbillon Chronograph from the manufacture Vacheron Constantin.

When Vacheron launched the Harmony range at SIHH 2015, they knew the highlight was the Harmony Tourbillon Chronograph. Two complications into one timepiece - the Tourbillon and the monopusher chronograph.

Encased in platinum and limited to 26 pieces worldwide, the Tourbillon Chronograph is a "must-have" for all collectors. It comes in the category of "dream watch" in my humble opinion. The watch is encased on a 42mm by 52mm platinum case.

As with the other Harmony chronographs, the Tourbillon Chronograph has a power reserve indicator at six o'clock and the tourbillon situated at the twelve. A rather large tourbillon considering that it covers half the dial. And the beauty is the using of the Maltese Cross in the tourbillon cage.

The chronograph counter is at the three o'clock and it displays the 45 minutes chronograph counter.

The tourbillon is particularly well finished but it is the size the amazes me. It covers half the dial!

A close up of the tourbillon. Spectacular is how I will describe it. And did you notice one of the screws on the tourbillon Maltese Cross is blue while the other three are not? Well if you guessed it was to differentiate the "seconds" then you are right. After all, the tourbillon rotates one revolution in 60 seconds.

The tourbillon is particularly well finished.

And now for the movement. The in-house developed calibre 3200 comprises 292 parts. The manual winding movement has a power reserve of about 65 hours.

The manual winding calibre features the Maltese Cross on the column wheel. You should know that by now. And the finishing on the calibre is top notch. The calibre 3200 is is 32.8mm in diameter and only 6.7mm thick. The bridge is engraved with the 260th Anniversary pattern

The timepiece is very attractive and a hefty piece too. I held it in my hands and it weighs a ton!

A rather handsome piece from Vacheron. But I suspect it is way beyond my budget. Limited to 26 pieces worldwide, the reference 5100S is only available in the Boutiques and comes with the Geneva Seal. A dream watch indeed! Read more about the Harmony Chronograph and the Harmony Ultra-Thin Grande Complication Chronograph in my other posts.

Unmistakably German Tourbillon

The Tourbillon - many brands develop watches with tourbillon as a sign of sophistication but not many make their own in-house tourbillon. In this case, the folks at Lange & Sohne do.

Not only do the team at AL&S develop their own tourbillon, they included it into their iconic Lange 1. Enjoy the picture of this tourbillon.

More to come. Stay tuned!