William Baume Tourbillon
Baume & Mercier Tourbillon by William Baume
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- Summary
The tourbillon defies gravity. This most prestigious and trickiest to make of all watch complications features a rotating carriage designed to compensate for the effects of gravity on the precision of a watch. In 1892, Baume beat the absolute record for precision in the Kew Observatory chronometry competition with a tourbillon chronometer.
Mechanical hand-wound movement, tourbillon at 9 o’clock and small seconds at 6 o’clock. 43 mm red gold case, dial with “vieux panier” guilloché motif, hand-sewn alligator leather strap. Exceptional model issued in a limited, numbered edition of 10.
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William Baume tourbillon specifications
Collection: William Baume, limited edition to 10 pieces
Reference: M0A0 8796
Movement: WB-T 002, manual, decorated
Gold weight: 85 gr
Functions: Tourbillon at 9 o’clock and small seconds counter at 6 o’clock
Case: Shape: round
Size: XXL (43mm)
18K red gold case
18K red gold crown
Sapphire crystal case back
Dial: Opaline silvered
“Vieux panier” guilloché décor
18K red gold indexes and hands
Water resistance: 30 m
Strap: Hand-stitched brown alligator strap, square scales and tone on tone stitching
Buckle: Pin, 18K red gold
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