If you are a watch retailer, the last couple of years have been a serious challenge. Your lucky if you sell a watch for $20,000, that’s a great day. So, it amazes me when I hear that famed watch retailer Roberto Chiappelloni owner of Manfredi Jewels and his team in Greenwich Connecticut, recently just sold the highly complicated and Uber expensive Gruebel Forsey 24 seconds Incline Tourbillon in 18K Red Gold, for $490,000 to a watch collector. If this isn’t a sign that the economy is making a serious comeback, I don’t know what is.
Gruebel Forsey is a super exclusive brand with only 33 dealers worldwide. Manfredi Jewels is one of the most renowned watch retailers in the world and has one of the most impressive watch collections, which houses brands that roll of the tongue and you have definitely heard of and brands like Gruebel Forsey that you may not have heard of because of it’s highly complicated, limited and ridiculously valued nature. I like that. most retailers don’t have the meatballs to take risks, and it’s clear as day that Roberto not only has the vision, but has the drive to execute his passion.
What the fuck is so special about this watch? Well for starters, the he Tourbillon 24 Secondes Incliné (T24Si) is Greubel Forsey’s third fundamental invention and continues the exploration into minimising the effects of gravity on the regulating organ.
In the T24Si a single inclined tourbillon cage undergoes rapidly changing positions with a high angular velocity. A distinctive asymmetrical case allows for a comfortable case size as well as an additional side window to further appreciate the tourbillon mechanism. Here is a breakdown of features and technical porn.
* Sapphire crystal
Size (mm) 43.5
Thickness (mm) 15.76
Water resistance (m) 30
Dial color Silver
* Skeletonised/ see mechanism
Hour markers
* Arabic numeral
* Index
Case Shape
*Asymmetric
Indicators
* Hours
* Minutes
* Seconds
* Power reserve
Tourbillon
Movement Jewels (qty) 36
Power reserve (h) 72
Size (mm) 36.4
Strap Color Black
With sales on the up an up and complicated exclusive product being strongly in demand, Manfredi Jewels makes the impossible, possible!
JOHNNY FLYBACK 