Greubel Forsey presents the first Double Balancier in Watchmaking
Greubel Forsey presents the first Double Balancier ever made in the world of Watchmaking
It is a true innovation in Horology as The Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 35° features two fixed-oscillators with an inclined position.
This unique regulating system comprises two inclined oscillators and escapements. They are driven through a spherical differential, which provides the average of their rates via the gear train to the time display.
Fundamental Research Since 1999
Since 1999, when Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey began their ground-breaking research into inclined oscillators, they concentrated first on the great challenges of those mounted in rotating cages and then continued at the start of the 21st Century into studying inclined fixed oscillators.
The first working prototype from Greubel Forsey’s 6th fundamental invention with inclined escapement was initially a movement with two inclined oscillators, each at 20° and this was unveiled at Baselworld in 2009. This superimposed concept resulted in an exclusive six timepiece edition under the Greubel Forsey EWT label in 2011.
Consequently the timepiece presented today is an evolution from this first concept. The two inclined oscillators are no longer superimposed, but are spatially disposed in different three dimensional planes.
