Carl F. Bucherer Heritage Tourbillon Double Peripheral Watch

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Carl F. Bucherer Heritage Tourbillon Double Peripheral Watch Hands-On

NOV 10, 2018 — BY ZEN LOVE

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It is reasonable that a still family-owned watch brand’s 130th anniversary should be acknowledged with a new collection and a tourbillon model to top it off. That is what Carl F. Bucherer presented recently at an intimate event in New York. So far, the Carl F. Bucherer Heritage Tourbillon Double Peripheral is actually the only member of the new Heritage collection, but more than just representing references to the brand’s past – though there are plenty of those – its highlight is technical. Specifically, it takes the brand’s signature peripheral rotor concept to the next level with a peripherally mounted tourbillon.

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You may be familiar with the “flying tourbillon.” This is a tourbillon that is mounted from beneath so that it isn’t obscured by the bridge that usually secures a tourbillon of the non-flying variety. It makes the already complicated mechanism even more so, but it is for display purposes only – in addition to complication for its own sake, of course, just as the modern application of the tourbillon itself. It may at first appear that that is what is going on with the Carl F. Bucherer Heritage Tourbillon Double Peripheral watch, but this is not a flying tourbillon. One can see clear through the tourbillon’s aperture, and turning the watch over doesn’t reveal any further clue to what is supporting it.

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The in-house CFB T3000 movement first debuted at Baselworld 2018 in the Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral. It is an evolution of the CFB A1000 movement first released in 2008 that features a peripheral rotor for its automatic winding system. The peripherally mounted tourbillon plus the peripheral rotor makes this movement “doubly peripheral,” I suppose. Made of 189 parts, the CFB T3000 has a power reserve of 65 hours, operates at 3Hz, and is COSC chronometer-certified. While Carl F. Bucherer did not invent the peripheral rotor, they can claim to be the first to put it into serial production, and it is a cool feature, in my opinion.

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​Something to keep those folks who like the open heart design in time pieces, drooling. Very handsome, and dignified. Thanks Mike.
 
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