A high-tech zirconium ceramic material made using the only cutting-edge process able to meet the stringent quality demands of an Haute Horlogerie watch. This technology, generally used in aviation and the production of medical instruments, consists in heating powders but without taking them to their melting point. The ceramics used in the AMVOX3 Tourbillon GMT thus offer peerless resistance and stability for a material barely heavier than titanium but much lighter than steel and twice as hard.
The first movement incorporating a patented innovation from the Master Compressor Extreme LAB model
Featuring a new shape and made from an innovative alloy, the oscillating weight of the AMVOX3 Tourbillon GMT is a concentrated blend of state-of-the-art technological features. The oscillating weight in a platinum-iridium alloy with carbon fibre arms is far lighter and more rigid than traditional designs. Its weight is thus 28% lower than classic rotors, as well as much thinner. The design of the parts and the nature of the materials used further increase its shock resistance and durability, as well as ensuring a noteworthy improvement in winding performance, enhanced by the use of ceramic ball-bearings requiring no maintenance or lubrication and further reducing friction.
Haute Horlogerie and high technology
The beauty of the AMVOX3 Tourbillon GMT is visible through the front through an opening in the dial centre, as well as on the back, since this is the first watch in the collection to feature a sapphire crystal case-back. The AM/PM indicator is black PVD-treated while the bridges and base-plate are coated in ruthenium. The tourbillon mechanism features a 4N gold-plated upper bridge and a bevelled, hand-drawn and polished carriage in ruthenium-coated grade 5 titanium and weighing just 280 mg.
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