
Glashutte Original has just released a new limited edition version of its extraordinary Senator Tourbillon. This time, the Senator Tourbillon is dedicated to Alfred Helwig, a master watchmaker who actually invented the flying tourbillon complication. Interestingly enough, this German watchmaker was also from the town of Glashutte.
The new Senator Tourbillon Edition Alfred Helwig unites two classic Glashutte complication – the Panorama Date, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and the whimsical flying tourbillon. The tourbillon, Helwig’s original creation, was developed almost 100 years ago as an evolution of Abraham Louis Breguet’s invention that compensates for the effects of gravity on the rate precision of a mechanical timepiece.
Alfred Helwig with students
The flying tourbillon is based on the same principle, only executed with great elegance. It differs from the classic tourbillon in terms of its aesthetics. A cantilevered mechanism is anchored at both the top and the bottom, thus offering the viewer an unobstructed view of the delicate mechanism. Secured below the tourbillon base, the construction appears almost weightless, as if it floats suspended in mid-air. Furthermore, the flying tourbillon from Glashutte Original weighs only 0.2 grams, and yet it was hand-assembled from 72 individual components!
The new limited edition design is presented in a 42 mm white gold case embracing a silver-grained dial with laser-engraved indexes and railroad chapter ring. The Roman “index” at 1 o'clock reveals the individual numbering of the limited edition, while a black Louisiana alligator leather strap completes the design.
Glashutte Original Senator Tourbillon Edition Alfred Helwig is powered by the manufactory Calibre 94-03, which can be admired through the sapphire crystal case back. The automatic movement beats at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour, offering around 48 hours of power reserve. Its exquisite finishing includes bevelled edges, polished steel parts, polished/blued screws, skeletonized rotor with an off-centered 21-karat gold oscillating weight, and a plate with Glashütte stripe finish.
Glashutte Original Senator Tourbillon Edition Alfred Helwig is available in a limited edition of 25 pieces worldwide, each with a price tag of $118,600. For more information, please visit Glashütte Original online.
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