A new people Tourbillon?

Still times were to be able in the October of the yearly 1993, when Swatch fans awaited a whole night long before the gates to different banks, in order in the morning a copy luxurioesesten of all Swatch models, the strictly limited " Trésor Magique " with 40   g heavy platinum housing and automatic factory, of the so far, ergattern. This situation could repeat itself in the autumn 2001 easily, then wants to Swatch its own superlativ in things complication to present. A counterpart to complex Kreationder meaning company sister named Breguet, those this year the 200.   Birthday of the Tourbillons zelebriert. Abraham Louis Breguet could the so-called turning course for the compensation of the force of gravity effects on the course of mechanical clocks be patented 1801 in Paris. This fact represents a quite special challenge for the new, most ambitionierten Swatch boss, Dr. Michele Sofisti. Relevant experiences in things Tourbillonshatte it already some years ago as an omega president to collect can. Now it transfers it consistently for the strike Horlogerie Swatch.

In the last detail it would not like to leave the cat yet from the bag. He however already betrayed so much: The complex, modular structured Uhrmacher Swatch with no Tourbillon, but a roundabout possess. Selbiges presented the Dane Bonniksen for the first time as back-up for the Tourbillon which can be manufactured many more with difficulty in the year 1894. The entire swinging and inhibition portion are installed here on a small disk, which turns in scarcely one hour around its axle. Tourbillons rotate however usually once per minute. It could let circle thus to be that the findigen uhrmacher came with the Eta, which will manufacture the roundabout for Swatch on the idea, the balance spring as hour pointer back-up - however that is pure speculation.

Clarity exists however in such a way that this Swatch an aluminum/plastic housing will arrive to possess and in strictly limited number of items at the market. The first copies are offered for sale in the Paris Swatch Nobelstore to the Place Vendôme in the context of the Vendôme line. Afterwards only the remainder of the large Swatch world may participate at the spectacular Opus technicus, and that plainly, like Dr. Sofisti admits, " at prices of several thousand Swiss Franconias ". With the roundabout it is not certainly to be by any means terminated. In Biel exists meanwhile a secret research department, which operates eagerly " on interesting prototypes for the year 2002 ". It does not express so anyhow the Ferrari-experienced Swatch Boss without pride. It must move always somewhat. This was, is and remains the success prescription of the young, dynamic clock label from Biel.

Gisbert L   Brunner