How Grand Are These Complications? | Verve Magazine - Part 2
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November 03, 2015

How Grand Are These Complications?

Text by Simone Louis

Nothing exemplifies luxury and power better than fine watchmaking, and what’s more powerful than a Grand Complication watch?

ZENITH
Over and above the fusée-and-chain constant force mechanism, rarely seen in wristwatches, the Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage II features a power reserve indication and a magnificent Gravity Control system. For a happy surprise, flip the watch around to take in the awe-inspiring artwork that celebrates Christopher Columbus, hand-painted and hand-engraved with great detail.

JAEGER-LECOULTRE
This year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) saw the introduction of the 2015 version of the Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication — now in pink gold, with a fresh face. The busy dial is complemented by an equally complex orbital flying tourbillon, a majestic zodiac calendar and a euphonious minute repeater…creating a flawless blend of haute horlogerie and advanced technology.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN
The Harmony Ultra-Thin Grande Complication Chronograph is the megastar of the brand’s latest collection, launched in celebration of their 260th anniversary. The fact that this limited-edition platinum watch is powered by an in-house movement, which is just 5.2 mm thick, makes it the world’s thinnest mono-pusher split-seconds chronograph at present.

ROLEX
The Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller combines a dual time zone display with a particularly reliable and innovative annual calendar that automatically displays the correct date throughout the year — needing only one adjustment on March 1. The 18-carat Everose gold watch also features a ‘sundust’ dial with a traditional date window that has been fitted with a magnifier crystal

A. LANGE & SÖHNE
What lies beneath the dial of the A. Lange & Söhne Grand Complication will take your breath away. It offers a chiming mechanism with grand and small strike, a minute repeater, split-seconds chronograph and a perpetual calendar with moon-phase display! With 876 hand-wrought parts, seven complications and 14 functions, it’s no surprise that it takes a year to make and is limited to a mere six pieces.

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