The Daniel JeanRichard Bressel 1665 Tourbillon watch pays tribute to the spirit of legendary master watchmaker Daniel JeanRichard, and indeed, the entire spirit of exceptional watchmaking. This spectacular timepiece provides a showcase for the most celebrated complication in the repertoire of haute horlogerie---the tourbillon. Conceived at the turn of the 19th century to annul the negative effects exerted by gravity upon the escapement of pocketwatches, the tourbillon soon became as celebrated for its difficulty, as it was for its purpose of creation; even today, with the aid of modern technology, the construction of a fine tourbillon watch is the exclusive preserve of only the most talented and skilled watchmakers.

The Daniel JeanRichard Bressel 1665 Tourbillon watch features a manually wound Manufacture 99RJ movement with a power-reserve of 70 hours. With a balance wheel frequency of 21,600 beats per hour, the tourbillon carriage-- bearing the balance wheel and all the components of the escapement--completes a single rotation each minute. All the components of the movement receive elaborate hand finishing, such as anglage on all steel components, and perlage and Cotes de Geneve on the bridges.

The Daniel JeanRichard Bressel 1665 Tourbillon watch has an exterior with the beauty to match its technical prowess. The 40mm case of this timepiece, crafted exclusively from 18K rose or white gold displays impeccable polish and classic lines, as well as an elegant domed sapphire crystal. It is a perfect frame for the richly detailed solid gold dial, which displays an elaborate hand-wrought guilloche pattern. Technical fascination and beauty are equal partners in this Daniel JeanRichard timepiece, which offers both the tourbillon and power-reserve display mounted on gold bridges at six and twelve o'clock, respectively. The Daniel JeanRichard Bressel 1665 Tourbillon watch is complemented by a fine crocodile strap, that is supplied with a deploy
ant buckle in 18K gold.