DESCRIPTION
| Manufacturer |
DeWitt |
| Model Name |
Academia Tourbillon Force Constante
|
| Model Number |
AC.8050.20.M1020 |
| Movement |
Manual Wound |
| Case |
Platinium, 43mm |
| Dial |
Black Semi Skelton Open dial
|
| Strap Band |
Black leather strap with Deployment Buckle. |
| Internal SKU No. |
DEW020/Limited to 50 Platinum pieces |
| Approx. Retail/ Replacement Price |
$290,000 |
| Additional Information |
LNIB comes with Box and Papers, as seen in photos. |
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The History of
... It is exceedingly hard these days to find a brand with an
historical past nurtured by tradition and horological craftsmen. To
have a chance of successfully rising to this challenge, newcomers
must do everything in their power to unite a broad range of skills,
to distinguish themselves from the competition through the innovation
and the quality of their products, and to build a powerful identity
that then needs to be effectively communicated. DeWitt has
successfully accomplished this within just two years, finding its
place at the peak of the watch making pyramid with such persuasive
panache that it gives the impression of having occupied this slot
forever. The Academia Seconde chronograph, which is the object of
this test, clearly carries the DeWitt hallmark through its powerful
character which it mainly owes to the daring originality of its case.
The DeWitt Academia collection reflects the Manufacturer's freedom from
constraints and drive to breathe a sense of newness into the
conservative world of timepieces...
The featured
watch describe is a Swiss made DeWitt Academia Tourbillon Force
Constante Chain Drive AC.8050.20.M1020 crafted from 950 Platinum round
shaped case, adorned with DeWitt’s imperial columns pattern on the
flanks measuring 43mm diameter. Fixed Platinum bezel, straight
intergraded lugs. Mechanical manually wound movement, power reserve up
to ± 72hours. Displays a Black emblematic semi skeleton open work
dial with Black colored background decorated with elegant strips.
Large opening for the Tourbillon cage and Constant Force system as well
as for the power-reserve indication and the miniature chain.
Open-worked hours and minutes hands in the shape of two-edged swords.
Platinum polished crown featuring the “W” signature. Scratch resistant
Sapphire crystal, display Sapphire crystal casebacksecured by 6 screws,
engraved “Academia Tourbillon Force Constante” DeWitt 8050.20 Genève
#of50. Black Crocodile leather Strap with White Gold “W” Deployment
Buckle. Water resistant to 30m / 99ft. Display signed " DeWitt ",
Caseback inscribe & numbered, Movement signed….Limited to 50’ piece
Platinum Edition…
Functions: Time
Only Hour, minutes, small seconds, Tourbillon, Power Reserve
Indicator, Special Edition, Manual winding movement Caliber DW8050-27
jewels, power reserve up to ± 72hours. Sapphire crystal, transparent
caseback. Leather strap with deployment buckle. Water resistant to 30m /
100ft... (unsuitable for prolonged contact with water e.g. swimming,
bathing)........
Personal Note— LNIB/unworn+LTD Collector owned, Comes with Box & Papers, as seen in photos... DeWitt
Academia Tourbillon Force Constante Chain Drive AC.8050.20.M1020
crafted from 950 Platinum round shaped, adorned with DeWitt’s imperial
columns pattern on the flanks of the case… Super Exclusive & Extremely Rare. “ONCE AGAIN THE FABULOUS & RICH DESIGN OF DEWITT’S TIMEPIECES”…
"The Tourbillon Force Constante à Chaîne most definitely belongs to the
exclusive circle of highly complicated masterpieces. DeWitt introduces a
most pleasant and eye-catching declination, combining Platinum with
DeWitt’s emblematic Black-color. This creation releases a warm and
reassuring ambiance to observe the mechanical wonders of this work of
art. Tourbillon Force Constante à Chaîne: The Magnificent Inheritor:
By designing a system that relays energy to the power-reserve
indicator, DeWitt has introduced a landmark innovation to the
Tourbillon Force Constante. … This ingenious mechanism (the patented,
mechanical manually-wound Calibre DW 8050) is a marvel in itself – and
has aesthetic panache to match. Dial openings reveal the complexity of
the mechanism and its various devices. The chain provides amazing
balance. The visual harmony extends beyond mere mechanics. There is a
density and personality about this timepiece that is truly exceptional.
The Tourbillon Force Constante à Chaine embodies the finest values of
DeWitt: over and above its technical sophistication, it provides a
bridge between a glorious past and a future rich in promise – a vision
of authentic luxury that takes innovation to heights beyond a dream".
Limited to 50’ piece Platinum Edition…
...The
Tourbillon Force Constante à Chaîne most definitely belongs to the
exclusive circle of highly complicated masterpieces...
....
Rotating the crown when winding, the barrel-spring drives a miniature
chain, which uses an intermediate wheel to activate the power-reserve
indicator sliding on a worm screw. If the pointer is in the red zone,
the power-reserve is close to zero; when it is in the green zone, it
means the barrel-spring is sufficiently wound...
DeWitt... Handsome... Black Crocodile leather Strap with White Gold “W” Deployment Buckle...
DeWitt...
Movement... Mechanical manually wound movement integrating a Flying
Tourbillon mechanism with Constant Force... Caliber DW8050-27 jewels,
21,600 Vph .. Special, 4-armed Gyromax balance, Spiral: Flat Escapement:
520 angle of lift.. Power-reserve with chain-driven device, indicated
on a worm screw. The miniature chain is composed of 192 parts, entirely
realized by hand. Hand bevelled and decorated with Côtes de Genève
movement.......
“The
Tourbillon Force Constante represented a landmark development in
watchmaking history, providing the answer to a question as old as the
mechanical movement itself: how can one ensure the perfectly regular
transmission of energy to the mechanism? Simple question a technically
complex response. Between a fully wound and a depleted power-reserve,
the barrel-spring supplies a steadily diminishing amount of energy as
it uncoils. This difference naturally affects a watch's regularity and
precision. This specific concern has been the subject of endless
research since the 17th century, but no concept has resolved the problem
as brilliantly as the DeWitt Tourbillon Force Constante.....
DeWitt's
solution involves inserting an additional mechanism into a traditional
mechanical movement in order to exchange a motive power, which may be
variable or irregular (effort of gear-train or barrel-spring), for
another, perfectly constant force – whatever the degree of winding of
the barrel. In other words, the device is designed to transmit impulses
whose energy remains identical and regular, however taut the
barrel-spring, thanks to three additional wheels: one to ensure correct
gear operation; and two intermediate wheels between the motive force
(barrel) and the regulator (tourbillon). This solution absorbs the
force generated by the barrel once every second, and redistributes it
to the tourbillon every 10 seconds. To see how the system operates,
watch the elegant inertia weight of the constant force device (in the
form of a cross with its four arms ending a hammer) as it completes 6
revolutions per minute”...
The
device also features its own balance-spring. This enables the
mainspring to be constantly supplied with a level of energy superior to
that required by the tourbillon regulator (patented by DeWitt)...
DeWitt
DeWitt... Comes in Box set with Papers, as seen in photos...
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