Transparency, pure lines, high-tech and a timeless terrific tourbillon come together in the house of Bianchet’s Flying Tourbillon Grande Date B1.618 which is slated to be presented at the Geneva Watch Days Exhibition from August 29th to September 2nd. The house has developed a rigorous timepiece incorporating an in-house skeleton movement with an Italian-design inspiration and whose proportions respect the golden ratio of 1.618, an irrational number that is found in mathematics and geometry that is also regarded as the most aesthetically pleasing proportion of the sides of a rectangle. A pleasing proportion that is immediately recognizable on the dial of the Flying Tourbillon Grande Date B1.618.

For the hallmark of the house of Bianchet is infusing perfect proportions into ultramodern timepieces. The two complications of the new Bianchet calibre are perfectly positioned according to the golden triangles used to design the movement, while the architecture of the bridges originates at the central point of the tourbillon cage to follow the curves dictated by the Fibonacci or golden spiral of excellent proportions. The back bridges form concentric golden circles, whose diameters respect the ratio of 1.618, while key elements of the movement front, including the tourbillon cage, the hour wheel and the big date, are positioned according to the geometric rules of the golden circles. Crafted from Titanium-Dust-High-Density-Carbon, an exclusive composite of carbon fibres infused with titanium powder, the case of the Flying Tourbillon Grande Date B1.618 combines the performance of a highly resistant and light material, with the preciousness of a noble metal. 

The tourbillon mechanism, invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1795 to defy the force of gravity, is considered one of the most prestigious complications in Haute Horlogerie. Bianchet developed their own flying tourbillon movement in which the bridges and tourbillon cage are entirely made in titanium, with the addition of an open-worked big date. « By creating our own movement, we have taken up an important challenge aimed at building a Bianchet legacy of increasingly fascinating tourbillon watches, created for lovers of Grand Complications and unique watchmaking experiences, »  explained Rodolfo Festa Bianchet, founder and CEO of Bianchet. The Flying Tourbillon Grande Date B1.618 timepiece will be brought out in a limited edition of 200. ©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette. https://www.bianchet.com/