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Moments in Time: Bianchet’s Golden Time

Profile of the house of Bianchet’s Flying Tourbillon Hybrid Gold. Photo courtesy Bianchet. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette

As the Summer Olympic s approach, gold is the metal on many a mind. So today’s Moment in Time celebrates a watch that has incorporated this precious and noble material into its latest takes on its Flying Tourbillon Grande Date and Flying Tourbillon Sport GMT. The house of Bianchet is bringing out the new Hybrid Gold edition of these two watches which features a winning combination of 18-carat gold, high-density carbon and titanium powder enhancing the spectacular beauty of these engaging and meticulously crafted time pieces. These two hand-finished pieces bring together the preciousness of gold and the durability and lightness of carbon fiber into the design.
The Flying Tourbillon Hybrid Gold Sport GMT from Bianchet. Its highlight is its dual time GMT function that simultaneously shows two time zones. The 24-hour GMT dial features a rotating Earth dome, underscoring this timepiece’s embrace of the globetrotter. And it is outfitted with an adventure-filled 90-hour power reserve. Photo courtesy Bianchet. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette

The case of the new Hybrid Gold edition features an 18-carat gold bezel, crown, and case back with a brushed and polished finish. The rest of the case is constructed from Bianchet’s proprietary carbon composite, the Titanium-Dust-High-Density- Carbon, made of some 500 compressed layers of carbon fibers infused with titanium powder between every two layers. The gold crown features a carbon guard for added protection and ergonomic access. Each of the two models comes equipped with two bracelets, one white and one black.

The Flying Tourbillon Hybrid Gold Grande Date from Bianchet. Inside the case is the in-house skeletonized Flying Tourbillon movement, designed, crafted, and assembled by Bianchet in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. The big date complication showcases the calendar’s openwork mechanism and intricate pieces, which are hand-decorated. Photo courtesy Bianchet. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette

Bianchet is a Swiss luxury watchmaker that creates exceptional tourbillon pieces, a movement in which the house is highly specialized. ©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette. The new Hybrid Gold edition can be viewed in the Bianchet showroom in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. They will be available in August 2024 at retailers worldwide. To find a retailer visit: https://www.bianchet.com/


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