BUGATTI CHIRON TOURBILLON BAGUETTE
Diamonds with Black and Orange Degrade Sapphires
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THE PARTNERSHIP
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DESIGN INSPIRATION
From a creative partnership to design inspiration. To the first stroke of a pencil through hundreds of iterations. A timepiece like no other comes to life. Shaped like a hypercar. Designed for elation. Gem-set like an exhilarating piece of high jewelry.
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THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
578 components. One-minute flying tourbillon with 30° incline. W16 engine-block automaton. 60-hour power reserve. Invisibly-set with 419 white baguette-cut diamonds ( 17.8 ct.)
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THE COMPLICATIONS AND FEATURES
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THE ENGINE BLOCK AUTOMATON
Jacob & Co. revisited the ancient tradition of automata with a W16 engine block animation. The large single block of transparent sapphire recreates the layout of the famed W16 Bugatti engine. At the press of a button, its 16 pistons fire up and down in their sapphire cylinders, driven by a single-block crankshaft. During the 15-second animation sequence, the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon Baguette comes to life.
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THE 30° FLYING TOURBILLON
The Bugatti Chiron Baguette's tourbillon offers enhanced accuracy and a cinematic experience. Especially because it's tilted by 30 degrees. This incline increases the beneficial effects of the tourbillon. Its front-end location and the absence of an upper bridge, which makes it a flying tourbillon, enhance its unique presence.
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THE POWER RESERVE INDICATOR
The Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon Baguette has a 60-hour power reserve. Such autonomy is an achievement at that level of high complication. A large barrel provides a steady stream of energy, whose level is indicated by a fuel gauge-type indicator.
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THE CROWNS
The Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon Baguette follows one of Jacob & Co.'s design principles, which is not to use side crowns. Instead, it has three separate ones, located on the 6 o'clock flank of the case. The left crown sets the time on the central hour and minute dial. The center crown winds the movement clockwise, and the automaton counterclockwise. The right crown activates the W16 engine-block animation.
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THE LIFESTYLE
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THE SPECIFICATIONS
BUGATTI CHIRON TOURBILLON BAGUETTE
Diamonds with Black and Orange Degrade Sapphires
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