JEAN BUGATTI
White Gold
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THE PARTNERSHIP
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DESIGN INSPIRATION
From a creative concept to design inspiration. To the first stroke of a pencil through hundreds of iterations. A timepiece like no other comes to life. Classical, elegant, with unique complications, Jean Bugatti is as refined as Type 57SC Atlantic.
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THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
470 Components. Dual movement structure. Peripheral hands. Twin, flying tourbillons. High frequency chronograph with double retrograde hands and digital minute counter.
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THE COMPLICATIONS & FEATURES
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THE DOUBLE-RETROGRADE CHRONOGRAPH
The Jean Bugatti chronograph uses hands located at the center of the watch. When the start/stop pusher is activated, the first hand starts moving from 0 to 10. As it reaches 10, it jumps backwards to 0 and restarts its course. Meanwhile, the other hand has jumped forward, from 00 to 01. After 59 seconds, the shorter hand reaches 60 and jumps backwards to 00. When the chronograph is reset, these hands don't jump backwards instantly. They slowly continue their course to their final position, and then go to zero with a retrograde leap. This system is coordinated by a column wheel with horizontal clutch.
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THE TWIN FLYING TOURBILLONS
The two openings on the Jean Bugatti dial harbour a pair of one-minute tourbillons. Underneath a smoked sapphire crystal, their carriages enhance the Bugatti-esque nature of this timepiece: Jacob & Co. has given them the shape of the Bugatti EB logo. This component is manufactured in perfectly polished steel.
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THE PERIPHERAL HOURS & MINUTES
Two short, red and openworked hands tell the hours and minutes. In an unusual setup, they're pointing inwards, as they are located on the outside rim of the dial. The pair of short, blued hands anchored in the middle of the dial are the chronograph hands.
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THE DOUBLE-FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS
On the same mainplate, two different and interconnected systems co-exist. One is the time-keeping part, with a dedicated barrel, gear train, twin tourbillons, all of which drive the peripheral time display at a frequency of 3 Hz, or 21'600 vph. The other is the chronograph part. It possesses its own barrel, linked to a dedicated regulating organ, oscillating at 36'000 beats per hour, or 5 Hz.
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THE LIFESTYLE
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THE SPECIFICATIONS
JEAN BUGATTI
White Gold
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