Grandes Complications
L’Astral Squelette Tourbillon
Flying triple-axis tourbillon in 950 platinum with smoked sapphire bridges
REF. 8801/PT-01
$385,000 USDBespoke order — 6-month lead time
Enquire at a salon- Hand-beveled black-polished anglage on 288 distinct movement components
- Solid meteorite subdial, sourced from the Muonionalusta strewnfield
- Triple-axis carriage rotates on independent 24-, 48- and 120-second cycles
Narrative
The triple-axis carriage suspends the escapement in three independent rotations at once, averaging out the effect of gravity on rate regardless of the watch’s orientation on the wrist. Built and regulated at the Le Brassus bench, cased and finished in Paris.
Provenance
Manufacture Auréole, Le Brassus & Place Vendôme Paris
Master artisan
Master Horologist Jean-Claude V.
Certification & audit
- Cabinet Vendôme Chronometric Trial
- Auréole in-house 500-hour movement audit
