In 1999, Robert Greubel (CompliTime Greubel, la Neuveville) and Stephen Forsey (Stephen Forsey, Bureau d'Etude et Prototypy, Le Locle) started working independently. In 2001, the two companies formed a partnership and established CompliTime SA. They founded Greubel Forsey in 2004 and moved to Ancien Manège in Chau-de-Fonds. In 2011, Richemont SA acquired 20% of Greubel Forsey SA. Nowadays, collectors who really understand clocks know that Greubel Forsey is one of the most respected and expensive clock manufacturers on the planet. 

 

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The dial can be used as a watch, and Balancier is no exception. In fact, this is one of the most complicated dials I have ever seen. When you consider the structure, I will explain it in detail, and I think you will agree.

 

Notice how the center of the dial and the hour chapter ring are displayed in different shades of silver/gray. The center part is made of nickel silver with nickel electroplated palladium coating. If you want to know why it is made of nickel, it is because this area of ​​the dial is also the upper bridge of the movement itself.

 

According to Stephen Forsey, “During the hand-decoration process, the surface is frosted, which is obtained by brushing the surface of the bridge with a metal brush.”

 

There are spots on the bottom, the bevels and countersinks are hand polished, and the side is hand-grinded grains treated with nickel and palladium.

 

This hour ring is white gold with a matte gray surface, engraved with hand matte, black lacquered hour markers and Greubel Forsey logo. The minute ring also has hand-frosted markings. "This decoration is achieved in a way similar to polished pure black, but the abrasive slurry used has very fine particles to achieve a matte dark color," Forsey said.

 

The hour and minute hands are made of blue steel, with a hand-polished counter hole and a slender arrow-shaped nib.  http://www.cheapestwrist.com