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GyroGraff Endangered Species

Graff 2019

Unisex

This collection of five pièce unique watches can be described as one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by Graff. The dial of each one is set with gold and precious stones using diamond marquetry, a technique pioneered by Graff. Shaped pieces of gold, some set with diamonds, depict the heads of five animals which are listed as endangered by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The gorilla, one of these five endangered species, is depicted in a 139-piece marquetry against a blue aventurine background. The case is also invisibly-set with diamonds. Unsurprisingly, the movement is on a par with the métiers d'art at work here; it incorporates a double-axis tourbillon and a three-dimensional moon phase. The latter, a white gold sphere whose surface is hand-engraved with lunar craters, makes one complete rotation in 29.5 days to follow the moon's phases. A power-reserve indicator completes the picture.

Function

  • Function
    Hours, Minutes

Complications

  • Display
    Power-reserve indicator
  • Astronomical indications
    Moon phases
  • Regulating mechanism
    Multiple-axis tourbillon

Movement

  • Energy supply
    Manual-winding
  • Power reserve
    65 hours
  • Form
    Round
  • Diameter
    mm

Case

  • Form
    Round
  • Material
    White gold
  • Height/thickness
    17.25 mm
  • Diameter
    48.00 mm
  • Back
    Sapphire
  • Water-resistance
    30 m

Dial

  • Material
    Aventurine
  • Colour
    Blue

Strap

  • Material
    Alligator
  • Colour
    Black
  • Fastening
    Folding clasp

Artistic crafts

  • Type of stones
    Diamonds
  • Type of artistic crafts
    Engraving, Gem-setting, Marquetry

Characteristics

  • Limited/numbered edition
    5 x 1