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Watch Update: New Derrick By Louis Moinet Released
Back in 2013, Louis Moinet released the Derrick Tourbillon watch. It was around that period in the industry when brands were getting creative with the dial of a watch, and looking for ways to increase engagement by incorporating animated elements. The derrick concept works much in the same way as the Miki Eleta Timeburner did, but rather than integrating the animation to the time-telling mechanism uses it wholly for aesthetic effect instead. As a visually distinct and entertaining dial, the derrick automaton found enough favor in the industry for the brand to consider reviving the concept six years later. The result is a pared-back, more accessible version of the original, shelving the tourbillon complication in favor of a simple automatic that is more in line with the modern market’s demands.Aesthetically, the dial layout is not hugely different (although its orientation has been flipped), but the main skeletonization of the display has been shifted from the center (originally b
Interviewing Stephen Forsey Of Greubel Forsey In Silicon Valley About Tourbillons, Smartwatches & More
Mr. Stephen Forsey is co-creator of the independent brand Greubel Forsey?(GF) which specializes in highly complicated and creative timepieces, with a special focus on tourbillon complications. What sets Greubel Forsey apart from other tourbillon-making watch brands is their focus on innovating on this already complicated addition to fine watchmaking. Some noted releases in their first ten years of operation?are the double and triple axis tourbillons, including one with a 30-degree incline, and more recently, a quadruple tourbillon (hands-on here) and timepieces with additional complications such as unique world-time GMT (hands-on here) and perpetual calendar watches.So, after ten years of innovating in the watch world, I was thrilled when Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry in Menlo Park, CA (near Palo Alto, the center of the Silicon Valley area) invited me to spend some time and interview Stephen Forsey as they hosted him in the Bay Area where he was showing off his entire collection for the