Dear Revolusionistas,

I think we can say the Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon was the talk of the evening in the Baselworld Glashütte Original Booth.
It wears the name Masterpiece with pride and I'm sure the watchmakers and the R&D department of the Manufacture are very happy with the result.

Please let me share some more pics of this magnificent piece of art









To begin using this exceptional timepiece, the owner first sets the hour
and minute of the home time, which is followed by the synchronization
of the home and destination times.

When selecting the home time, the owner sets the time zone governing his or her
usual place of residence, selecting it from among 37 different world time zones
on the city ring, including those that respect 30-minute (e.g. Delhi, Caracas)
and 45-minute offsets (e.g. Eucla), and then adjusts for Standard Time (STD)
or Daylight Saving Time (DST).



The time zones on the city ring are indicated using three-letter IATA codes
(international airport codes, e.g. FRA for Frankfurt am Main, LAX for
Los Angeles International, DXB for Dubai, etc.) and are displayed in two
small windows at 8 o’clock on the dial, one dedicated to Standard Time (STD),
the other to Daylight Saving Time (DST).

The owner then sets the Perpetual Calendar to reflect the current weekday,
date, month and (leap) year.

The extraordinary mechanics of the Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon are set
in motion by the traveller who wishes to change the destination time or
who wants to simply observe an additional time zone.

If heading East (forwards in time), the traveller turns the crown positioned
at 2 o’clock clockwise; if travelling West (back in time), the crown is turned
counter-clockwise.



If the destination time is ahead or back a day, up to 5 displays
of the Perpetual Calendar change accordingly.

The ingenious time machine can handle even a change from March 1st
to February 29th or 28th, with no additional manual intervention required.
It is an absolutely extraordinary combination of hand-crafted complications –
an astonishing achievement, and a world first for mechanical watches.

This exquisite set of display is put on show on a silver-grained, massive 18 karat
gold dial and is framed by milled black Roman numerals and a railroad chapter ring.

The 24-hour home time display at 6 o’clock joins the destination time displays in
a functional array crowned by an outstanding example of the watchmaker’s art:
the Flying Minute Tourbillon, developed in 1920 by one of Glashütte’s most
admired master watchmakers and teachers, Alfred Helwig.









Wim K.
Glashütte Original Forum Moderator

Dream as if you'll live forever,
live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

el tiempo es la base de nuestra existencia
un día a la vez, siempre cerca de usted