Description
Grieb & Benzinger Blue Sensation
This is a rare and exceptional timepiece that captures a moment in horological history. This one-of-a-kind collectable will sit as a unique attribute in any srious collection.
The Blue Sensation is a timepiece that denotes classic extravagance. Thanks to masterful skeletonisation, engraving and guilloche techniques applied by hand, this intense and detailed restoration and redefinition delivers a unique and stunning work of horological importance.
The high art of horology that this movement exacted from its original developers, Patek Philippe, is given fresh life 125 years after its construction for Tiffany New York. The restoration and embellishment of each and every component as well as the modification needed to achieve the regulator display is equal to a highly complex new construction with all of its challenges and performance requirements. Its success is thanks to the skilled restoration, hand-ennobling and decoration work by the visionaries at Grieb & Benzinger who identified the potential for something wonderful and achieved something sensational.
Technical Specifications
MOVEMENT
Split-second regulator chronograph
CALIBRE
Patek Philippe No. 80 829
WINDING
Manual winding
POWER RESERVE
32 hours
ESCAPEMENT
Swiss lever escapement
REGULATOR
Compensation balance with Breguet hairspring
JEWELS
26
DIAL
Hand-guilloche and skeletonised
MATERIAL
Platinum 925
SURFACE
Original Breguet frosted finish
DISPLAYS
Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph seconds
HANDS
Blued steel, gold-plated split-second hand
CASE
Monocoque
MATERIAL
Platinum PT 950
DIAMETER
49 mm
CROWN
Handmade in platinum with button
PUSHERS
Handmade and guilloche in platinum
CRYSTAL
Two sapphire crystals
BEZEL
Handguilloche
SPECIAL FEATUERS
Origin and functions
ORIGIN
Historical movement by Patek Philippe from 1889 for Tiffany New York.
MODIFICATION
Dial train modification for regulator display with hours, minutes, and seconds. With the split-seconds chronograph it is possible to take interval timing.
STRAP
Various colors available
MATERIAL
Hand-sewn alligator skin
SOLD
