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THE
SPIRIT OF EXCLUSIVITY Mulliner, the jewel in the crown of the Bentley
factory in Crewe…
Behind the closed doors of this prestigious workshop, a hundred
or so craftsmen and technicians lavish the utmost care on fulfilling
the most specific wishes of Bentley owners. Embodying a blend of
technology and tradition, commissioning is taken to its ultimate
conclusion.
This spirit of exclusivity has given rise to an extraordinary timepiece,
the Mulliner Tourbillon chronograph. A rare and indeed extremely
rare model, since only a few dozen will be made over the next few
years, at a rate of two per month. While exclusivity comes at a
price, it also brings its share of privileges, since each Mulliner
Tourbillon is customized by its future owner. According to his personal
preferences, he can choose the type of case – in platinum or in
yellow, rose or white gold – the dial colour or the exact shade
of the crocodile leather strap. Even the precious wood decoration
on the back of the watch comes in a choice of six types of veneer.
This
masterpiece also has an exceptional heart in the shape of hand-wound
Breitling Caliber 18B, a Tourbillon chronograph movement exclusive
to “Breitling for Bentley ”. The tourbillon is a sophisticated mechanism
constituting one of the most ingenious mechanical watch complications:
the balance, balance-spring and escapement are contained within
a carriage spinning on its axis, a construction which compensates
for the variations in rate that occur when a watch is in a vertical
position. This is not the only special feature of this mechanism:
its “30-second ” type chronograph mechanism is distinguished by
its central hand revolving around the dial in half a minute instead
of the usual 60 seconds; this apparently surprising configuration
enables extremely precise read-off for the fractions of a second,
in this case 1/6ths. It is also endowed with a 15-minute totalizer
and a pointer-type date display.
- Breitling
Caliber 18B with tourbillon regulating system.
- Hand-wound.
30-second chronograph function.
- Pointer-type
date display.
- Chronometer-certified
by the COSC.
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