PeterCDE
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Here?s a comparison picture - full rotor and Tourbillon rotor
These are brass units, used to calibrate and test the machinery for proper milling within the necessary tolerances. The "real thing" for the GP Automatic Tourbillon is solid Platinum.
You may notice the difference in dimensions; given the small contact surface and the weight of the microrotor, the ceramic ball bearing is in fact an improvement for the reasons noted for the full-rotor bearings.
Greetings from germany,
Peter
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Typical GP...
... to combine the classic with the technically advanced. Simply awesome piece, briljant move for GP ! Thanks for sharing this news ! Best regards, Mark
It?s a production piece
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