Audemars Piguet Edward Piguet Moss Agate Tourbillon watch

The Audemars Piguet Edward Piguet Moss Agate Tourbillon watch is a stunning combination of the decorative and horological arts. Within the stunning Art Deco- inspired rectangular case, the master watchmakers at Audemars Piguet showcase the virtuosity of the tourbillon using exotic materials, and a flourish of exceptional artistry. Invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet at the turn of the 18th century, the tourbillon device--characterized by its rotating carriage bearing the balance wheel and the escapement--represented an ingenious solution to the problem of gravity's effect on a watch held in a vertical position; it is also equally celebrated for its complexity and technical brilliance, a challenge that has kept it a specialty of only the most dedicated and gifted of watchmakers.

With the Edward Piguet Moss Agate Tourbillon watch, Audemars Piguet has produced a masterpiece which embodies all the wonder of a traditionally constructed tourbillon, while offering a unique and singularly beautiful presentation. The baseplate of this exquisite timepiece is crafted from Moss Agate, a prized variety of the mineral chalcedony, which has earned its name because of unique green inclusions which resemble the appearance of moss. So difficult is this fragile material to shape, that Audemars Piguet has spent more than five years perfecting the technique of ultrasonic cutting; this procedure is extremely painstaking, a single hour of work on this moss agate material yielding only a single millimeter of progress. On both the front and back of the watch, one can examine this gorgeous movement, which bears its mechanical structures on elaborately shaped and hand-engraved bridges crafted from pink gold. The tourbillon cage, borne on an extravagant, floral-inspired pink gold bridge, completes a single revolution each minute, its balance wheel oscillating at the unhurried pace of 21,600 vibrations per hour. Other exclusive signs of the highest horological quality include a freely-sprung balance with weighted screws, a Breguet overcoil hairspring, and winding wheels with a wolf's tooth profile.

The Audemars Piguet Edward Piguet Moss Agate Tourbillon watch is produced exclusively in 18K pink gold. This impressive case, whose design is shared by all of all timepieces within the Audemars Piguet Edward Piguet watch collection, displays intricate details that bespeak intensive hand finishing; the lustrous, polished bezel with its stepped profile contrasts charmingly with the line-grain brushed texture on the sides of the case; the slightly arched profile is extremely elegant, and subtly accentuates the curve of the wrist. This extraordinary Audemars Piguet timepiece is completed by a luxurious, remborded crocodile strap, and an elegant pink gold folding clasp whose shape is that of the Audemars Piguet initials.