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Convex Complication high quality replica watches: Greubel Forsey GMT Balancier Convex



Greubel Forsey has always been revered for its extremely unique timepieces and complication layouts. The brand has produced some of the most striking and innovative watches of the 21st century. With only a few hundred watches produced each year, Greubel Forsey is the epitome of niche watchmaking, and the GMT Balancier Convexe perfectly embodies the brand's approach to design and mechanical watchmaking.

Greubel Forsey was founded in 1999 with one goal: to pioneer an "extreme, uncompromising approach to fine watchmaking that would reimagine every technical and aesthetic foundation established over the past 200 years." And it has. In 2004, the brand launched its first watch, a double tourbillon with a cage mounted at 30 degrees. Not only did this watch set the stage for Greubel's future contributions to watchmaking, it was also mechanically exceptional. This tourbillon was essentially the first tourbillon to provide a true mechanical advantage to a replica swiss watches.

Since 2004, Greubel Forsey has produced a series of extremely limited edition watches that feature unique movements and striking case shapes. In 2022, the brand announced the launch of the GMT Balancier Convexe. This watch combines GF's aesthetic design language with a series of unique complications that are quite rare in the brand. Let's take a look.

The Greubel Forsey GMT Balancier Convexe is designed to showcase two of Greubel Forsey's most distinctive features. First, at 7 o'clock, the brand has mounted the escapement at 30 degrees, with a huge black polished bridge, all finished by hand. The 30-degree escapement is not only a tribute to the brand's heritage of 30-degree tourbillon (its first model), but also to its later works, which also feature tilted escapements to optimize timekeeping accuracy. This is the fourth watch that Greubel has created with this balance configuration.

Another classic feature is the titanium globe on the upper right side of the dial. This feature has been used many times in the past, with a precision laser-engraved globe and a surrounding 24-hour ring, allowing you to locate a city on the globe and note the hour corresponding to it. In this way, you can effectively identify the time anywhere on the planet. This is one of the most unique world time layouts and a hallmark of the Greubel Forsey brand. Jacob & Co. replica watches


The goal with the GMT Balancier Convexe was to incorporate these two design details into a single watch – but one that had to be extremely wearable and comfortable. As such, the Balancier Convexe GMT measures 46.5mm but has no lugs, meaning that the watch is worn based on its case diameter (there is no larger lug-to-lug measurement). The thickness of the watch is 13.75mm. While these dimensions would normally imply a massive wearing experience, the integration of the lug-free strap makes this watch far more comfortable to wear than the size would suggest, and more compact than most Greubel Forsey watches.

In addition to the wearing experience, the dial of the GMT Balancier Convexe also features a small seconds hand between 4 and 5 o'clock and a GMT at 9 o'clock. The GMT complication is controlled and adjusted by a button on the side of the case at 10 o'clock. This is a complicated watch with many functions on the dial, including the time and world timer, GMT, seconds hand and balance wheel. However, the monochrome textured background of the dial makes the complication the focus and also allows the watch to be presented in a more concise way. replica Greubel Forsey GMT watches

Everywhere you look, you can see amazing finishing. Of the approximately 150 craftsmen at Greubel Forsey, about a third specialize in hand finishing, which is fully reflected in the final result.

Flip the watch over and you'll see a more traditional world time display on the caseback. This 24-hour city wheel has an interesting detail - Paris on the city wheel is replaced by La Chaux-de-Fonds, where Greubel Forsey watches are made.

The last defining detail of this outstanding watch is the "convex" of the case and crystal. The entire case looks as if it has been bent towards the centre, while the crystal follows the twisted layout. This adds a degree of three-dimensionality to the design, while also complementing the unconventional style of the rest of the movement and dial layout. Very nice!

The exceptional movement of the Greubel Forsey GMT Balancier Convexe is largely obscured by the double-sided complication, but just by looking at the complication you can guess how complex it is! The movement itself is made up of over 400 components, with the escapement itself consisting of nearly 60 parts. Despite being fitted with a host of power-hungry complications, the watch still has an impressive 72-hour power reserve when fully wound. It is driven by two co-axial mainspring barrels. To reduce weight, many of the movement components are made of titanium. This is an impressive movement, and it powers this impressive best replica watches.

Greubel Forsey is a brand that is hard to replace. Greubel has such unique designs and movement construction that if this is what you are looking for, you will be hard-pressed to find it elsewhere. Therefore, the best alternatives are brands that have a similar philosophy towards watchmaking – brands that believe in modernizing complications for a new audience.

The collector who chooses the Greubel Forsey is a serious person indeed. This is not a watch for the faint of heart. First, you have to appreciate the mechanical complexity of this watch; you have to appreciate the sheer rarity of a Greubel Forsey creation; you have to be physically fit enough to support a watch of this size, and finally, you have to be able to afford it. This makes this watch a niche choice. Having said that, due to the small production and high standards of Greubel Forsey, this watch was never intended to be a mass-market product. In fact, this goes to the root cause of independent watchmaking and why it has become so popular recently. Collectors crave something new, different, and exciting. And Greubel Forsey is all of that.

Is this watch a Royal Oak, a Nautilus, or a Submariner? Absolutely not. This watch is not better than any of the above. But if you appreciate watchmaking craftsmanship and want a watch that stands out from the crowd, this watch must be the one for you. For me, the GMT Balancier Convexe is everything Greubel Forsey is all about, wrapped into one watch. It's a wearable extension of the brand's design DNA and deserves a spot on your wrist. replica Patek Philippe Watches