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Daniel Roth Lumiere Wallpaper

By: SJX (registered) Sunday, July 8th, 2007

All the photos of the Lumiere are 1024 pixels in length, ideal for wallpaper. Click on the images for the full sized photo.


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When I first laid eyes on the Lumière I was stunned, it is without a doubt the most beautiful tourbillon launched in 2007. Truly beautiful watches are tough to find these days, this is the era of the ultra-complicated or ultra-large watch; usually beauty and simplicity go hand in hand. Conversations with other long-time Baselworld visitors also confirmed my thoughts that this was one of the highlights of the 2006 fair.
Technically the Lumiere offers nothing groundbreaking, its strengths lie in its conception and execution. Designed from the ground up as a skeleton tourbillon, the Lumiere is not a skeleton watch in the conventional sense. Nearly all skeleton watches use existing movements which have their bridges cut out and engraved, as a result the final product is not always harmonious. In contrast, the Lumière contains a new movement, designed specifically as a skeleton. That is very apparent from the shape and flow of the bridges, as well as its transparency.
 
Skeleton watches also need to convey a feeling of fragility - all those thin bridges and so much empty space. Once again the Lumière succeeds exceedingly well. It looks like it might get blown away by a gentle breeze. In spite of the solid gold bridges and base plate, the 200 parts of the movement only weigh 18.9g (0.667oz). All wheels are plated in red gold to match the bridges and plates. The alternating matte and polished sunburst motif on the movement complements the rich colour of the red gold perfectly.
The Lumière tourbillon ranks up there, along with the Girard Perregaux Three Gold Bridges skeleton, as one of the most stunning skeleton tourbillons. Only 50 of these magnificent tourbillons will be made.  

The Lumiere...

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And the competition... Girard-Perregaux Three Gold Bridges skeleton

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All the photos of the Lumiere are 1024 pixels in length, ideal for wallpaper. In fact, I am using the 4th image as my desktop wallpaper right now. Click on the images for the full sized photo.