Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Planetarium Watch Hands-On
Girard-Perregaux describes the small, hand-painted globe (so large it needs a bubble in the sapphire crystal) as being a miniature representation of a map from the 17th–18th century. That's a pretty big spread of time in the world of cartography, but I think even the brand can agree that a timepiece such as the Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Planetarium would have felt very much at home back then. Imagine a time when the tourbillon itself was patented by Mr. Breguet back at around the end of the 18th century. Now imagine a tourbillon that spins on not one axis, or two, but three. The Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon is indeed one of the few triple axis tourbillon watches out there. The very first of these species I recall learning about was the Triple Axis Tourbillon from Thomas Prescher . A triple axis tourbillon is extremely complicated to engineer, and a huge endurance and patience challenge to assemble. These watches are extremely rare because their expense to make