Best Design of the Year 2008
November 17, 2008
Concord is proud to announce that on November 13, 2008, the C1 Tourbillon Gravity has won the Award of “Best Design on the Year 2008″ by the prestigious “Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève”.
24 months after having decided to re-energize the brand, Concord receives the most distinguished award of the Watch industry.
New interactive user guide
November 6, 2008
The new interactive user guide of the C1 Tourbillon Gravity ia available on this site. You can interact with the watch by using your mouse and rolling over the different elements.
Enjoy !
New C1 Tourbillon Gravity in Rose Gold
September 26, 2008
Concord launches its new C1 Tourbillon Gravity in Rose Gold.
It is presented in a 48.5 mm rose gold case, standing 18.50 mm tall. A rubber-coated rose gold protective ring, fixed laterally by 7 self-blocking screws is enhanced by seven decorative elements straddling the bezel. These bastions protect a spectacular 3.30 mm thick sapphire crystal, which literally emerges from the case. The skeletized dial displays a dark DLC-coated perforated grid, various subdials and time measurement indications, superimposed to create a sense of perfectly mastered space.
This timepiece holds a mechanical, hand-wound movement, Concord Caliber C100, with an 84-hour power reserve, seconds on the side of the tourbillon carriage, trust index (indication of the balance amplitude) and flyback chronograph (hours-minutes). The tourbillon cage is fitted outside the movement and case, but connected to the rest of the mechanism by a perpendicular pinion.
The spectacular time keeper is presented on a black rubber strap with a rose gold folding clasp and is water-resistant to a presure of 3 ATM.
Finished movement
April 1, 2008
Finished movement before assembly to the case.
First white gold case
March 31, 2008
The first white gold case with its dial.
Shooting Tourbillon cage
March 29, 2008
Shooting of the C1 Tourbillon Gravity cage in Neuchâtel - Switzerland.
Bridge of the power reserve indicator
March 28, 2008
Finished bridge of the power-reserve indicator (satin-finished / anodized)
Bridge of the dial train
March 27, 2008
Finished bridge of the dial-train (satin-finished / anodized)
Barrel bridge
March 26, 2008
Finished barrel bridge, satin-finished / anodized.
Bridge of the dial train
March 21, 2008
Bridge of the dial train, machined and engraved.
Barrel Bridge
March 20, 2008
Machined and engraved barrel bridge
Bridges
March 14, 2008
These 3 bridges have not been finished yet. They hold both the counting and the power reserve indicator trains together.
Differential gear
March 12, 2008
The differential gear transmits the rotation of the barrel to the hand of the power reserve indicator. This is done without any influence on the running of the movement.
Winding-mechanism
March 11, 2008
Winding-mechanism: mechanism holding 2 functions, one for the hour-setting and one for the winding.
Wheels of the flyback
March 8, 2008
Function: to achieve the 1/12 ratio between the minute-hand and the hour-hand of the flyback.
Base plate
March 7, 2008
Base plate: decorated (satin-brushed and black gold) and pre-mounted (assembly of the jewels, wheels and pins)
Center wheel
March 6, 2008
The center wheel holds the hour hands. It makes one rotation every 12 hours.
Bridge of module
March 5, 2008
This bridge has been treated in black gold.
Bridge of Chronograph
March 4, 2008
This bridge has been treated in black gold.
Bridge of Differential
March 3, 2008
Bridge of Differential treated in black gold.
Bridge of Trust index
March 2, 2008
Bridge of Trust index treated in black gold.
Bridge of module
March 1, 2008
Bridge of module: hold the elements of the power reserve indicator, hour and minute together.
Chronograph bridge
February 29, 2008
Bridge of Chronograph: holds the elements of the flyback chronograph together.
Lower bridge of the Tourbillon cage
February 27, 2008
Jewel-setting, placement of the pillars to hold the upper bridge and insertion of the lower bridge of the escapement wheel.
Upper bridge of the Tourbillon cage
February 26, 2008
The upper bridge of the tourbillon cage has been anodized in electrical blue, the color used to highlight the details of Concord watches.
Reduction gear
February 26, 2008
Reduction gear of the power reserve train.
Barrel & Ratchet
February 24, 2008
Barrel and ratched with circular-graining decoration.
Intermediate wheels
February 23, 2008
Hammer
February 22, 2008
The hammer resets the Fly-Back hands by hitting onto the hearts.
Designers of the C1 Tourbillon Gravity
February 21, 2008
The designers are finalizing the 3D sketches of the C1 Tourbillon Gravity.
Roll of Seconds
February 20, 2008
Made of Aluminium. It rotates with the cage Tourbillon to display the seconds which can be seen from the top. The engraved numbers are filled with Luminova to be visible at night.
Hammer flat spring
February 19, 2008
The hammer spring’s function is to bring the hammer back to its initial position, following the reset of the Fly-Back hands.
Trust Index bridge
February 18, 2008
The function of this Trust Index bridge is to keep aligned and hold together the elements of the Power Reserve and Trust Index.
Lower bridge of the Tourbillon cage
February 17, 2008
Made of Aluminium-Lithium, it supports all the top of the cage Tourbillon. The angles and the surfaces are polished.
Upper bridge of the Tourbillon cage
February 16, 2008
Made of Aluminium-Lithium for better structural strength and light weight, this component hosts the kif anti-choc system. All of its angles are polished. Will be anodized in electrical blue, the color used to highlight the details of Concord watches.
Polishing process
February 15, 2008
Polishing process to eliminate the blackening of the metal caused by the tempering operation.
Tempering operation
February 14, 2008
Thermical treatment to soften the metal.
This operation involves one or a series of operations in which the solid metal is heated and cooled under specified conditions to develop a required structure and properties.
Axis C1 Tourbillon Gravity
February 13, 2008
Axis on which the pinions gear into the spherical differential, which is part of the power reserve gear train.
Sketches of the main bridges
February 12, 2008
Design of the main bridges, which will be visible through the open case back of the timepiece.
Bridge of Differential
February 11, 2008
This bridge holds together the elements of the differential, which is part of the power reserve gear train.
These images show the bridge before its coloring treatment and final decoration. The angles, edges and jewel sink are hand-polished and chamfered by a specialized watchmaker or finisher.
Main Plate
February 11, 2008
Unfinished, rough prototype of the main plate of the C1 Tourbillon Gravity.
Welcome
February 11, 2008
Welcome to the “making of” the Concord C1 Tourbillon Gravity.
In the next few weeks, we will be showing you “behind the scene” images of the creation of the first C1 Tourbillon Gravity.
You will be able to follow step-by-step the construction of this amazing timepiece, which will be revealed at Baselworld (3-10 April 2008).
This is not a typical blog where comments can be posted, but an informative site. Should you wish to send us comments, we invite you to visit our main website www.my-views-my-ideas.blogspot.com or send us an e-mail at press@concord.ch.
ENJOY!
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