Swiss luxury watch manufacture DeWitt unveils the Twenty-8-Eight Skeleton Tourbillon timepiece crafted in precious white gold incorporating skeletonisation art crafts and most prestigious complication of traditional watch industry.
Offering breathtaking views of inner mechanisms to the onlooker, this high horology marvel beats to the rhythm of the DeWitt Calibre DW8028s, a micro mechanical workhorse that uses age-old, recognized and highly reliable technical parameters in its construction: 18’000 A/h, a variable-inertia balance, a 44° angle escapement and 72 hours power reserve.
Entirely produced in-house, this manually wound Tourbillon is equipped with a Swiss anchor escapement and a spiral made out of an unbreakable, self-compensating, non-oxidizing, anti-magnetic alloy and sequenced at 2.5 Hz. The perfect homogeneity and incredibly precise flat rolling of the Hairspring (0,0001 mm) guarantee an extremely high precision to the mechanism. The balance, as well as the escape wheel and the anchor are made of 18-carat yellow gold.
The Twenty-8-Eight Skeleton Tourbillon does not intend to compete with the ultra-skinny and fragile skeletons where as much material as possible was taken out of the construction. The architecture of DeWitt’s skeleton remains deliberately strong and is therefore very well balanced with the design of the case which features 48 imperial columns, a typical feature of practically all DeWitt masterpieces.
The carved-out main plate, a sand-brushed nickel silver base with blue PVD surface finishing. Meandering across the movement, the lucky observer will suddenly land on a stunning skeletonised “W” logo positioned at 9 o’clock. The play on depths, perspectives and layers is a typical feature of DeWitt designs and the Twenty-8-Eight Skeleton Tourbillon is no exception. The skeletonised “W” logo is actually duplicated on the lower part of the movement in order to offer these interesting volumes when admiring the movement from either side of the watch. The Tourbillon offers eye pleasing views as it gracefully rotates on its axis, held in place by a long, slender and circular grained Art Déco bridge.
The barrel, positioned at 12 o’clock, is also skeletonised in order to reveal the interior of the motor. The shape given to the open-worked barrel was inspired by the design of vintage car steering wheels. As the barrel wheel gently turns with the unwinding of the spring, the stems of the upper part will glide over the stems of the lower part.
The Twenty-8-Eight Skeleton Tourbillon is housed in a 43 mm round case made in 18-carat white gold. Presenting particularly comfortable proportions with redesigned lugs and slightly more discrete imperial columns displayed on its flanks, it remains instantly recognizable and true to DeWitt’s strong DNA. Its balanced design offers the necessary combination of character and refinement for a successful wedding with the architectural lines of the skeleton movement.
Technical details
Model: TWENTY-8-EIGHT SKELETON TOURBILLON
T8.TH.024
Movement
Calibre: DW8028s
Mechanical and skeletonized manually wound movement integrating a Tourbillon manufactured by DeWitt
Diameter: 33 mm
Functions: Hours, minutes
Power reserve: 72 hours
Vibrations: 18,000 Vph
Balance: Variable-inertia balance
Spiral: Spiral with Breguet curve sequenced at 2.5 Hz.
Escapement: 44° angle of lift
Jewelling: 19
Number of components: 185
Case
Round case, adorned with DeWitt imperial columns on the sides
Material: 18-carat white gold
Diameter: 43 mm
Total Thickness: 10,28 mm
Crown: 18-carat white gold, polished, ring in blackened titanium featuring the “W” signature
Case back: Sapphire crystal, secure with screws
Distance between lugs: 21 mm
Water-resistance: 30 metres
Dial
No Dial
Hands: open-worked hour and minutes hands in the form of double-edged swords, silver colour tone
Wristband
Black alligator strap
