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The $1m-plus watch that takes 6000 hours to make – by hand

The $1m-plus watch that takes 6000 hours to make – by hand

Never before has a timepiece been made with such precision, watchmaker Stephen Forsey, of Greubel Forsey, tells our new MACHINE magazine supplement.

Hand-operated tools are used to make 95 per cent of the parts of the Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1.  

Watchmakers Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel are revered for their million-dollar-plus timepieces. They’ve set the pace when it comes to absurdly complicated watches – some housing four tourbillons – and even proved their inventiveness in the field of nanotechnology. So what could challenge them now?

A watch made almost entirely by hand – something unique that couldn’t be more basic, yet more complicated.

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Bani McSpedden
Bani McSpeddenWatch editorBani McSpedden is watch editor of The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Bani on Twitter. Email Bani at bani@bigpond.com.au

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