The caseback of the Balancier Contemporain has a sapphire glass dome that protects the engraved red gold plate in the center. This plate bears the GF logo as well as the limited edition number. The caseback, which is held by gold security screws and features raised polished engravings of "Omega Replica", "Balancier", on a background hand-punched with holes.
The Diamond Set Balancier Contemporain features dials in mother of pearl, and is available in a 41.6mm case.
Art Piece Edition Historique
The fact that omega replica divides their collections into Invention Pieces (art pieces) and Art Pieces (invention pieces) is curious, as there's no hard distinction along these lines in the watches. They are all a hybrid of the twin principles which drive the brand.
The Art Piece Historique Edition for this year builds on the Art Pieces that Grebel Forsey released in 2013, starting with Art Piece 1. The Historique Edition is a 33-piece limited edition, with 11 of the pieces being cased in platinum. The remainder will be in materials that are yet to be specified.
The Edition Historique 44mm case houses the new Double Tourbillon 30-deg movement,Rolex GMT-Master II Replica which is based on the brand’s classic. An inner tourbillon at 30deg completes one revolution per minute and an outer one every four minutes.
The time is displayed on the multi-level display of the brand. A shutter integrated in the crown can hide or reveal the minutes by activating a pusher.
Balancier Contemporain
Technical Specifications
Move with ease
Power reserve in hours, minutes, and small seconds; large balance wheel oscillating with 21,600vph. 72-hour power reserves
Case Study
39.6mm white-gold case with sapphire high-domed crystal, water resistant up to 30m
Strap
Alligator leather hand-sewn
Art Piece Edition Historique
Specifications
Move with ease
Power reserve, hours, minutes, and small seconds on demand; 72-hour power reserves; manual-winding, inner tourbillon inclined 30 degrees; outer tourbillon rotates once every four minutes