Voutilainen Tourbillon 20th Anniversary: Thirty years ago, in 1994, Kari Voutilainen crafted his first timepiece, a one-minute tourbillon pocket watch that took 2,000 hours to achieve, working at nighttime. A few years later, he established his own workshop in Val-de-Travers, marking his independence in horology.
Paying tribute to his 30-year-old first own pocket watch and two decades of independence, the Tourbillon 22 timepieces have been unveiled in limited editions. They perfectly embody Kari Voutilainen’s philosophy with a refined and robust in-house mechanism, a stylish and distinctive case as well as a hand-guilloché dial.
Inspired by the architecture and techniques of his first own pocket watch, the Tourbillon 22 in-house movement was designed, built, fabricated, finished and assembled entirely within the Voutilainen workshops. Its design and ethos combine respect for precision and longevity with classical watchmaking tradition.
Like on the original timepiece, two barrels are directly connected to the centre wheel pinion, utilizing a portion of the available power reserve. The watch runs for 72 hours, maintaining a highly constant amplitude through the time, resulting in a very regular rate.
Considering every detail, the Tourbillon cage takes inspiration from the pocket watch crafted by Kari Voutilainen 30 years ago.
As with every timepiece made in the Voutilainen workshops, the watches are meticulously finished by skilled craftsmen to the highest standards. The surfaces of pinions and wheels are completely flat and highly polished within exceptionally uniform tolerances. The main plate and bridges are handcrafted to achieve the highest levels of surface finishing. Screws and all steel parts are finished and polished by hand.
To enhance the timepiece, the dial, made of silver, is hand-guilloché with distinctive patterns, a well-known signature of Voutilainen’s meticulous savoir-faire.
Voutilainen Tourbillon 20th Anniversary Wristwatches Technical Specifications
Limited editions in steel (LE1), platinum (LE20), white gold (LE20) and rose gold (LE20).
Movement
- In-house movement. Design, construction, fabrication, finishing and assembly in the Voutilainen workshops.
- Movement diameter: 32.50mm
- Number of components: 269
- Swiss lever escapement
- Wheels made from gold
- 28 jewels
- 72 hours of power reserve
- Frequency: 18,000 v.p.h, free-sprung balance wheel with rose gold and titanium weights
- Balance diameter: 11.30mm
- Balance-spring with Phillips terminal curve and Grossmann internal curve
Case & Dial
- Case and crown made in-house
- Case diameter: 40mm
- Hand-guilloché dial made from silver
- Sapphire glasses front and back with anti-reflection treatment
- Hands made from gold
- Customized dials tailored to individual requests.
Strap
- Hand-sewn crocodile or calf leather strap
