The first collaboration between Girard-Perregaux and Aston Martin is the Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges – Aston Martin Edition

Announced earlier this year, the partnership between Girard-Perregaux and Aston Martin has now revealed the first watch to emerge from the partnership: the Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges – Aston Martin Edition, which combines Girard-Perregaux's watchmaking expertise with Aston Martin's unique understanding of luxury and performance.

The Meaning of the Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges

　Girard-Perregaux has a long tradition of making the invisible visible, but in this example they venture beyond conventional boundaries, creating a watch whose movement appears to levitate within its case. This is achieved by truncating the movement so that the main plate appears to disappear, creating the illusion of the movement floating within the case. This unique feature has earned the watch the name "Flying Bridge."

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　Sapphire crystal "boxes" are used on the front and back, and coaxial lighting illuminates the interior of the case, improving visibility. The movement has no main plate and is sandwiched between two sapphire crystals, giving it the appearance of floating in the air. Girard-Perregaux's iconic Three Bridges, which span the entire dial, are made of titanium with a black PVD (physical vapor deposition) treatment and have polished corners. This design creates an impression of airiness, and the movement components that are normally hidden from view are visible, creating a breathtaking sight.

Lyre-shaped tourbillon cage

　Located beneath the dial, the tourbillon cage has the distinctive "lyre" shape found on all Girard-Perregaux tourbillons dating back to the 19th century. A blued hand attached to the cage indicates the seconds. Despite being just 10 mm in diameter and made up of 79 components, the tourbillon cage weighs a total of just 0.25 grams – an incredibly small figure that helps to conserve energy.

White gold micro rotor

　The barrel, located at 12 o'clock, is skeletonized, allowing a partial view of the mainspring. A white gold micro-rotor mounted below the barrel drives the mainspring and, unlike many automatic watches, does not obstruct the view of the movement. The Aston Martin name is engraved on the side of the micro-rotor and is coated with a white luminescent material that glows blue in the dark. Similarly, the indexes and hands are coated with a white luminescent material that also glows blue in the dark, enhancing legibility.