CONCORD watches, C1 Quantum Gravity

The Concord Tourbillon watches. The previous CEO Vincent Perriard introduces the C1 QuantumGravity. There is a preview of the previous model, the Concord Tourbillon Gravity.

The C1 QuantumGravity is presented in a 48.5mm Titanium & white gold case, holding a 3-day-power reserve movement. The seconds are on an external vertical wheel. Theres a vertical slide power reserve indicator with fluorescent nano-particle gel. The tourbillon cage is fitted outside the cage, but connected to the rest of the mechanism by cable-stayed bridges. The structural, skeleton and three dimensional dial, displays various subdials and time indications.

-Mechanical hand wound movement.
-Case of 48.5 mm diameter and 22mm depth, in Titanium and 18k white gold.
-5 sapphire crystals.
-Vertical slide power reserve with fluorescent nano particle gel.
-Black vulcanized rubber strap with 18k white gold folding clasp.
-Water resistance of 30 meters (3ATM).

-History
Founded in 1908 in Biel Switzerland the brand was created to design watches with the American market in mind. Concord was one of the first private label luxury watches to incorporate precious metals and gems in their watches and to make a wristwatch made of coins. In 1979 they had a major breakthrough with the invention of the Delirium Watch which was the thinnest watch ever made at the time at 1.98 mm thick. They subsequently released a delirium 2 which was even thinner at 1.5 mm.

In 2007 the company closed most of its existing dealerships as sluggish sales and lack of a specific market created a huge grey market that hurt the companys reputation. The launch of the C1 was highly touted and targeted the popular luxury sport market. The style and pricing were designed to compete with watches such as Panerai, AP and Hublot. With only a couple hundred dealers worldwide Concord was hoping for a grand launch into the Luxury sector. In 2008 Concord created two new C1 pieces; the C1 worldtimer and the C1 Gravity Tourbillion. The later won the prestigious Grand Prix dHorlogerie de Genève as Best design of the year 2008. In 2009, Alex Grinberg was appointed as the worldwide CEO of Concord.

Main Collection: Pre 2007; Delirium, Mariner, La Scala and Saratoga
Main Collection: 2007- Present; C1 Oversize luxury sport watch and its variations.

February, 2010.

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[theownzer]

it is a work of art, but at $450k I'll pass

[stan1234655]

@HouseOfRam yeah but still, hmmm do i want a ferrari AND a lamborghini or do i want a watch?

[Malaka57]

@stan1234655 I'll take the watch any day..... the cars are just bullshit, my VW station wagon Diesel goes just, as fast on Swiss highways and if I ram it into the divider, well, doesn't matter...

[GoFastJames]

concord C1 Quantum Gravity is one of the craziest watches I have seen.

I love it and look to have one sone day. At the time tho I love hublot,breitling,AP,BR and so on. I would look at this like the 1Mil Bigbang but this has no stones.

I like to see more stepping out of the box but in the right way.

[tyan888]

smash it to the ground and get a time reading. nasty...

[fatkittyandco]

I can't wait until I see a 5 year old wearing one of these.

Maybe 100-175 years?

[lujoebonjo]

how many of these uber expensive watches actually get sold?

[llss882]

too big...my calatrava smokes him anytime

[mariamik104]

flawless! bravo!!!!!

[theownzer]

@HouseOfRam that is probably the best explanation for it I have ever heard, now I just have to explain it to my grandmother