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 When they decided to restore the Tourbillon to its former glory, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey focused on innovation in order to define the spirit of the resolutely technical watches they had in mind. Nothing would stop them in their tireless pursuit of peerless quality, expressed through revealing choices such as the conical gearing with corrected profile, endowed with a level of efficiency far higher than the standard right-angle gearings.
Greubel Forsey started in 1999: after leaving Renaud & Papi, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey begin working together and soon realise that they share an identical vision of the tremendous untapped potential to invent new mechanisms and innovative movements in the field of Technical Haute Horlogerie. In 2001 Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey create CompliTime SA in La Chaux-de-Fonds, an organisation entirely dedicated to the development of complicated movements for the prestige watch segment. In parallel, they prepare the launch of their own Greubel Forsey brand.
In 2004 heir dream comes true as they present their Greubel Forsey brand and their first invention at Baselworld: the Double Tourbillon 30°, a patented movement specifically adapted to the wristwatch. The launch is successful and Greubel Forsey begins developing a highly selective network made up of the world’s finest retailers.
Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey join forces with independent watchmakers Philippe Dufour, Vianney Halter and Kari Voutilainen to launch Time Aeon Alliance, which aims to support, promote and develop the Watchmaking Art at its highest level.
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