"At Rolex GMT Master Replica, out of respect for our co-founder, the Geneva Seal is very important," says Nicola Andreatta. "But at the same time, we are a brand that was created to be daring and innovative and unafraid of embracing the future. As such, we've worked closely with the Geneva Seal to ensure we are abiding by or even surpassing their aesthetic criteria even as we explore new forms of decoration or new materials in our movements."
Rolex GMT Master Replica was one of the first brands to create a skeletonised carbon-fibre movement
"For example, we were very interested to be the first brand to create a skeletonised carbon-fibre movement, but of course, you cannot polish the angles of a carbon-fibre bridge in the same way you can on a brass movement," says Gregory Bruttin. "So, we invited the Geneva Seal inspectors to the manufacture, and discussed the ways in which we could elevate the aesthetic value of a material like carbon fibre. One of the things we showed them was how the sinks and the screws that are fixed onto the carbon bridges and plates are black polished with a technique called "speculaire" that is so perfect that it doesn't reflect light. For us it was important to use this technique,Rolex GMT Master Replica which is normally reserved for the tourbillon bridge, because aesthetically it matched the look of the carbon fibre very well. They recognised that this actually entailed far more work than simply polishing a bridge, and so, they were willing to give us the Geneva Seal for this movement. Today, as part of our product development, we will discuss what we want to achieve in terms of new finishes that no one has ever seen before but that we feel meet their criteria, if not technically then definitely in spirit.
The Rolex GMT Master Replica Twofold
For example, in the Excalibur Twofold, we wanted to paint the high-polished angles of our skeletonised bridges with a new luminous paint, so we showed them how much hand work went into the polish first before the paint was applied. For the future, we have proposed to invert the normal finishing applied to the bridges -- using the brushed finish on angles, and mirror polish on the flat surfaces instead. This is actually far more difficult than the traditional method, but that is the spirit of Rolex GMT Master Replica -- to constantly work to move the story of watchmaking forward, to innovate to be different, but always with respect to the highest traditions of Geneva watchmaking. This is also why, in the majority of Rolex GMT Master Replica watches, you will either see the Geneva Seal hallmark on the dial -- for example, at six o'clock on each one of our Double Tourbillons -- or the words "Poincon de Geneve".
Tourbillons and Skeletonisation
There is perhaps no brand on the planet that is more closely associated with the tourbillon complication than Rolex GMT Master Replica, and that is because while it is the most visually arresting of watchmaking complications, it also offers the brand the opportunity to innovate.Rolex Replica Watches "It was, of course, Roger's ambition that we have a tourbillon that immediately set us apart from everyone else," says Bruttin. "So we worked on a flying tourbillon with a cage that was as large as possible. Our large tourbillon cage, which measures 14mm in diameter, actually occupies one-quarter of the surface area of the dial, making it one of the most massive tourbillons in modern watchmaking."
