Case		18k White Gold, 3.3 mm sapphire crystal face
Bracelet/Strap		Vulcanized Rubber
Clasp		18k White Gold Folding
Movement		Mechanical Hand-Wound Movement
Diameter		48.5mm
Thickness		22mm
Water Resistance		100m
Features		Hours, Minutes, Sapphire Crystal, Unique Hands for Hours and Minutes, 72 Hour Power Reserve, 22 Jewels (Rubies), Crown Protector

Originally Priced New: $420,000.00The C1 Tourbillon Gravity is presented in a 48.5 mm white gold case and holding a 72-hour power reserve movement with seconds on the side of the Tourbillon carriage, trust index (indication of the balance of amplitude) and the flyback chronograph (hours-minutes). The Tourbillon cage is fitted outside the movement and case, but connected to the rest of the mechanism by a perpendicular pinion. The skeletized dial displays a dark DLC-coated perforated grid, various subdials and tiem measurement indications, superimposed to create a sense of perfectly mastered space.

The Concord C1 Tourbillon Gravity astonishes by the whole range of specific features. Just imagine - a tourbillon disconnected from the case, an unconventional seconds indication, a flyback chronograph, a trust index display - all these innovations are accumulated in a single timepiece. The C1 Tourbillon Gravity has been developed in close cooperation with BNB Concept, a company specializing in watchmaking complications. The process of conceiving, elaborating and assembling the watch took them twelve months, with the BNB Concept teams having demonstrated genuine enthusiasm, dynamism and hard work.The result is the creation of a provocative watch equipped with a complex mechanism, an amazing expression of an inventive spirit and an absolutely new watchmaking approach. The design of the C1 Tourbillon Gravity was created by Blade Design that managed to present the engineering of the watch in a totally unexpected and daring way.Tourbillon
The first surprise is the independent tourbillon placed alongside the body of the watch. The tourbillon seems to be released from the mechanism. Fitted external to both the dial and the case, the tourbillon allows more free space inside the watch, so watchmakers are able to create other complications. The tourbillon is linked to the rest of the mechanism by a perpendicular pinion. The tourbillon carriage produces a powerful visual effect, being housed in a crankcase laterally screwed to the case. The vertical device is instantly visible on the wrist. The upper and lower bridges of the tourbillon carriage are produced from aluminum-lithium, a unique high-tech material widely applied in the aerospace industry. Aluminum-lithium is characterized by remarkable resistance and exceptional longevity. The alloy is anti-corrosive and anti-magnetic. Moreover, it offers the best compromise between sturdiness and lightness.Small Seconds
The rebellious seconds display is one more amazing feature of the new Concord watch, with its mechanism breaking out of the dial and the display transferring time into completely new dimension. A slim black aluminum strip with the engraved seconds numerals is fixed to the lower bridge of the tourbillon, having thus acquired full interdependence with the carriage spinning on its axis once a minute. The luminescent seconds are perfectly visible through an open window on the side of the tourbillon carriage. The innovative mechanism is even more surprising than the small seconds display on the C1 Chronograph. Concord's free spirit has officially conquered the universe of haute Horlogerie. On Thursday November 13, 2008, The C1Tourbillon Gravity was consecrated favorite design watch of the year by a jury of international watch specialists during the prize-giving ceremony of the prestigious Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève.The ambassador of a new generation of watches, the C1 Tourbillon Gravity has thrust Concord into an era of innovation and confirms a firmly futuristic approach to watchmaking. This horological instrument marks a new milestone in the brand's journey to the heart of technology and engineering.Born from the enthusiasm and the conviction of a passionate team, this timepiece was conceived, elaborated and assembled in only twelve months. Presented during Baselworld 2008, it caused a tidal wave in the watch industry. At the time, the press, the public and the industry celebrated the complexity of its mechanism, developed in collaboration with BNB Concept and applauded its aesthetical strength, created by blade Design.This specimen reinvents mechanical precepts in a singular stage-setting. The hand-wound Concord caliber with a 3,5 days power reserve, displays time in a spectacular case; spectacular in terms of construction and of volumes. A tourbillon disconnected from the case, an unusual seconds indication, a flyback chronograph, a trust index display: all these specific features incarnate the audacity of a brand that reinvented itself just two years ago.By honoring the C1 Tourbillon Gravity with the Design watch of the year award, the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève is honoring the performance of a brand, and acknowledging the power of design of the entire C1 collection, which anchors the art of time in audacity and innovation. It thus recognizes Concord's contribution to the prestige of haute Horlogerie.