Complicated watches

Omega
SKELETON CENTRAL TOURBILLON CO-AXIAL PLATINUM

This dazzling watch boasts a complex tourbillon technology where precision providing components are assembled in a titanium cage that rotates every 60 seconds. This offsets a gravitational effect. The hands are made of gold metalised onto sapphire crystal disks and are propelled by gearing at the peripheries of the disk. Each tourbillon, assembled from 320 parts, is the work of one watchmaker who spends up to 540 hours on it. This means that no two Skeleton Central Tourbillon watches are exactly alike. Limited edition of 18. Price: Rs. 1.18 crore

Jaeger-LeCoultre
MASTER COMPRESSOR EXTREME LAB2

This chronograph with two time zones unites a sporty feel with technical prowess for a resolutely extreme design. The open worked dial allows one to admire a clear view of the movement's- a newly developed Calibre 781- structure through the sapphire crystal. All components of the escapement and the hairspring are made of silicium, a material the watchmakers favour due to its lightness, sturdiness and anti-magnetic properties. All this is housed within a rugged watch case with an external chassis made of titanium alloy and high tech zirconium ceramic bezel. Price: Rs. 30 lakh

Cartier
ROTONDE DE CARTIER ASTROTOURBILLON

This watch has the highly technical Calibre 9451 MC movement, which is entirely created in-house by Cartier's watchmakers. Taking over five years to create and christened the Astrotourbillon movement, it incorporates a tourbillon carriage containing the various organs of the escapement and sprung balance. It is manually wound with 48 hours of power reserve. Platinum is used as a counterweight to balance the tourbillon. The complication needs space, so the case is thicker than usual and 47 mm wide. It comes in 18 caratt white or pink gold. Price: On request

A.Lange & Sohne
SAXONIA ANNUAL CALENDAR

Combining the concept of a watch and a calendar into a unique timekeeping instrument, this Saxonia Annual Calendar uses mechanical ingenuity to establish a new benchmark in design and technology. The watch has an exceptionally precise moon-phase display as well as the famous self-winding SAX-0-MAT calibre with its patented, zero-reset handsetting mechanism. This function stops the movement when the crown is pulled and instantly advances the seconds hand to 12 o'clock so that the watch can be easily and comfortably synchronized with an official time signal. The movement comes enclosed in a 38.5 mm case. Price: On request

Piaget
EMPERADOR FULL-SET COUSSIN PERPETUAL CALENDAR

This model embodies the best of two worlds, horlogerie and joaillerie. But then you shouldn't expect anything less for the one millionth Piaget timepiece. Capable of handling calendar irregularities up to the year 2100, this watch has a mechanical self-winding movement. the two retrograde displays, it has a dual time zone and a day/night indicator indexed to the central hour. The 28.4 mm, 18 carat white gold case is set with 314 diamonds. Price: On request

Carl F Bucherer
MANERO RETROGRADE

The Manero Retrograde combines elegance with functionality and refinement. The result of intense consultation and research is its quite stunningly elaborate date functiontthat guarantees consistency, clarity and accuracy. Located at the 3 o' clock position, the hand moves along an arc from top to bottom during the course of the month, returning to its original position at the beginning of each new month. Price: Rs. 12.15 lakh

Parmigiani
PERSHING TOURBILLON

This open-worked sapphire dial possesses a main PVD main plate and a 30 second tourbillon. Its movement, a Calibre PF 511, inspired by the Tourbillon Calibre 500 type movement, is produced in its entirety in Parmigiani Fleurier's own workshops. Its dial is enhanced by rhodium plated applied indexes and brightly coated delta shaped hands. The palladium version features a bezel set with 60 baguette cut diamonds. Price: Rs. 1.21 crore