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| When I saw the Grande ChronoMaster XXT Tourbillon for the first time, I experienced one of those bulbs going off in my head. “Yes” I said, “OK, so this is why the normal Grande Chronomaster (“Open”) was made a year earlier.” And now I understand the thought process behind the “Open.”
When I first saw the “ChronoMaster Open,” I thought, “Well, this is nice but why? Why should I get a watch with a window through the dial, just to see the balance wheel tick? (I can already see a balance tick from the back of most watches nowadays.) So, what is all the fanfare about?” Note: I did write a little piece on Zenith and talked about its quality and history, but I did keep that “WHY” thought to myself.
But then I saw the Tourbillon – and I realized that this is a theme. The Tourbillon is the masterpiece and the regular ChronoMaster looks like the new Tourbillon – and it gives you the idea that they are all in the same family.
The design of the XXT is beautiful and falls within all the criteria of the “Phi” or the “Golden Thread” formulas. All designs in nature – for example a seashell – follow a certain pattern. The design of the spiraling lines that get smaller and smaller until you get to the tip of the cone is dictated by nature, using a formula (that has been adopted by some scientists) called the “Phi.” The dial of the new Grande ChronoMaster XXT Tourbillon adheres to those design elements of nature and is extraordinary.
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