by Kyle Stults on May 07, 2010
What’s new? The blue…
This is a new take on REB-7 Skeleton Regulator from high-end Swiss watch brand Rebellion. This is a very limited production piece, with a price somewhere in the $20,000 range. More on the watch — and Rebellion — after the jump.
The first REB-7 Regulator was introduced by in March 2009. It is a big watch — 46 mm X 56.7 mm X 19.6 mm. Function-wise, the watch displays central minutes and seconds, hours in sub-dial at 12 o’clock, large date at 6 o’clock. The modular steel case is the work of highly acclaimed designer Eric Giroud (more on him over at the Watch Lounge). The movement/regulator function was conceived and executed by master watchmaker and movement designer Laurent Besse. Historically, regulators were known for being very accurate — the reference by which other clocks and timepieces are set. Besse purpotedly “reinvented” the regulator for the REB-7, but what exactly this means I do not know. Care to elaborate, Mr. Besse?
Laurent Besse’s fingerprints can also be found on other mold-breaking creations such as MB&F’s HM1 (Giroud contributed to this piece as well) and Maurice Lacroix’s Memoire 1, just to name two (of many).
As for Rebellion, the brand was launched in 2008 with the idea of drawing inspiration from motor sports but interpreted in a very non-conformist in nature. For more you can check out the REB-5 Tourbillon Full Diamond, the Rebellion Predator, and the Rebllion T-1000 Power Reserve which I previously wrote about.
Learn and see more at http://www.rebellion-timepieces.com.
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