Opera Two is a manual winding mechanical using the GP 9897 caliber. It has a tourbillon device mounted on three 18K rose-gold bridges with 37 jewels and vibrates at 21,600vph. In addition, it has Westminster Carillon sonnerie with four hammers and four gongs tuned to the notes E-C-D-G.
It is finished and decorated by hand. The functions include hours, minutes with minute repeater, and chime. The perpetual calendar displays date, day, month and year. Only 10 pieces are made yearly.
The platinum three-piece case is polished and brushed, with antireflective curved sapphire crystal. The diameter of this piece stands at 41.5mm and has a thickness of 14.5mm. There is a repeater slide on the middle of the white-gold crown.
The cambered back is fastened with 6 screws displaying the movement through a sapphire crystal. The strap is made of hand stitched crocodile leather.
The grained and silvered dial comes with aperture on the tourbillon and on three carillon hammers G, C, and D, with E being hidden. There are applied white-gold pointed markers and white-gold subdial crowns. It has printed railway minute track with white-gold-plated brass Dauphine hands.
Indications include date at 3, with day at 9 accompanying month and four-year cycle at 12. This piece is also available in yellow gold, pink gold or white-gold. It is produced at only 10 pieces per year.
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