At the Geneva Motor Show this year, Bugatti revealed
the new Chiron Sport and, true to form, its watchmaking partner Parmigiani
Fleurier has introduced a wristwatch to go with it.
The new timepiece is based on the Bugatti Type 390
it rolled out last year to celebrate the Chiron. The watch is built around a
unique cylindrical tourbillon movement that’s the most complicated we’ve ever
seen.
The two barrels transfer their timekeeping
regulation to the hands of the skeleton dial via three planetary gear trains
with nine of the smallest ball bearings ever crafted, each ceramic ball
measuring just 0.2 mm in diameter. The 32-jewel, manually wound movement
encompasses over 300 tiny components. It provides 80 hours of power reserve and
represents a feat of engineering worthy of the hypercar it’s made to accompany.
This latest version is characterized by special
touches inspired by the Chiron Sport. It features an Italian red Alcantara
strap and visible carbon fiber on the case that’s made not of steel, but white
gold. Hardly your run-of-the-mill Timex, TAG Heuer or even Rolex, to say the
least.
