Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Greubel Forsey · Balancier
Greubel Forsey Balancier 44 mm Salmon Carbon
Reference 46386OR.34
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Greubel Forsey
- Collection
- Balancier
- Model
- Greubel Forsey Balancier 44 mm Salmon Carbon
- Reference number
- 46386OR.34
- Year / era
- 2004 · 2000s — modern production
- Complication
- Chronograph
- Movement
- In-house automatic micro-rotor
- Case material
- Carbon TPT
- Dial type
- Salmon
- Strap / bracelet
- Jubilee bracelet
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 500 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 44 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- Carbon TPT
- Bezel
- Emerald-set
- Crystal
- Box sapphire with AR coating
- Dial
- Salmon
- Hands
- Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill
- Indexes
- Applied Roman numerals
- Bracelet / strap
- Jubilee bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 300 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 88C — In-house automatic micro-rotor
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- Number of jewels
- 33 jewels
- Complications
- Chronograph
- Functions
- Chronograph, tachymeter, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2004 – 2017
- Limited-edition quantity
- 500 pieces
- Current market information
- Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.
Designer
Jörg Hysek
Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.
Historical significance
Greubel Forsey Balancier 44 mm Salmon Carbon sits within Greubel Forsey's Balancier line, introduced in 2004. It carries the house codes established since 2004 — carbon tpt case, salmon dial and in-house automatic micro-rotor — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
The House
Greubel Forsey
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 2004
- Founder
- Robert Greubel & Stephen Forsey
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Ultra-Luxury & Haute Horlogerie
- Major collections
- Double Balancier, Hand Made 1, GMT, Tourbillon 24 Secondes, Balancier
- Signature technologies
- Proprietary case-hardening and polishing · Anti-magnetic silicon escapement · Hand-applied guilloché dials
- Famous movements
- In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor · In-house automatic micro-rotor · In-house manual-winding, hand-finished · In-house tourbillon, manual-winding
- Notable watches
- Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 40 mm Salmon 18k (2004) · Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 37 mm Blue Sapphire (2004) · Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 41 mm Silvered 18k (2004) · Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 42 mm Black 18k (2004)
Brand history
Greubel Forsey has spent more than 22 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Double Balancier, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Robert Greubel & Stephen Forsey established Greubel Forsey in 2004, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Greubel Forsey calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
2004
Robert Greubel & Stephen Forsey founds Greubel Forsey in Switzerland.
2024
Greubel Forsey continues to produce Double Balancier, Hand Made 1, GMT and other icons in limited numbers.