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 36 mm Blue Carbon
Reference 98029OR.21
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Greubel Forsey
- Collection
- Balancier
- Model
- Greubel Forsey Balancier 36 mm Blue Carbon
- Reference number
- 98029OR.21
- Year / era
- 2004 · 2000s — modern production
- Complication
- Time and date
- Movement
- In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Case material
- Carbon TPT
- Dial type
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Strap / bracelet
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 36 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- Carbon TPT
- Bezel
- Baguette diamond rainbow
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Blue "Grande Tapisserie"
- Hands
- Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill
- Indexes
- Applied Roman numerals
- Bracelet / strap
- Alligator leather with folding clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 300 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 41C — In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 45 jewels
- Complications
- Time and date
- Functions
- Flying tourbillon, power reserve
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2004 – 2007
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
Gérald Genta
Gérald Genta (1931–2011) trained as a goldsmith in Geneva and became the most influential watch designer of the 20th century. Working freelance, he sketched the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak overnight in 1970, followed by the Patek Philippe Nautilus, the IWC Ingenieur SL and the Bulgari Bulgari — defining the integrated-bracelet luxury sports watch as a category.
Historical significance
Greubel Forsey Balancier 36 mm Blue Carbon sits within Greubel Forsey's Balancier line, introduced in 2004. It carries the house codes established since 2004 — carbon tpt case, blue "grande tapisserie" dial and in-house automatic with 22k gold rotor — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
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.