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 · Double Balancier
Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 42 mm Black 18k
Reference 68332OR.55
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Greubel Forsey
- Collection
- Double Balancier
- Model
- Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 42 mm Black 18k
- Reference number
- 68332OR.55
- Year / era
- 2004 · 2000s — modern production
- Complication
- Flyback chronograph
- Movement
- In-house tourbillon, manual-winding
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Dial type
- Black lacquer
- Strap / bracelet
- Integrated steel bracelet
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 88 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 42 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Bezel
- Fixed brushed titanium
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Black lacquer
- Hands
- Blued steel Breguet-style hands
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- Integrated steel bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 300 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 79C — In-house tourbillon, manual-winding
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 25 jewels
- Complications
- Flyback chronograph
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds, date
- Watchmaker
- Assembled and regulated by a single watchmaker, who signs off the piece before casing.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2004 – 2013
- Limited-edition quantity
- 88 pieces
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
Emmanuel Gueit
Emmanuel Gueit came from a family of Geneva jewellers and was barely into his twenties when he drew the oversized Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 — a watch the house's traditionalists resisted and collectors turned into an icon.
Historical significance
Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 42 mm Black 18k sits within Greubel Forsey's Double Balancier line, introduced in 2004. It carries the house codes established since 2004 — 18k yellow gold case, black lacquer dial and in-house tourbillon, manual-winding — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- 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.
More Double Balancier
Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 40 mm Salmon 18k
Ref. 90125OR.22
Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 37 mm Blue Sapphire
Ref. 23282OR.75
Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 41 mm Silvered 18k
Ref. 32233OR.49
Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 41 mm Skeletonised Ceramic
Ref. 92324OR.25
Greubel Forsey Double Balancier 39 mm Silvered 18k
Ref. 32298OR.98