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REBELLION T-1000 GOTHAM
The T-1000 Gotham featuring the world’s longest
power reserve; vertical roller-borne
hour and minute indications; and muscular case in natural and blackened titanium
hour and minute indications; and muscular case in natural and blackened titanium
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The T-1000 Gotham – with a stamina
of superhero proportions
Night has
fallen on the city. The only sounds to cut through the incessant hiss of
beating rain is a distant police siren, a sudden crack of thunder and the
squeaking of rats scurrying along the gutter. It’s not just the grime and decay
of the sinister streets that you can smell; the stench of crime and corruption
fills the chilly night air just as sharply. There is a sense of foreboding. The
end is nigh. Time feels like it’s running out….
But from
the shadows, a dark crusader rises – the T-1000
Gotham – a brooding, enigmatic operator with a body so muscular, so
imposing, that the bad guys scamper off frightened into the night; and with a
stamina of such superhero proportions, it can keep on working day after day
after day, night after night, for an incredible 40 days before needing to be
wound up again.
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The T-1000
Gotham is a tireless ‘time fighter’. With a mind-blowing power reserve of more
than 1,000 hours, it doesn't just push back the boundaries of the possible – it
blows them away to create a whole new reality.
An amazing
six – yes, SIX – mainspring barrels endow the T-1000 Gotham with what is the
world’s largest power reserve. This colossal energy is generated by an
ingenious, over-sized winding lever cunningly integrated into the back of the
robust case.
The case,
made from natural and/or blackened titanium, is tank-like in appearance. But
this rugged, chiseled exterior belies the complexity of what’s housed within –
intricate mechanics more evocative of a high-performance sports car than an
armored vehicle.
The T-1000
Gotham is a limited edition of 25 pieces available in two different
combinations of natural and blackened titanium, with a choice of black, gold,
red, blue or purple movement.
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REBELLION T-1000 GOTHAM IN DETAIL
Over 1,000 hours of energy = a true
endurance machine
No fewer
than six mainspring barrels provide the T-1000 Gotham with its exceptional
1,000-hour power reserve – the world’s largest. In a patented system of energy
distribution, the six barrels are wound in parallel by two finely-engineered
chains, discharging in series (2 x 3) to optimize the torque and power to the
regulator. The latter’s unconventional 39° inclined balance at 6 o’clock –
which maximizes timekeeping precision by minimizing flat and vertical positions
– can be seen oscillating through the sloping crystal at 6 o’clock.
Feel the power
of the T-1000 Gotham
The T-1000
Gotham’s incredible fuel storage capacity needs to be complemented by an
equally impressive power generation system. And what a system it is. The
over-sized winding lever enables approximately 10 times as much winding force
to be applied than a normal winding mechanism.
Stealthily
housed within the case back, the mask-shaped lever can be unclipped from
between the lugs, then lifted up and out, above the Rebellion logo emblazoned
on the case back. Now primed for action, the lever provides a unique
kinesthetic pleasure for the owner for whom the terms ‘fuel pump’ and ‘filling
up the tank’ will take on a whole new meaning.
An engine that purrs
sweetly – a body that means business
The
innovative lever is neatly harnessed on either side of the case to
robust plates, which are fixed to the chassis via sturdy hex-head bolts.
Concealed behind these plates are the six mainspring barrels, three either
side. Rebellion’s automotive pedigree – the Rebellion Racing team won the 2012
FIA Endurance Trophy (LMP1 class) – is evidenced by the patented
time-setting clutch activated by a push button in the virile, grooved crown
that makes setting the
time as easy as shifting gears.
The
vertical, roller-borne hour and minute indications plus large portions of the
eye-catching three-dimensional movement – available in a choice of black,
gold, red, blue, purple –
stand out in all their glory through the upper, anti-reflective sapphire
crystal. This T-shaped crystal is surrounded by a solid grill panel fixed by
screws featuring the brand’s signature Rebellion logo screw heads, as is a second geometrically-angled
panel towards 6 o’clock that affords a superb view of the balance wheel beating
away – as well as more of the movement – through another sapphire crystal that
slopes neatly with the balance’s incline.
Completing
the T-1000 Gotham is the black alligator leather strap and Rebellion buckle
featuring patented folding clasp with micrometric push button regulation.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The T-1000
Gotham is a limited edition of 25 pieces available in two different
combinations of natural and blackened titanium, with a choice of black, gold,
red, blue or purple movement.
Case
Material: available
in titanium/titanium DLC
Dimensions:
52.2 mm x 47,9 mm x 18,2 mm
Glass: anti-reflective
sapphire crystals
Movement:
REB T-1000
Proprietary
movement manual winding with integrated winding lever
Material: Avional
Color: Choice of black, gold, red, blue, purple
Jewels: 14
ceramic & 22 rubies
Balance: Double
hairspring inclined at 39°
Winding
system: Patented system of six mainsprings wound in parallel by two chains
Number of
components: 693 for the chassis
Balance
frequency: 18,000 vph (2.5 Hz)
Strap and buckle
Black
alligator leather with double folding buckle
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