News Central

Lonay, 24th of March 2009

Press Release

REBELLION IS BACK WITH TWO SENSATIONAL NEW COMPLICATIONS – A TOURBILLON AND A REGULATOR

After launching their horological Rebellion in 2008, the provocative young Swiss brand has kept the creative energy flowing: first with a subtle, but sublime, re-work of their signature modular case by award-winning watch designer Eric Giroud; and secondly in presenting two brand new complications by acclaimed master watchmaker Laurent Besse.

Working with the world's best watchmakers and designers allows Rebellion to offer distinctive and interesting timepieces at the technological and aesthetical sharp-edge of contemporary fine watchmaking.

Rebellion doesn't follow trends, it creates them!

Award-winning horological designer extraordinaire Eric Giroud has been responsible for some of the wildest and most extreme timepieces on the planet. Giroud has taken Rebellion's distinctive modular case and refined it to bring out even more of its masculine character and harmonised iconic visual elements including Rebellion's helice logo.

I took the distinctive Rebellion case, which due to its form and modular design was already an excellent base, and basically fine-tuned it. There are new crown guards/chronograph pushers, Rebellion logo helice heads and I gave the case a more masculine, aggressive look. Superficially the new case looks similar to the old, but every detail has been re-examined and re-worked . Eric Giroud

Master watchmaker and movement designer Laurent Besse has developed two new movements specifically and exclusively for Rebellion. The stunning no-dial architectures reveal the movements and mechanisms in all their micro-mechanical glory. The REB-5 Tourbillon features a mind-blowing seven days reserve of power, while the REB-7 Regulator offers a large date as well as a regulator dial totally unlike any other.

My aim was to provide the movement with very powerful visual that complemented Eric's case. To that end we decided to integrate the dials with the movements. The indexes are attached directly to the top plate of the open-worked movement so that as much of each mechanism as possible is on display. Laurent Besse.

All models are very different; all are very unmistakably non-conformist Rebellion.

Just what makes a Rebellion Timepiece so special ?

The Rebellion family of contemporary timepieces share common traits in terms of their highly sophisticated technical design and construction, innovative movements, modular cases, threedimensional indications and visuals, and their impeccable quality.

But what most sets Rebellion's timepieces apart is their radical non-conformist nature.

Full of design cues originating in the world of motor sport, Rebellion Timepieces are high-performance racing cars for the wrist.

Rebellion's watches are crafted in small series or are unique pieces. The modular construction of the cases and dials ensures that every model is extremely exclusive, as well as offering a vast choice of options regarding personalisation.

Rebellion's precision-engineered cases and high-tech movements are crafted in small numbers to offer exclusive cutting-edge style to a select few.

REB-5 Tourbillon

With the REB-5, Rebellion Timepieces hauls that most noble and regal of horological mechanisms, the tourbillon, from its 18th century roots at high speed into the 21st century. Rebellion have now taken the tourbillon and made it their own!

In making a complete revolution every 60 seconds, Rebellion's one-minute tourbillon ensures high precision timekeeping and more - much more! Rotating a tourbillon cage each and every minute consumes considerable energy so the majority have a relatively short power reserve. However, Rebellion's REB-5 stands out from the crowd, both technically and aesthetically, by using twin mainspring barrels to provide a massive seven days of power! It is an achievement perhaps less surprising on discovering that the movement was developed specifically for Rebellion by renowned Swiss master watchmaker Laurent Besse.

REB-5 Tourbillon - Technical specifications:

Case :

Modular sandwich construction

Materials : available in red gold, pink gold and white gold

Sapphire crystals : compound curves, bevelled edges, anti-reflection coating both faces, side of case, display back.

Dimensions : 46 mm x 56,7 mm x 19,6 mm

Number of components : 45

Water resistance : 100m

Movement :

Calibre: REB-5, manual winding with tourbillon

Tourbillon: one-minute rotation

Power reserve : 7 days from two mainspring barrels

Balance frequency : 21'600 A/h (3Hz)

Number of jewels : 23

Dimensions : 38.25 mm x 36.7 mm

Finishing: galvanic black gold plates, gold plated wheels, blued and black gold screws, wolf-teeth barrels

Movements verified by in-house state-of-the-art testing laboratory

Strap :

Natural rubber straps with double folding buckle matching case metal

The information may contain technical inaccuracies, image or typographical errors. Rebellion Timepieces SA reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements to the information, and to the products and programs described in such information, at any time without notice.

REB-7 Regulator

The Regulator timepiece has an almost mystical status in horological history due to its traditional role as the reference clock used by the watchmaker to time the accuracy of all other clocks and watches. Rebellion's stunning REB-7 takes that traditional Regulator design and reinvents it for the 21st century. Displaying both the minutes and seconds centrally has enabled Rebellion to include a very legible large date indication as well as providing easy reading of the exact time. Developed to Rebellion's exacting specifications by master watchmaker Laurent Besse, the audacious REB-7 offers as much in the way of technical surprise as it does in the way of aggressive visual excitement.

REB-7 Regulator - Technical specifications:

Case :

Modular sandwich construction

Materials : available in red gold, pink gold and white gold

Sapphire crystals: compound curves, bevelled edges, anti-reflection coating both faces, display back

Dimensions : 46 mm X 56,7 mm X 19,6 mm

Number of components : 45

Water resistance : 100m

Movement :

Calibre : REB-7, automatic winding regulator movement

Power reserve : 42 hours

Balance frequency : 28'800 A/h (4Hz)

Number of jewels : 23

Dimensions : diameter 30 mm X 6 mm

Finishing: galvanic black gold plates, back gold date ring, gold plated wheels

Movements verified by in-house state-of-the-art testing laboratory

Strap :

Natural rubber straps with double folding buckle matching case metal

The information may contain technical inaccuracies, image or typographical errors. Rebellion Timepieces SA reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements to the information, and to the products and programs described in such information, at any time without notice.