Corporate History
Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey launched Greubel Forsey in 2004 at BaselWorld with the introduction of their Double Tourbillon 30° (DT30). Both men had been working together since 1992 at Renaud & Papi, where they developed complicated watch movements.
The Richemont group acquired a 20% stake in Greubel Forsey’s share capital in 2006.
In 2006 the company collaborated with American jeweller Harry Winston to make the Opus 6 model.
The company has invented and presented a number of tourbillon-based watches including: the Double Tourbillon 30° (DT30°), the Quadruple Tourbillon à Différentiel, the Tourbillon 24 Secondes Incliné and the GMT. At the 2012 SIHH Greubel Forsey presented their first non-tourbillon model, the Double Balancier 35°.
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