Louis Monet's watch design, the Jurassic Tourbillion, contains fossilized dinosaur bones and will be featured at Basel in Switzerland this month. The Jurassic Toubillion's case consists of 18k white gold and 56 Top Wesselton VVS baguette diamonds. The watch is also has a water resistant depth of up to 30 meters.
The winding mechanism of the Jurassic Tourbillion consists of a power reserve indicator and an octopus spring that is visible on the back. The price of this special wrist watch is set at 150,000 CHF (that is out of my range).
Prehistoric Fossil Watches
The Jurassic Tourbillon Takes You Back to the Past
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