The "Gyrotourbillon 1" is probably the most well proportioned tourbillon wristwatch ever made and the most elegant in operation. It was produced by watchmaker Eric Coudray and designer Magali Metrailler. This watch is a tour de force of watchmaking and contains 600 individual parts instead of jointly providing power in direct connection with the center wheel as in most two-barrel watches the Gyrotourbillon barrels actually transmit power via the first to the second in a linear fashion to provide increased and more even power.The barrels are capped with sapphire crystal to reduce friction and allow viewing of the mainsprings. This watch also has a true equation of time mechanism a very unusual feature in a wristwatch. Three new patent mechanisms are incorporated in this watch: