In a very different watch world of 10 years ago, something like the Spherotourbillon blew minds. To quote a 2012 Hodinkee article, penned, I assume, by Ben Clymer, "If you ask most journalists which watch from SIHH most impressed them from a pure horological standpoint, I would venture to bet most would respond with
link 'The Spherotoubillon.'" This was an era where Switzerland's
link greatest watch brands were
link in an arms race to create the most, well... complicated and esoteric complications possible.