The Richard Mille RM 21-02 Tourbillon Aerodyne is the newest manual-winding tourbillon from the high-end Swiss brand
The tourbillon (which is French for “whirlwind”) is an extra mechanism to the escapement of a watch. It aims to counter the effects of gravity by mounting the escapement and balance wheel in a rotating cage. This negates the effect of gravity when the timepiece, thus the escapement, is stuck in a certain position. Because of the continuous rotation of the entire balance wheel and escapement assembly positional errors are averaged out.
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The tourbillon was developed around 1795 and patented by the French-Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet on June 26, 1801 as an attempt to improve accuracy.
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The (mechanical) mechanisms of modern watches are so accurate that a tourbillon is not really necessary. Still, they can be found on (mostly expensive) watches, but more as a demonstration of watchmaking virtuosity.
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Watches with a tourbillon
The IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Markus Bühler is a tribute to the original version of 2008, a limited edition of 12 back then
The Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Meteorite Manufacture Platinum joins the Classic Tourbillon Manufacture line
The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon Cardan reaches new levels when it comes to accuracy delivered by this newly developed tourbillon
The Louis Moinet Savanna Tourbillon comes as a series of unique time pieces. There are six versions that feature micro-paintings on the dial
To mark its 10 years in the watchmaking industry, HYT reveals the HYT Conical Tourbillon Titanium Blue, the newest Conical Tourbillon
The Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon SR-A by Samuel Ross is a new collaboration between the Swiss brand and designer Samuel Ross
The most black contribution to this year’s Only Watch is the Carl F. Bucherer Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral Only Watch
Frederique Constant
Frederique Constant x Christiaan van der Klaauw Tourbillon Planetarium Only Watch 2023
This is the Frederique Constant x Christiaan van der Klaauw Tourbillon Planetarium for the Only Watch 2023 auction
This Jacob & Co. Astronomia Revolution 4th Dimension is JC’s contribution to Only Watch 2023. A colorful tourbillon with 4 axis