Another RJ with Pikachu prominent on the dial: this is the Romain Jerome Tourbillon Pokémon – haute horlogery mixed with comics
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
This Bovet Virtuoso VIII 10-Day Flying Tourbillon Big Date is not only a watch, it is a form of art as well
The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Carbon Skeleton Flying Tourbillon is big, red, light and extremely skeletonized
This Ulysse Nardin Executive Skeleton Tourbillon Blue is extremely skeletonized and very light as it is made out of titanium and ceramic
Top tennis player Rafael Nadal wears this Richard Mille RM 27-03 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal during his games
The Breguet Marine Equation Marchante 5887 offers a couple of outstanding complications, the eqation of time is one of them
The Grönefeld Parallax Tourbillon comes in four versions, all limited, showing excellent watch making with extreme precision
The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Mérite is a showcase of high-end watchmaking with some great complications
Ferrari is about 70 years old and Hublot celebrates that moment with this Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph
Inspired by racingcars, this Rebellion Predator 2.0 Regulator Tourbillon is another automotive watch by the brand who has its own racing team