The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Seconds Vision Platinum is the first from a new series with a platinum case and salmon-colored dial
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 Portugieser Tourbillon Hand-Wound Edition D. H. Craig USA is only available at IWC boutiques in the US and limited to 27 pieces
This Vacheron Constantin Harmony Tourbillon Chronograph is now available in pink gold, and based on the ‘old’ platinum version
The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon is the kick-off of the anticipation that proceeds the SIHH trade show
Is there anything new to mention about the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Skeleton Flying Tourbillon Americas Edition? Not that much
The 47-millimeters Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante unites three complications in a contemporary, three-dimensional form
The Angelus U40 Racing Tourbillon Skeleton is the latest model from the revived Swiss brand Angelus that restarted in 2015
Drive de Cartier is the new series inspired by classic cars. This Cartier Drive de Cartier Flying Tourbillon is the top model
The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph not only sounds complicated, it is complicated. Which is great
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin Openworked Yellow Gold makes this model even more notable