The launch of this TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon x Porsche Panamericana brings together three influential names
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 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Tourbillon Steel is the tourbillon version of one of the most vintage styled watches
The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang SORAI supports the organization “Save Our Rhinos Africa and India” as they can always use funds
A new tourbillon, the Richard Mille RM 17-02 Manual Winding Tourbillon executed in the hardest grade 5 titanium
At the end of the Chinese year of the dragon this Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Hybris Artistica Calibre 945 Dragon is released. Is it late to the party?
The Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges shows that bridges can also be an aesthetic feature, and not just a structural component
Another double tourbillon, this Arnold & Son Double Tourbillon White Gold Charoite Edition brings a new color to these ultra-limited editions
Another Extreme Sport variant by the Swiss brand, the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport, a bold 44-millimeter watch
A new iteration of the Classic Tourbillon is the Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Manufacture Aventurine, a mineral quartz material
A tribute to a legendary sports club, this is the Jacob & Co. Epic X Tourbillon FC Barcelona 125th Anniversary Edition. A special ‘blaugrana’ watch