Code 11.59 RD#4 a bit above budget? You might like this Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph 41 mm
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 Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Tourbillon White Ceramic is only for the Chinese market and limited to just 8 pieces. But if you like orange or purple…
The TAG Heuer Carrera Tourbillon Centenary Edition is a limited edition of 10 pieces of TAG’s pretty affordable tourbillon
The almost inexhaustible Excaliber series gets a new variant with this Roger Dubuis Excalibur Monotourbillon White Gold with 60 diamonds
The Zenith Defy Skyline Tourbillon Felipe Pantone is a collaboration between the brand and the artist whose name is connected to this watch
The Grand Seiko Kodo Constant-force Tourbillon SLGT005 is an almost 400k showcase of the tech level of the Japanese brand
A 10 pieces only dress watch with a lot of ethical gold: this is the Chopard L.U.C 1860 Flying Tourbillon, a classical designed collectors piece
“Dead never looked so good”, according to the Swiss brand when presenting this Jaquet Droz Tourbillon Skelet Ceramic – Skull Pink Pointillism
H. Moser & Cie.
H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition Pink Livery
The H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine Limited Edition Pink Livery is another collab with the Alpine F1 team
With the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Blue Panda the Swiss brand offers an attractive watch for chronograph lovers