The Speake Marin Openworked Tourbillon Ultra Violet is part of a collection of skeletonized watches by the brand, now with purple
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 Breguet Classique Double Tourbillon Quai de l’Horloge 5345 is a tribute to the founder of the brand, Abraham-Louis Breguet
The H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon Blue Enamel combines two of the most exquisite watch complications
This Hautlence Retrovision ‘47 is a “What if?” watch to commemorate the brand’s 20th anniversary, and is a remake of a 1947 radio
A tribute, especially created for a rock band, the Jaquet Droz Tourbillon Skelet Red Gold – Bon Jovi shines on the wrist of Jon himself
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948 Green Dial is a new world timer with an orbiting tourbillon in green enamel
The Jacob & Co. Bugatti Tourbillon is the watch equivalent of Bugatti’s brand new hypercar, called the Tourbillon. With a 1,800 HP V16 engine
The Arnold & Son Double Tourbillon White Gold Amber Edition is the second variant of the model with two tourbillons
The Gerald Charles Maestro 9.0 Roman Tourbillon is a new version of the 9.0 model with tourbillon, now with a very cool dial
After a recently released white Panda version it is time for the HYT Conical Tourbillon Infinity Diamonds, so with lots of glitter