Two new versions of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon are here, in 41 millimeters, with a grey or burgundy 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 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin (RD#3) 37 mm is all about white gold and diamonds
AP introduces a new metal, Sand Gold, with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked 41 mm
The Zenith Defy Skyline Tourbillon is another addition to the Defy Skyline collection, in either stainless steel or black ceramic
The Arnold & Son Ultrathin Tourbillon Skeleton is exactly what the name implies: a very slim, open-worked high-end complication
With a new Louis Moinet Impulsion now there are three models available of the time piece that has a mono-pusher chronograph and a tourbillon
Breguet presents two versions of a tourbillon in the Classique collection, the Breguet Classique Tourbillon 3358. Both almost full of diamonds
Jaeger-LeCoultre introduces the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon Enamel, a high-end and very subtle dress watch
The Hublot MP-10 Tourbillon Weight Energy System is the newest addition to the extraordinary MP collection of the Swiss brand
The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Glassbox Green is a new tourbillon by the Swiss brand, although the new part is the color