To mark the beginning of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, UN introduces the Ulysse Nardin Blast Tourbillon Dragon
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
To recognize the Year of the Dragon, Breguet presents the special edition Breguet Classique 5345 Lunar New Year 2024, with two tourbillons
Breitling presents the three variants of the Breitling Top Time B21 Classic Cars Chronograph Tourbillon, all related to iconic classic cars
An exceptional addition to the Overseas collection, this Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon High Jewellery, in white gold with diamonds
The TAG Heuer Carrera Tourbillon H02T Dubai Skyline Limited Edition is the newest member of the Carrera Heuer 02T collection
The Jaquet Droz Tourbillon Skelet Sapphire comes in three new variants in green, blue and yellow. And you can customize elements
This new Louis Moinet Jules Verne Tourbillon is now available in three versions, each with a special dial, limited to 8 pieces
Two new versions of the Breguet Marine Tourbillon 5577 mark the fact that Abraham-Louis Breguet created the tourbillon
Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon – Tribute to arabesque
The Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon – Tribute to arabesque is inspired by the Sheikh Dayed Grand Mosque
Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon – Tribute to Art Deco style
The Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeater Tourbillon – Tribute to Art Deco style has a dial partly made of wood