Piaget introduces a new Piaget Polo Emperador Skeleton Tourbillon High Jewellery. This time, the case is paved with intense green emeralds
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
Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Malte Tourbillon – Tribute to Haussmannian style
The Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Malte Tourbillon – Tribute to Haussmannian style also belongs to the new Récits de Voyages collection
Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Armillary tourbillon – Tribute to Art Deco style
VC introduces unique Les Cabinotiers like this Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Armillary tourbillon – Tribute to Art Deco style
The Frederique Constant Highlife Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Manufacture marks some moments to celebrate
MB&F, known for producing extraordinary watches, once again presents another amazing timepiece, the MB&F HM11 Architect
The Richard Mille RM 21-02 Tourbillon Aerodyne is the newest manual-winding tourbillon from the high-end Swiss brand
The IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Markus Bühler is a tribute to the original version of 2008, a limited edition of 12 back then
The Frederique Constant Classic Tourbillon Meteorite Manufacture Platinum joins the Classic Tourbillon Manufacture line
The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon Cardan reaches new levels when it comes to accuracy delivered by this newly developed tourbillon
The Louis Moinet Savanna Tourbillon comes as a series of unique time pieces. There are six versions that feature micro-paintings on the dial