With the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Blue Panda the Swiss brand offers an attractive watch for chronograph lovers
Tourbillon
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 Speake Marin Openworked Tourbillon Ultra Violet is part of a collection of skeletonized watches by the brand, now with purple
This Breguet Classique Double Tourbillon Quai de l’Horloge 5345 is a tribute to the founder of the brand, Abraham-Louis Breguet
H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon Blue Enamel
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
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948 Green Dial
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