Results for Tourbillon

Hands-On: The Zenith Defy Fusée Tourbillon Carbon

A sleek, modern take on two very traditional regulating systems.

Introducing: The Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon Limited Edition (Live Pics & Pricing)

A totally new kind of zero-reset function makes this a serious precision instrument.

Introducing: The Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395 (Live Pics, Pricing)

Less is more, with a vengeance.

Introducing: The Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport (Live Pics & Pricing)

One serious watch that celebrates three significant anniversaries for the upstart Swiss brand.

Laurent Ferrier Tourbillon Grand Sport

With his roots in motorsport, Laurent Ferrier introduces a brand-new sports watch collection marking his period as a Le Mans contender.

The Restoration of my Soul: Monestier La Tour and the Chopard L.U.C Flying T Tourbillon

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon Enamel

Jaeger-LeCoultre finds an ideal balance between precision watchmaking and aesthetics with the Master Ultra Thin Enamel series.

Breaking down the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Tourbillon Nanograph with Guy Sémon

Revolution Awards 2018: Technical Achievement― Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic

Once again, the global editors of Revolution weigh in on the best timepieces of the year, as well as the personalities that shaped the watch industry.

Revolution Awards 2018 : Best Sports Watch ― Richard Mille RM 53-01 Tourbillon Pablo Mac Donough

Once again, the global editors of Revolution weigh in on the best timepieces of the year, as well as the personalities that shaped the watch industry.

Radical Watchmaking - The Hublot MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-Axis and the MP-05 LaFerrari Aperta

Introducing: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked Black Ceramic

Introducing the Richard Mille RM 71-01 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman

NEW: Czapek Place Vendôme Tourbillon Suspendu Ici et Ailleurs with special acanthus leaf engraving. Live video.

The essence of craftsmanship in the Czapek Place Vendôme is manifested as a masterpiece of engraving.

Master of Complexity: Richard Mille RM 039 E6-B Tourbillon

“The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them.” - Antoine de Saint Expury, Wind, Sand, and Stars, 1939.

New Release: Bvlgari Octo Tourbillon Sapphire for Supercar Owners Circle

Excellence, passion, performance and prestige: These are the core values that shared between the likely partners: Supercar Owners Circle - the world's most exclusive network of car collectors and Bvlgari, the Rome-based maison that is home to luxury products.

The Watch that Changed the World: Richard Mille RM 001 Tourbillon

The launch of the very first Richard Mille watch was a seismic event that irrevocably changed the face of watchmaking.

Review: Richard Mille RM50-03 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Ultralight McLaren F1

Detailed review of the Richard Mille RM50-03 McLaren with in-depth analysis, high resolution photographs, and the use of the wonder material Graphene.

Review: Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon

If there's anything to be left wanting, we all wish that the watch was phallic instead of tonneau. After all, that would be one more function, a plumbing device for gaping holes.

Bad Luck Begone! - The Richard Mille RM 26-02 Tourbillon Evil Eye

I didn’t really get this watch at first. As we conventionally understand the term, one is said to have been afflicted with the evil eye if one experiences an unmitigated and inexplicable stretch of misfortune, suffering and illness. It’s more or less like a kind of jinx. The way I saw it, there didn’t seem […]

Unveiling the Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 27-02 Rafael Nadal (Live Pictures)

Our own founder and group editorial director, Wei Koh, was recently at the launch event of a special timepiece, where he found himself in the embrace of old friends, and a most blessed pinched cheek. The 28 year old tennis phenom, Rafael “Rafa” Nadal Parera, is presently chasing his 10th career title at the 114th […]

Baselworld 2015: Breguet Tradition Répétition Minutes Tourbillon 7087

Of all the watches covered thus far, this Breguet is arguably the most impressive innovation in Minute Repeater history, to make it to Baselworld 2015.

Pre-Basel 2015: Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon

Ever since the invention of the earliest water clocks, physics and gravity have affected our efforts to measure time precisely. Liquid-filled clocks ran faster when full, because higher pressure at the bottom of the vessel caused the water to drain more quickly. Springs provided a technological step forward, but not a complete solution, because they […]

SIHH 2015: Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision

Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey have been called inventors first and watchmakers second. When visiting their manufacture, the diagrams and formulas that adorn many interior surfaces support this impression. The inventor reference is certainly no insult – the same might be said of Abraham-Louis Breguet. Greubel Forsey’s approach to watchmaking is, if not singular, certainly […]

Silicon Is Sexy! Ulysse Nardin Skeleton Tourbillon Manufacture

Let there be no mistake; Although the title might made you think otherwise, this article has nothing to do with the material silicone, which is perhaps best known to “enhance” the beauty of the fairer sex in many different shapes and forms. Instead it is about silicon, without the “e”, a chemical element that achieved […]

Brothers In Arms: Arnold & Son’s TES Tourbillon

There was a time when the British not only ruled large parts of the world, but also large parts of the watch world as well. There is some connection between the two, because at one point in time, anyone who wanted to rule the world, needed a lot of ships. Navigating these ships correctly was […]

BASELWORLD 2014: Girard-Perregaux Neo-Tourbillon With Three Bridges (Video & Pricing)

The city of Brasília, is more than just the capital of Brazil. It is a city featuring some of the most astonishing architecture in the world. Unique is also that it was founded in 1960 to be the new capital of Brazil, and is therefore a so called planned city. Much the same can be […]

Glashutte Original Cosmopolite Tourbillon

Glashutte Original is one of the few truly self sustaining watchmakers in the industry. The value addition and self reliance was born out of neccessity, when they operated as GUB during the GDR times. And continued to the modern GO re-founded by Pfeiffer in the early 1990s. For BaselWorld 2012, GO announced a very complicatedRead More

Introducing - The Arnold & Son Constant Force 11 Platinum Edition

Friendships matter in life, and what better way to celebrate the bond between two of watchmaking’s greatest individuals than with a tribute watch? Bringing together Abraham-Louis Breguet’s renowned tourbillon escapement and John Arnold’s beloved fusée-and-chain system, lovingly replaced with a constant force mechanism, the Constant Force Tourbillon 11 made a deep impression when launched earlier […]

In-Depth: Balancing Mainspring Dimensions Inside the Barrel

In a past story, we explained how multiple mainspring barrels can be paired in parallel or in series, for either lengthening a movement’s power reserve or increasing the torque discharged into the going train. In this article we expand on this topic to analyse the inside of the barrel by exploring how mainspring size balancing influences the torque output and power reserve.   Enthusiasts tend to throw around the loosely-defined term “mainspring packing” - especially when criticising a movement’s unsatisfying power reserve. This term refers to how a watchmaker can get a higher power reserve by balancing a spring’s dimensions and the space it occupies inside a barrel. While this sounds simple, the reality is more complicated.  Skeletonised barrel showing the tight coiled mainspring inside the Piaget Altiplano Tourbillon Concept. In order to set the record straight, it’s necessary to analyse the topic thoroughly. This requires getting a bit technical, but an interpretation is included for those less interested in the underlying maths. This theory-heavy deep-dive tries to unravel the concept of mainspring packing and explores why optimisation is not a very straightforward business. The core elements This section covers the basics of mainspring and barrel geometry and establishes their relation with power reserve and torque. In order to see how specific dimensions affect both torque and power reserve, we will resort to some known functions and a little geometric...