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Happy Tourbillon Day! 26th of June! Share your photos of favorite Tourbillon watches!
26-June-1801 was the day the Tourbillon was first patented by Abraham Louis Breguet.
Over 200 years ago, Breguet invited the Tourbillon to counter-act the effects of gravity on a pocket watch. It's ironic that we still enjoy using Tourbillons today; and even today they are very difficult to create, extremely difficult to fine tune and adjust (especially on those slow beat models). And tourbillons have expanded to gyro-tourbillons and multiple tourbillon timepieces.
Wishing you all a very happy Tourbillon Day. Please feel free to share photos of favorite tourbillon watches from any manufacturer!
I don't own a Breguet Tourbillon (yet) so I took this photo from Breguet's website. Photo credit: Breguet.
A Nice Tourbillon from Vacheron Constantin
I wrote about a nice tourbillon recently. It's not a Breguet, and it's not mine, but it's my favorite watch from all the 2018 offerings!
Here's a link to the review:
For me it this *the* one: The Ultra-Complication by Louis Elysée Piguet, Franck Muller and (above all) Paul Gerber!
A true and unique masterpiece:
Best, and happy anniversary,
Magnus
That is just stunning! Thanks for showing that beautiful caliber. [nt]
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A small Flying Tourbillon from Cartier
At 39mm, this is the smallest Tourbillon Cartier has at the moment, and it fits like a glove.
The picture with the Tortue gives a good idea of its size,
but I konw this is not everyone's cup of tea.
GEO
For me, Geo, this is one of the best Cartier offerings recently! [nt]
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Very nice!
Both the Tortue and the Tourbillon are very nice! I wonder, is the Tortue really inspired by a tortue? A tortoise? I think it is! Both look great!
Yes, you're right Patrick, it is inspired by the shape of a tortue [nt]
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I hope someone will post the 'Tradition' Tourbillon by Breguet.
To me that is the coolest of the Breguet collection.
GEO
GEO
The La Tradition Tourbillon with chain and fusee is really thick!
I think it's around 17mm thick!
Perhaps . . .
. . . this?
[watch and photo credit: Nilo]
Another view:
[watch credit: South Coast Plaza Tourbillon Boutique / photo credit: Dr No]
Art
Gorgeous Omega. One that is not often remembered, but once seen, not easily forgotten!
Thanks for sharing Art!
It's modern and cool...
Reminds me of those Richard Mille machines that you're always on about. This is so you!
Good call, my friend. Here are some of my favorite, from my favorite brands.
Ulysse Nardin Royal Blue Tourbillon:
Girard Perregaux WW TC Tourbillon Enamel.
Jaeger Lecoultre Gyrotourbillon One:
And the Reverso Tourbillon Skeleton:
Girard Perregaux WW TC Tourbillon Enamel.
Jaeger Lecoultre Gyrotourbillon One:
And the Reverso Tourbillon Skeleton:
The Gyro is still an amazing piece...
Eric Coudray should be proud of his Gyrotourbillon! It's an additional dimension to the world of tourbillons!
Hand worked dial!
Good thing we don't have conflicting favorites, as your all time favorite is much rarer than my my current favorite!
Two favorites with caveats...
First off, I love the idea of the tourbillon even though it is a lot of extravagance (and cost) for a modest improvement in performance. That said, I love the idea of not cutting a huge hole in the dial, kind of why I like the idea of platinum watches. In both cases, they are 'hidden' luxuries. You, the wearer, know that it's platinum even though it will appear to most to be stainless steel. And until you turn it over and view the movement, a tourbillon will go unnoticed.
The caveats on these two are the same. If I could afford the tourbillon I would be happy to not have a minute repeater to go with it. I like the simplicity of one complication at a time. And losing the chiming function would slim down the cases considerably. I could also do without the word 'Tourbillon' on the dials. As with most superfluous writing on watch dials, I (the owner) know what I purchased. I don't need text on the dial to remind me.
I did a photo search so credits are as follows: 5339r World Tempus. 5539g Patek Philippe.
Small and delicate pieces...
Truly gentlemanly pieces that are small in size and classically proportioned. But both carry a big stick inside!