In French, “tourbillon” translates into “whirlwind,” but in the watch making industry it is the term of a relatively complex feature present in some high-end timepieces. By default, all wrist watches ...

Buying a mechanical watch with a finely-crafted tourbillon movement can set you back tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, but if you don’t mind one made out of plastic and a bit larger than ...

Swiss watch maker Hautlence has just released their first tourbillon. About a decade ago, this was a big deal, as producing a tourbillon-based mechanical movement was considered a sort of milestone or ...

The three-axis tourbillon is one of the most complex watch complications in the world. Originally based on a design by watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, this type of tourbillon – literally “whirlwind” ...

As complications go, the tourbillon is controversial. Is it technically a complication? Many would say no. Patented by the watchmaker Abraham-Louis Bréguet in 1801, the revolving mechanism was ...

Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Omega 30i Tourbillon. This is the story of ...

Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo line has accomplished a remarkable feat: since its debut in 2014, it’s broken six world records, beginning with that of the thinnest handwound flying tourbillon movement in ...

A new tourbillon watch has been launched via Kickstarter this week in the form of the carbon fibre Skeleton Tourbillon Watch by DAUMIER. Available in limited editions at a super early bird price the ...

Zenith now sells the Defy Skyline Tourbillon in solid rose gold for the first time. The 41mm case includes integrated ...

The thin timepiece genre has become something of a battleground, with watch companies introducing record-breaking models at one show only to be outdone at the next. And this back-and-forth is far from ...

With its elite movement, a high-complication, a métiers finish, ultra-thin engineering and a COSC certification, the Chopard L.U.C Flying T Twin would have been an overachiever when it comes to the ...