Are Tourbillon Watches Automatic?
They Were Delicate, Manually-Wound, and Often Not Very Easy to Read. Later, Automatic Tourbillon Movements Arrived Along with a Number of Aesthetic and...
They were delicate, manually-wound, and often not very easy to read. Later, automatic tourbillon movements arrived along with a number of aesthetic and functional variations, but of course the nature of the movement provided that it would always be delicate.
How does a watch tourbillon work?
A tourbillon is a mechanism that constantly rotates the balance wheel, balance spring and escapement while the movement is running. ... It is a French word that means whirlwind, which aptly describes it's motion. It is mesmerizing to watch the balance wheel oscillate at the same time it is turning 360 degrees.
Why are tourbillon watches expensive?
So, if the value of a tourbillon stems from the fact that it is essentially art — painstakingly crafted expressions of the pinnacle of watchmaking, even if they don't have any real useful function — affordability comes at the cost of creating a less complex and less beautiful timepiece.
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