A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by ...

In other words, this is an expensive watch, and the people who usually get to buy one are the types of people who own several ...

From Abraham-Louis Breguet’s first prototype in 1795 to the 1980s, watch experts reckon less than 1,000 ‘tourbillon’ watches were made. Today that figure is more like 3,000 to 3,500 per year.

I realized (late, I know…) that it was easier to wear a wristwatch than a pocket watch. Thus was borne by 1st tourbillon ...

Like all good inventions, the tourbillon was created to solve a problem – in this case, how the pull of gravity interferes with the moving components of a mechanical pocket watch. Since the ...

SINCE its inception in 1755, the hallmark of Vacheron Constantin’s identity lies in its mastery of horological complications.

At Geneva Watch Days, Girard-Perregaux has debuted its Tourbillon with Three Flying Bridges. Inspired by La Chaux-de-Fonds and pocket watches, the new timepiece features three bridges on the dial ...

Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, IWC and more make our list of the best grand complications. These ...

Last week was truly eventful in the world of watch auctions. Following Sotheby’s four world records at its Geneva live watch ...

The designers behind the new £3.2m 1800hp Bugatti Tourbillon know that these are machines that will endure forever. It’s a point that clearly focuses their minds. ‘Once built and hopefully never ...