This resulted in the tourbillon movement, which houses the watch’s so-called ‘regulating organs’ – that’s the balance, balance spring and escapement – in a cage that constantly spins.

Sotheby's will honor Abraham-Louis Breguet with a dedicated auction celebrating the 250th anniversary of the foundation of ...

The tourbillon is among the most complicated ... To do this, Breguet mounted all the parts of the movement – that’s the escapement, balance wheel, and balance spring – in a cage, and rotated ...

Briefly, a tourbillon is a movement for a timepiece that aims to eliminate inaccuracy caused by gravity pulling on the mechanism unevenly. By spinning the entire escapement, the tourbillon ...

It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by rotating the escapement and balance wheel to help counter the effects of gravity. Today, collectors consider tourbillon ...

Ordinarily, brands need little occasion to release complicated pieces; any release of a moonphase, tourbillon, plural barrels/escapements, chronographs, perpetual calendar, retrograde, etc ...

Moser & C's take on the ‘sports-luxe’ concept that no serious brand is without. It houses a showcase of the brand’s technical abilities with a tourbillon escapement fitted with a cylindrical balance ...