From Breguet’s battle against gravity to the multi-axis creations of the 2000s, the tourbillon’s evolution reveals how precision engineering became mechanical theatre.
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The Égérie Moon Phase Spring Blossom pairs pink gold, pleated mother-of-pearl and a miniature hand-painted calfskin strap in a 100-piece limited edition.
Breguet marks 225 years since Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon with four new watches spanning the Classique, Tradition and Marine collections.
Vacheron Constantin’s Heritage and Style Expert Morgan Maillard explores finishing, movement architecture, titanium, colour and the long view that defines the maison’s approach to haute horlogerie.
The Balancier QM introduces Greubel Forsey’s Qualité Musée hallmark, pairing a compact white gold case with an in-house hairspring and unusually exacting hand-finishing throughout the movement.
Greubel Forsey has introduced the Balancier QM, a new expression of its Balancier line shaped around the maison’s Qualité Musée standard.
Geneva independent Akhor expands its poetic floating dial concept with the Nour La Lumière, a gem-set day/night watch limited to 10 pieces in each metal.
The Fleury Manufacture FXR-4 Chronograph Sand brings a warmer dial and a reworked case to the independent brand’s thoughtfully constructed chronograph.
The revived Geneva watchmaker returns with the Prima, a limited jump hour watch in platinum and rose gold carrying the Poinçon de Genève and ISO 3159 chronometer certification.
MB&F’s HM12 The Guardian pairs a titanium flying-tourbillon wristwatch with a 38.2cm L’Epée robot, turning childhood science fiction into a highly complex mechanical object.
The Hermès Arceau Samarcande brings together an openworked horse motif, Saint-Louis crystal dial work and a minute repeater within Henri d’Origny’s classic asymmetrical case.
The Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar “Lumen” brings a transparent luminous dial, a stop-seconds tourbillon and a perpetual calendar to one of Glashütte’s most recognisable watch designs.
The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Biretrograde Perpetual Calendar pairs a 40 mm pink gold case with an openworked dial, dual retrograde displays and the new RD850 automatic calibre.
The acclaimed watchmaker and TAG Heuer movement strategist discusses the thinking behind the brand’s modern technical direction, from Solargraph and TH-Carbonspring to the Monaco Evergraph.
The 30-piece Piaget x Wristcheck Altiplano Ultimate Automatic 910P brings blue accents to one of Piaget’s most distinctive ultra-thin automatic watches.
Audemars Piguet’s openworked watches show how traditional hand finishing, ultra-thin movements and shaped cases helped turn skeletonisation into a modern collecting category.
Ten years after its modern return, Czapek & Cie has turned an almost forgotten 19th-century name into one of independent watchmaking’s more intriguing contemporary stories.
The Hermès Arceau Samarcande pairs the maison’s equestrian language with a three-gong minute repeater and a sculptural Saint-Louis crystal dial.
Parmigiani Fleurier’s 30th anniversary Carillon Tourbillon pairs a four-gong minute repeater with a 60-second tourbillon, a hand-hammered Morning Blue dial and a five-piece production run.
The Breguet Classique Chronométrie Ref. 7727 is one of the clearest modern reminders that precision still matters in haute horlogerie, even after quartz made accuracy easy.