10 Noteworthy Tourbillons That Took Our Breath Away in 2019

Today, we look at 10 watches from 2019 that offered interesting takes on that classical mainstay of high horology, the tourbillon The F.P Journe Tourbillon Souverain Vertical commemorates 20 years for one of Francois-Paul Journe's most important horological innovations, the original Tourbillon Souverain.

"Histoire de Tourbillon" translates roughly as "Story of the tourbillon," and master jeweler and watchmaker Harry Winston wrote a bold new chapter this year with the 10th piece in that prestigious series The Histoire de Tourbillon 10 - 10 pieces in white gold, 10 in rose gold, and one unique piece in the brand's proprietary Winstonium alloy - is the first series-produced wristwatch to include four tourbillon regulators Arranged in perfectly symmetrical order at the four corners of the rectangular case, the tourbillons each make a counterclockwise 36-second rotation and are connected by three differentials.

Its so-called TriAx tourbillon mechanism, designed by Coudray, replaces the traditional system for multiple-axis tourbillons - which links one tourbillon cage with each rotating axis - with a three-axis, two-cage configuration along with a so-called Potter escapement with a fixed wheel that allows for higher rotational speed for all three cages The Arraw Spider-Man Tourbillon by RJ marks not only the iconoclastic watchmaker's second collaboration with Marvel but also its first in-house movement, notable for its central tourbillon inspired by the arachnid hero and made entirely at RJ's atelier on Lake Geneva. . Source