Editors' Picks The Wildest Complications Of 2019

A complication is generally considered to be anything which provides information in addition to the time - the tourbillon is classically not considered a complication per se, but rather, a regulating device, inasmuch as it provides no additional information, but rather is intended to allow the watch to keep a closer rate Sometimes the purpose of a complication is not so much to provide new information per se, but rather, to put a smile on your face Thus, the Jacob & Co.

Oil Pump, a multi-axis tourbillon watch with an automaton oil pump, which leaps into action on demand It's utterly impractical, of course, but being practical is so obviously not the point of the watch, which is a classic example of just how far Jacob & Co can go in generating entertainment value. Source