Tourbillon

In 1801, Abraham Louis Breguet, called the "watchmaker of kings and the king of watchmakers," patented a watch mechanism called the Tourbillon, which is French for

Uncommon Descent 2009

"Interestingly, the watch movement is a 'Tourbillon' ..."

Boing Boing 2009

Over at UD, Clive Hayden has a fascinating post on the watch mechanism known as the Tourbillon.

2009 June - Telic Thoughts 2009

You want rules, how bout the Rolex Tourbillon Rule?

Will Durst: Trickle-Up Economics Will Durst 2011

Effervescent, lyrical, plangent, wistful by turns, this score surrounds the immortal hit "Le Tourbillon de La Vie" (The Whirlwind of Life), which Ms. Moreau and the composer Bassiak (playing her lover in the movie) made into a world-wide hit, although it had been written seven years earlier.

For the Love of a Fickle Woman Peter Cowie 2012

The Rafael Nadal RM 027 Tourbillon is more about technology than glitz, featuring titanium and carbon composites used in satellites.

For the wealthy, a return to luxury spending 2011

You want rules, how bout the Rolex Tourbillon Rule?

Will Durst: Trickle-Up Economics Will Durst 2011

Daniel Majstorovic saw red as 10-man Celtic crashed out of the Europa League with a depressing play-off second-leg defeat against Swiss side Sion at the Stade de Tourbillon.

Sion 3-1 Celtic (Sion win 3-1 on aggregate) | Europa League play-off match report 2011

Diver's theory goes at least some way to explaining why buyers have been willing to pay the sky-high prices of the past decade, particularly for mechanical watches; Patek Philippe's Platinum World Time watch from 1939 sold for more than $4 million at an auction in 2002, making it one of the world's most expensive timepieces, while their Sky Moon Tourbillon 5002P, made from 686 parts, costs a mere £1.3 million.

The Allure of the Male Timepiece Tina Gaudoin 2011

Less wearable but high on the fun stakes is the Master Lady Tourbillon Plumes, which contains real feathers within the dial.

Haute Couture Takes On Horlogerie Jemima Sissons 2010