tourbillion day – Swiss Watch Makers https://swisswatchland.com Professional Watch Repair Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:17:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://swisswatchland.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-New-Swiss-Watchmakers-Logo-Watch-Repair-32x32.jpg tourbillion day – Swiss Watch Makers https://swisswatchland.com 32 32 Introducing Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 9 https://swisswatchland.com/2018/10/29/introducing-harry-winston-histoire-de-tourbillon-9/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:08:11 +0000 https://swisswatchland.com/?p=3758 For nine years, the exceptional qualities that characterize Harry Winston have been embodied in a singular tourbillon watch. Histoire de Tourbillon 9–the latest from a long lineage of timepieces–casts a new light on fine watchmaking innovation. Its triaxial tourbillon has been augmented with retrograde jumping hours and retrograde minutes.

The case, in 18kt white or rose gold, measures 46.5mm x 20.8mm. It has a domed AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back and it is water resistant to 30 meters. The three arches that cover and encircle the crown on Histoire de Tourbillon 9 – was inspired by the entrance of Harry Winston’s Fifth Avenue Salon in New York City.

Movement is the Swiss manual-wind Harry Winston in-house caliber HW4504 with 58 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 50 hours. It is comprised of 408 parts, of which 117 are in the tourbillon. The HW4504 caliber was designed exclusively for Histoire de Tourbillon 9. This development guarantees an exceptional degree of exclusivity, since only 20 models total will be made.

Tourbillons: 1 triaxial tourbillon. Internal carriage: 1 rotation in 45 seconds Intermediate carriage: 1 rotation in 75 seconds. External carriage: 1 rotation in 300 seconds. Fast-rotating series-coupled barrels (1 revolution in 3.2 hours),1 barrel fitted with a spring featuring a sliding brace. It features a Phillips terminal curve and Geneva-style stud. Variable-inertia with 18kt gold adjusting screws. Satin-finished and circular-grained mainplate, titanium bridges, circular satin-brushing and microbeading, titanium tourbillon bridges. Functions are: retrograde jumping hours, retrograde dragging minutes, power reserve with hand indication.

It has a beautiful skeletonized dial with hand beveling. The hour and minute hands circle directly above the movement and point to two zones calibrated with Arabic numerals. The power-reserve indicator at 8 o’clock displays a field and a two-part hand that share a distinctly three-dimensional nature.

The timepiece comes on a black alligator leather strap with 18kt rose gold or platinum thread. Matching with the gold Ardillon buckle.

 

]]> Tourbillion Day https://swisswatchland.com/2018/06/26/tourbillion-day/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:12:52 +0000 https://swisswatchland.com/?p=3327 Today is the anniversary of the day Abraham-Louis Breguet received the patent for his wondrous tourbillion invention. It is also known as Tourbillion Day. During the lifetime of Breguet, 35 watches were created featuring a tourbillion. Now as of 2018 there are only 10 left that survived. As Breguet celebrate the 217th anniversary, there are numerous events and parties at the brand’s boutiques in Beverley Hills, Las Vegas, New York, Taipei, and Zurich for the watch enthusiast community.

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At this year’s Baselworld we have seen a new tourbillion released by Breguet. That is the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5367. The new timepiece features everything a Breguet classic would have, an off-centered dial, Breguet numerals, and of course the amazing tourbillion. The crisp blue hour and minute hands contrast beautifully with the 18k rose gold or platinum and a chocolate hue fluted case-band.

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