Clocks were driven by heavy weights that made ... a kind of anti-gravity chamber that he called a tourbillon, a French word meaning ‘whirlwind’. A single-axis tourbillon in motion.

Now part of Bugatti Rimac, a 55/45 joint venture between Rimac and Porsche, it’s with that history and the electrified future in mind that new company chair Mate Rimac launches the Tourbillon.

It may only run for a brief time, and it’s too big for use in an actual wristwatch, but this 3D-printed tourbillon is a great demonstration of the lengths watchmakers will go to to keep ...

The third version of the Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Carbon SR_A by Samuel Ross has an updated strap and frosted grey carbon ...

The Manufacture HUB6035 caliber with its 264 components, powers the watch with a 72-hour power reserve and features a visible skeleton tourbillon at 6 o’clock. The flexible dark blue rubber ...

First launched in 2018 with a solid dial, followed in 2019 by a skeletonised version, and later a striking sapphire crystal ...

It is a playful foil for the sharp technicality at the heart of the watch, with the tourbillon, visible at 6 o’clock, completing one rotation every minute. The lightning bolt shape of the tourbillon ...