Tourbillon It doesn’t exist to tell time. It exists to prove that time can be mastered. THE TOURBILLON STORY What it is, why it exists, and why it still matters What Is a Tourbillon? A tourbillon is a rotating cage that holds the balance wheel and escapement. Its purpose was to reduce timing errors caused by gravity in early mechanical watches. Invented as a technical solution, not a decoration. Who Invented It? Abraham-Louis Breguet 📍 Paris, 1795 📜 Patented in 1801 At the time, watches were w

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