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Tourbillon - A movement followed by the rich
Staff Writer 2012-11-03 09:59:16 | |
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(TRAMP Magazine) - Tramp explains what a Tourbillon is.
A Tourbillon is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement.
Invented in 1795 by French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, a Tourbillon counters the effects of gravity by mounting the escapement and balance wheel in a rotating cage, ostensibly in order to negate the effect of gravity when the timepiece is rotated.
“Breguet produced the first production Tourbillon mechanism for Napoleon weighing almost 200 pounds.”
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