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Bovet
March 14, 2012 - Amadeo 7-Day Tourbillon Orbis Mundi with reversed hand fitting With a 46-mm tourbillon with 7 days of power reserve, Bovet reminds us that the tourbillon escapement was created to mitigate the effects of gravity on a mechanical timepiece—or,  more specifically, a timepiece worn in one’s pocket...
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Dewitt
March 14, 2012 - Tourbillon Force Constante à Chaine As a watch’s barrel winds down, it transmits less and less force to the escapement. This has the rather paradoxical effect of making the watch run fast, because the balance wheel’s amplitude increases. DeWitt has solved this problem by inserting an extra mec...
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Urwerk
March 14, 2012 - UR-1001 Urwerk’s offbeat horological creations routinely inspire comparisons to other mechanical masterworks, often high-end automobiles. It’s difficult to classify watches that are so otherworldly, at least compared to the rest of the timepieces on the market. This piece, a 21st century pocket...
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Greubel Forsey
March 14, 2012 - Double Tourbillon Technique The Double Tourbillon Technique from Greubel Forsey is among the most complicated timepieces in this guide. It uses outer and inner tourbillon escapements to regulate the power generated via four coaxial, series-coupled, fast-rotating barrels. The outer tourbillon rotate...
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