A Fine Balance

More than two centuries since its invention, the tourbillon remains a touchstone in horological innovation – and a thing of beauty. Herewith, a celebration of the gravity-defying mechanism

IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Tourbillon Day & Night with a 42.4mm Armor Gold case. Obsidian lacquered

Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Carrousel with a 44.6mm red-gold case. Sunburst dial with red-gold hands. Hand-wound movement with tourbillon carrousel. Alligator-leather strap

Gucci Interlocking with a 41mm white-gold case. Aventurine glass dial. Self-winding movement with jumping hour and flying tourbillon. Alligator-leather strap

Chopard LUC XPS Flying Tourbillon Red Carpet Collection with a 40mm white-gold and diamond case. Guilloché and diamond dial. Self-winding movement with flying tourbillon. Alligator-leather strap

Piaget Altiplano Tourbillon with a 38mm rose-gold and diamond case. Guilloché mother-of-pearl dial. Hand-wound movement with flying tourbillon. Alligator-leather strap

Breguet Marine Tourbillon Equation Marchante 5887 with a 43.9mm platinum case. Dial with a guilloché wave motif. Self-winding movement and 60-second tourbillon. Alligator-leather strap

Photography by Andy Barter

Production by Elisa Vallata

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