As complications go, the tourbillon is controversial. Is it technically a complication? Many would say no. Patented by the watchmaker Abraham-Louis Bréguet in 1801, the revolving mechanism was ...

Swiss watch brand Breguet has a long and storied past in the world of haute horlogerie. After all, founding father Abraham-Louis Breguet was the inventor of the tourbillon – an escapement that ...

First patented 219 years ago on June 26 in 1801 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, the tourbillon was conceived to compensate for the effects of gravity in a pocket watch’s varying flat and vertical positions.

Do you know what time it is? Chances are good that you used a computer or a cell phone to answer that question. The time on your phone is about as accurate as chronometry gets these days. That’s ...