Year In Review: Ten Things Our Ex-Newbie Learned About Watches In 2022
Does this mean in a watch without a tourbillon that the balance wheel and the escapement are just rolling around inside the watch case? Because that’s what it sounds like! “No,” said my colleague, Tony Traina. “The thing is, ole Abraham-Louis Breguet developed the tourbillon as a way to combat the effect of gravity on his pocket watches, which would hang on a chain all day long, the balance wheel constantly fighting the pull of gravity. Wristwatches, unlike those fancy pocket watches, constantly move around, meaning there isn’t really a need for a tourbillon in a wristwatch. But hey, there’s not a need for mechanical wristwatches full stop, and that’s never stopped us, has it?”