Interesting article about Tourbillons on Bloomberg's site
Title of the article is Does a Tourbillon Have Any Real Benefits in a Wristwatch? I understand what a tourbillon does but with today's modern technology incorporated int watch movements and advancements in the materials used is a tourbillon really necesss...
hodinkee article
Jack Forster's article on hodinkee. www.hodinkee.com Quotes Roger Smith's take on the subject.
The purpose they were designed for was to ultimately create a more accurate form of time keeping. The fact that there is more accurate forms of time keeping available today would suggest
that they no longer serve that purpose. But nor do mechanical watches, chronographs, moon phases, minute repeaters or most other complications for today's world or the life we live. It's all about art and skills and unique innovations that I love and appr...
Right on, it's about the artistry and emotion it evokes.
Not everyone gets that, and that is OK. There are those who value them and those that do not, each to his/her own I say. Cheers, Tim
