I find tourbillions fascinating, because while they served a specific purpose, they have no use in wristwatch, thanks the constant movement of the movement on the wrist. It is technically useless, and therefore many tend to consider it a compilation that should be left in the past. There is only one problem with considering the tourbillion a bygone technology best left in the past of mechanical watchmaking. The same applies to all mechanical watches in general. The moment Quartz technology reached mainstream, the mechanical movement went the way of the tourbillion; outdated and no longer relevant. However, mechanical watches continue to flourish, because they represent an emotional, almost romantic attitude to watches, where obsolete technology can still exist for the sake of its beauty, and purity of purpose alone, and there is no mechanical complication that exemplifies this more than the tourbillion (with the possible exemption of the minute repeater).
Excellent post! Useless , but charming. Tourbillons manual transmissions, vinyl records. Many of my favorite things are considered to be obsolete by others. That just makes me appreciate them even more.
Great Comment Geoffrey! I could not agree with you more, what drew me in to this amazing industry is the fact that Mechanical Timepieces have been obsolete long ago. But it is our Near Romantic relationship with and appreciation of, History, Engineering, Artisan Craftsmanship and most of all the very special relationship we as Humans have with the concept of time itself. I have always felt that as we Humans defined the concept of time itself and have made it an integral part of our existence, the Mechanical Timepiece is one of the truest forms of Human Expression and resilience. We could have stopped at the Sun Dial but we did not, we could have stopped at Large Clock Towers that told time to a Community but we did not. We chose to enhance and forge on, we made Marine Chronometers that helped explorers Navigate the unknown seas and somehow make it back home after months or even years across the globe. We chose to make Minute Repeaters so Royalty could know the time when the candles were out. We made Dive Watches that can go Further than the Human Body itself. Why? Because there is no Question that can't be answered and no Task that can't be done When humans come together with one goal in the pursuit of Passion and reaching new heights. Even when it comes to making a totally not needed Anti-Gravity machine that fits on your Wrist. But they are so Awesome! Thanks again for watching and the awesome comment!
I feel more impressed with the men who done this in the early years on paper and by hand than any monumental movements of space travel, really can't think of anything more impressive
how do you fit a rotating / revolving anti gravity tech inside that super compact 45 MM - 40 MM case??? it'd mean making the case much thicker (height of the case)!!!
Great video CQ. Very informative. You mentioned one watch though, The Roger Dubuis Quatuor. I don't think those are 4 tourbillons working in unicine but instead 4 balance wheels. I could be wrong, but that is one of my grail watches. Either way keep up the great work. Thanks
Great Video thanks, however your description of the flying tourbillon is wrong, it is not suspended by the upper cage pivot as you indicate but it is held from the lower fourth pivot to the mainplate of the movement and has no cage thus the name "flying tourbillon"! Also a tourbillon as discribed by its inventor Mr Breguet, is composed of a cage enclosing the escapement (balance, escapement, escape wheel) rotating around a fixed fouth wheel to the mainplate of the movment. Anything that have multiple axis is technicaly not a tourbillon but I guess for marketing purposes it sounds better to use that name.
You explained the reason for offsetting the effects of gravity, but you still failed to explain precisely how the tourbillon is connected to the rest of the gears, how the movement of the tourbillon cage sends the energy into the watch through what pinions and gears. I understand the tourbillon, but your explanation would leave me still wondering if I didn't know how it worked already. What is the purpose of the stationary gear under the cage? What is the pinion on the main balance staff connected to? What gear is turned by the tourbillon?
This is the best video I’ve seen which clearly and concisely describes what a Tourbillion is. Excellent presentation Is a tourbillon considered a complication or merely a function of the movement of the watch? Great job! Thanks.
FP Journe himself said the Tourbillion was made to ensure that the oils were constantly moving within the watch and not for the reason you mentioned...kind of have to trust him on this...
mountainhobo no just the tourbillion as Breguet invented it. He said that it was an insult to Breguet as a master watchmaker that he would purpose the Tourbillion to counter the effects of gravity in only two positions. He said the lubricants in watched were of low quality and that those lubricants tended to collect in certain areas within the movement so by creating a tourbillon the lubricants would constantly be distributed in different areas of the movement
is there a (something like a ballistic armoured hypothetically speaking) tourbillon wrist watch (for men) that can function flawlessly under water in depths greater than 160.0 ft???
Tourbillons are mostly just mechanical art when it comes to wrist watches. I enjoy seeing watches with them as long as they are visible since then they can at least add to the look of the watch. I absolutely don't get hidden tourbillon watches. Those really are useless.
Now the chinese make them for a few hundreds dollars. People DON'T CONFUSE tourbillons from just a basic escapement or balance wheel flicking away. All mechanical watches have those.
This video has one wrong info and a very important missed info. The wrong info is that RD watch shown in the video does NOT have 4 tourbillons. In fact it has zero tourbillons. There are many watches that have multiple balances but they are not tourbillons. The missed info is of course that Chinese are making the tourbillons for 150 bucks. You can talk about their quality not being on par with Swiss, but it seems to me that it's easier to make them than it was presented in this video.
trdi the Chinese copy. The Chinese also have access to CAD files so the challengers to create a tourbillion are minimized. It seems that you are missing the scope here.
I find tourbillions fascinating, because while they served a specific purpose, they have no use in wristwatch, thanks the constant movement of the movement on the wrist. It is technically useless, and therefore many tend to consider it a compilation that should be left in the past.
There is only one problem with considering the tourbillion a bygone technology best left in the past of mechanical watchmaking. The same applies to all mechanical watches in general. The moment Quartz technology reached mainstream, the mechanical movement went the way of the tourbillion; outdated and no longer relevant.
However, mechanical watches continue to flourish, because they represent an emotional, almost romantic attitude to watches, where obsolete technology can still exist for the sake of its beauty, and purity of purpose alone, and there is no mechanical complication that exemplifies this more than the tourbillion (with the possible exemption of the minute repeater).
Great point
Excellent post! Useless , but charming. Tourbillons manual transmissions, vinyl records. Many of my favorite things are considered to be obsolete by others. That just makes me appreciate them even more.
Very well put sir!!
Great Comment Geoffrey! I could not agree with you more, what drew me in to this amazing industry is the fact that Mechanical Timepieces have been obsolete long ago. But it is our Near Romantic relationship with and appreciation of, History, Engineering, Artisan Craftsmanship and most of all the very special relationship we as Humans have with the concept of time itself.
I have always felt that as we Humans defined the concept of time itself and have made it an integral part of our existence, the Mechanical Timepiece is one of the truest forms of Human Expression and resilience. We could have stopped at the Sun Dial but we did not, we could have stopped at Large Clock Towers that told time to a Community but we did not. We chose to enhance and forge on, we made Marine Chronometers that helped explorers Navigate the unknown seas and somehow make it back home after months or even years across the globe. We chose to make Minute Repeaters so Royalty could know the time when the candles were out. We made Dive Watches that can go Further than the Human Body itself.
Why? Because there is no Question that can't be answered and no Task that can't be done When humans come together with one goal in the pursuit of Passion and reaching new heights. Even when it comes to making a totally not needed Anti-Gravity machine that fits on your Wrist. But they are so Awesome! Thanks again for watching and the awesome comment!
He indicates that it isn’t needed in the video.
Excellent presentation. Thank you for taking the time to do this and for further educating our community.
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A very good explanation indeed.
I felt automatically smarter after this video, both as a regular Joe and as a watch fan.
He's not smart though
It's great watching someone with so much passion and understanding talk about what they love and understand.
Didnt skip a beat. This guy was flowing, its very impressive.
Great lesson today CQ. Lov the history of watches told to us fans. The best thank sir.
Thank You For Watching!!
I feel more impressed with the men who done this in the early years on paper and by hand than any monumental movements of space travel, really can't think of anything more impressive
I love this breakdown. I feel like I went from knowing nothing at all about these type of watches to feeling like I need to own one
Best explanation of a tourbillon on the net.
Dude this by far is the best informative breakdown I’ve ever watched on any topic, you could almost expand and do this for any product. Well done.
This is the best explanation of a tourbillon I have heard and I’ve been looking. I fully understand what they are about now thanks for the knowledge.
This guy is great. After 3 seconds I wanted to be best friends.
...Wanna go do karate in the garage?
Great stuff. Awesome presentation!
😊🙏 Great quick explanation of the fascinating Tourbillon ... Thank You So Much for the efforts & for sharing Sir! 🌷🌿🌍💜🕊
I loved this guy from the first sentence! Excellent video!
Great and useful video. Keep up the good work and good luck!
Thank you so much for detailed explanation.
Loving these classroom videos 👍🔥
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Great explanation and video!
Price has really come down, now you can get one for under $15,000.00 my god.
"A very accessible price point."
You can buy a Chinese branded one for 500 bucks. They work fine.
@@roytofilovski9530Thanks but I got a $500 phone, it tells time just fine.
Thank you for the knowledge. This is very informative.
how do you fit a rotating / revolving anti gravity tech inside that super compact 45 MM - 40 MM case??? it'd mean making the case much thicker (height of the case)!!!
That animation at 1:04 "rotating" definitely confused a lot of people. It doesn't turn upside down lol it spins inside of the cage
I became interested in this subject because i got a 3d printer and mount a tourbillon machine. Quite amazed class. Tks.
Nice video, well explained. I really enjoyed it. Merci
Thank You for watching, Glad you liked it!
Thank you
Wow I feel like I’m now a watch expert! Thank you!
Great explanation, Thanks!
Great video bro! Well presented.
Thanks for another great lesson.
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Seagull also manufactures tourbillons, and these are by far the most affordable tourbillons in the world.
Great explanation brother. Thanks
Thank you for this explanation!
Amazing mechanical design
It is nice to watch tourbillon spins, but that's all it is...Good explanation, thanks
Fantastic presentation!
Excellent , thank you so much for sharing.
Amazing tutorial, factual, fluid, and short. Thank you. Much appreciated, and I now have much a better understanding of the Turbillon.
Mark 👍
Thank You For Watching , I am Glad you liked the Video!
I actually understood this, thank you.
Good topic and history session, I would have liked to see more visual of movements. 👍
Thanks For Watching Bubba! We will have more visuals in Part 2!
Insightful 👍
Great video CQ. Very informative. You mentioned one watch though, The Roger Dubuis Quatuor. I don't think those are 4 tourbillons working in unicine but instead 4 balance wheels. I could be wrong, but that is one of my grail watches. Either way keep up the great work. Thanks
Thanks For Watching Peter B! You are right my Mistake there, or maybe wishful thinking! Had to leave an Easter Egg in there.
Awesome explanation !
This was a great video 👌 answered alot of my questions
Yo bruv! great video. btw,u should watch the film "Uncorked" too!
Great Video thanks, however your description of the flying tourbillon is wrong, it is not suspended by the upper cage pivot as you indicate but it is held from the lower fourth pivot to the mainplate of the movement and has no cage thus the name "flying tourbillon"! Also a tourbillon as discribed by its inventor Mr Breguet, is composed of a cage enclosing the escapement (balance, escapement, escape wheel) rotating around a fixed fouth wheel to the mainplate of the movment. Anything that have multiple axis is technicaly not a tourbillon but I guess for marketing purposes it sounds better to use that name.
So would multi axis be a carousel?
prefect video ! thank you !
Very well explained that even a child would understand about tourbillon. Thank you very much
Thanks for another great classroom video CQ ! 👍
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I love Tourbillions, they are just amazing for me!!!
You explained the reason for offsetting the effects of gravity, but you still failed to explain precisely how the tourbillon is connected to the rest of the gears, how the movement of the tourbillon cage sends the energy into the watch through what pinions and gears. I understand the tourbillon, but your explanation would leave me still wondering if I didn't know how it worked already. What is the purpose of the stationary gear under the cage? What is the pinion on the main balance staff connected to? What gear is turned by the tourbillon?
Thank you for explaining it so a mere mortal can understand... :)
Very informative videos, his videos are actually very helpful but no point of messaging him to talk more (as he says at the end), he doesn't reply!
Thanks For Watching Ankur! Where did you message me? You can always email me directly at CQ@TheWatchBox.com Happy to Help!
@@CQ_TheWatchGuy thank you for the reply! had sent you a message in Instagram, will email you, thanks for the id.
Could you make video about planetary differential and double balance wheel like the MB&F LM2? I would be happy to understand more about that 🙏🏻
Thanks For Watching Daniel! We will be making this topic into multiple parts and this will be on the list!
The best explanation on youtube. I watched several other explanation videos before finding this one, and they didn't explain shit.
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what do you think about the 500 usd chinese tourbillon watches that have emerged lately ???
Great video CQ but useless complication when it comes to wrist watches
Thank You for Watching Felipe, Super Useless complication but that does not make it any less awesome!
Great explanation
Great show.
What's the difference between the Tourbillon and the what's in the Zenith Defy21 zero G?
Nice video and explanation =D
What do you think about the era prometheus?
The C of the Q! Well done!!
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Thank you. I like it.
You seem cool, thanks for the lesson!
hello great presentation thanks. saludos
Great video. Thanks!
This is the best video I’ve seen which clearly and concisely describes what a Tourbillion is. Excellent presentation
Is a tourbillon considered a complication or merely a function of the movement of the watch? Great job! Thanks.
Thank you!
Super cool, I finally understand what it is
This was excellent. I feel like I could actually describe the tourbillion now! Govberg is excellent to do business with too!!
Great classroom!!👍🔥
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Just want to know how did Omega speed master moon watch sustained on moon with our tourbillon?
And now we can all afford a Tourbillion. I got one for $450 shipped and taxed.
brilliant vid, thx
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Schooled again thanks CQ
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FP Journe himself said the Tourbillion was made to ensure that the oils were constantly moving within the watch and not for the reason you mentioned...kind of have to trust him on this...
Was FP Journe referring to a 4 cycle tourbillion?
mountainhobo no just the tourbillion as Breguet invented it. He said that it was an insult to Breguet as a master watchmaker that he would purpose the Tourbillion to counter the effects of gravity in only two positions. He said the lubricants in watched were of low quality and that those lubricants tended to collect in certain areas within the movement so by creating a tourbillon the lubricants would constantly be distributed in different areas of the movement
is there a (something like a ballistic armoured hypothetically speaking) tourbillon wrist watch (for men) that can function flawlessly under water in depths greater than 160.0 ft???
Thoughts on the H. moser double hairspring Heritage Tourby?
Tourbillons are mostly just mechanical art when it comes to wrist watches. I enjoy seeing watches with them as long as they are visible since then they can at least add to the look of the watch. I absolutely don't get hidden tourbillon watches. Those really are useless.
The tourbillon= God's way of telling you you have too much money.
You can never be too rich or too thin.
@@dextermorgan4093 Trust me you can be too rich or too thin.
This is an eight minute video to answer a question that can be summed up in one word: No.
Fantastic presentation! Thank you for making even an idiot like me understand what a tourbillon is all about.
A commendable attempt
Amazing video
Excellent.
Great video
Now the chinese make them for a few hundreds dollars. People DON'T CONFUSE tourbillons from just a basic escapement or balance wheel flicking away. All mechanical watches have those.
This video has one wrong info and a very important missed info. The wrong info is that RD watch shown in the video does NOT have 4 tourbillons. In fact it has zero tourbillons. There are many watches that have multiple balances but they are not tourbillons. The missed info is of course that Chinese are making the tourbillons for 150 bucks. You can talk about their quality not being on par with Swiss, but it seems to me that it's easier to make them than it was presented in this video.
trdi the Chinese copy. The Chinese also have access to CAD files so the challengers to create a tourbillion are minimized. It seems that you are missing the scope here.
great video, very informative!! ...... iron your shirt 😀😀
Someone stole my Versace
Clear and straight to the point 🎯👌🏼those people voted down need a life
11 sec is enough😁🤣
Wizard !!
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Didn’t know shaq liked turbillions
Love the tourbillon for its combination of art and science, but one of the most useless complications. Not to say I don’t want one......
It looks nice , gravity?
„Accessible price“
It’s one of the greatest invention in watch history.Yeah it’s useful,just for the honor of it.
Sugess is true a turbillion watch at 500$.
Sure looks like he knows quite a bit about watches. So.... why is his watch on the wrong wrist? 🤔😉
Thank for the video but $15K... ef that! No watch it worth that much.
No class huh?