Investigations
Tourbillon: horological genius or luxury marketing?
Invented in 1801 to fight gravity in a waistcoat pocket, the tourbillon survives today as a 200,000€ myth. Useful or decorative?
Read the story 3 April 2026 · 6 min read
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