In looking for a Valentine’s present wristwatch in the luxury price range, you may have encountered the term “tourbillon” (french for “whirlwind” or “vortex”). You may have considered giving such a watch with a tourbillon escapement as a unique gift. Here is where you can discover more about these most appreciated gifts: luxury watches.

The ultimate achievement for any luxury watchmaking company is to develop a “whirlwind” movement wristwatch. The tourbillon was invented and named by the wristwatches because the design is so demanding. The movements are engineered to provide more precision than more common movements by counteracting the effects of gravity on the parts by enclosing them in a rotating cage.

Tourbillon wristwatches are much desired because of their unique properties. Because the escapements are of such unusual design, the watch cases generally include a transparent window on the front and an exhibition crystal on the back to allow the wearers to observe their fascinating workings.

The tourbillon movement was orginally developed for pocket watches. Pocket watches were generally carried in a vest watch pocket, and so remained most of the time in the same vertical position. For reasons not discussed here because of space limitations, that mostly continuous fixed vertical position had a negative effect on accuracy due to, of all things, gravity.

The tourbillon was invented to counteract that gravitational effect, by rotating the timing mechanisms to average out the pernicious effects of gravity. This rotation can be done at any interval, but usually that period is designed to be at exactly one minute intervals.

Extreme precision is required in the engineering and manufacture of tourbillon wristwatches. There are many more parts than are needed for more common types of movements. Furthermore, they have to fit into the same amount of space. Because of these exacting requirements and the resulting difficulty of manufacture, tourbillons are very rare and exceedingly expensive. It is this rarity and cost, as well as the fascinating design and visual effects, that makes tourbillon watches so fascinating to those with money.

While tourbillon movements have now been miniaturized so as to fit into wrist watch cases, many consider that they are probably no more accurate in that form than those without them. No matter, it is the precision engineering and exacting craftsmanship that makes tourbillon wristwatches so attractive. That being said, a tourbillon would be a great wristwatch to give if you can afford one. But if you can’t, there are many other watches of fabulous design, and while they can also be very expensive, generally they are not nearly so pricey as a tourbillon.

Lastly, if you want to give a watch that can compare in workmanship, design and finish with the more expensive luxury brands, and at substantially less cost, you can find them among lesser known watch brands after doing a little research. Here’s a good place to start: wrist watch manufacturers.

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