Tourbillon

In horology, a tourbillon (/tʊərˈbɪljən/; French: [tuʁbijɔ̃] "whirlwind") is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement. Developed around 1795 and patented by the French-Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet on June 26, 1801, a tourbillon aims to counter the effects of gravity by mounting the escapement and balance wheel in a rotating cage, to negate the effect of gravity when the timepiece (thus the escapement) is stuck in a certain position. By continuously rotating the entire balance wheel/escapement assembly at a slow rate (typically about one revolution per minute), positional errors are averaged out.

Originally an attempt to improve accuracy, tourbillons are still included in some expensive modern watches as a novelty and demonstration of watchmaking virtuosity. The mechanism is usually exposed on the watch's face to show it off.

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Releases

Sleeve	Title	Year	Format
	Tourbillon - アゲハ / Selfish	2006	CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video
	Tourbillon - Heaven	2005	CD, Maxi-Single
	Tourbillon - Heaven	2005	CD, Maxi-Single
	Tourbillon - アゲハ / Selfish	2006	CD, Maxi-Single, DVD, DVD-Video
	Tourbillon - Heaven	2005	CD, Album
	Tourbillon - The Decade - 10th Anniversary Best	2015	CD, Compilation
	Tourbillon - Break The Chain	2008	CD, Maxi-Single
	Tourbillon - Your Place	2005	CD, Maxi-Single
	Tourbillon - もう一度君に	2005	CD, Maxi-Single
	Tourbillon - アゲハ / Selfish	2006	CD, Maxi-Single
	Tourbillon - A Tide Of New Era	2006	CD, Album
No Image	Tourbillon - Heaven	2005	CD, Maxi-Single
	Orchestre Du "Tourbillon"* - Maritchou / la Java Des Joyeux		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Orchestre Du "Tourbillon"* - Dans La Nuit / Les Reines De Paris		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Orchestre Du Tourbillon - Espana Cani / Tierra Hispana		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Orchestre Musette du Tourbillon - Le Petit Tacot de Mexico / Que Va!		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Orchestre Musette du Tourbillon - Pour Vous / La Java En Gapette		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Orchestre Musette du Tourbillon - Oh ! Donna Clara / C'Est Un Homme A La Page		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra - Escapements	2008	CD, EP
	A. Carrara* Et Son Orchestre Du Tourbillon - Ramona / Honolulu Song Bird		Shellac, 12", 78 RPM
	Albert Carrara Et Son Orchestre Du Tourbillon - J'Ai Deux Amours / La Vie Est Belle		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Carrara* Et Son Orchestre Du Tourbillon - Sans Soucis / Séduction		Shellac, 12", 78 RPM
	A. Carrara* Et Son Orchestre Du Tourbillon - Le Batelier De La Volga / Crépuscule		Shellac, 12", 78 RPM
	Albert Carrara Et Son Orchestre Du "Tourbillon"* - Paris, Je T'Aime D'Amour / Soyons Communs		Shellac, 12", 78 RPM
	Gottfried Finger – Petr Wagner, Ensemble Tourbillon - The Complete Music For Viola Da Gamba Solo	2012	CD
	Gottfried Finger – Petr Wagner, Ensemble Tourbillon - The Complete Music For Viola Da Gamba Solo	2012	CD
	carrara Et Son Orchestre Du Tourbillon - C'Est Rosalie / Deux Coeurs... Une Valse		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Gottfried Finger - Petr Wagner & Ensemble Tourbillon - Gottfried Finger	2005	CD, Album
	Roland Marais* - Petr Wagner Et Ensemble Tourbillon - Pièces De Viole, Livre II, 1738, Suites I - IV	2011	CD, Stereo
	Carrara Et Son Ensemble De Bal Musette “Le Tourbillon”* - Je N'Ai Qu'Un Amour C'Est Toi / Si Vous N'Étiez Pas Aussi Jolie	1931	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Carrara Et Son Orchestre Musette Du "Tourbillon"* - Garbo Gitano / Arrogancia Andaluza	1931	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Carrara Et Son Orchestre Musette Du "Tourbillon"* - Bon Coeur de Paris / Ti-Ohi-Ohi-Oha		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Carrara Et Son Orchestre Musette Du "Tourbillon"* - Le P'tit Brunet / Anatole Prend Le Métro	1931	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
	Fux, Ariosti, Bononcini* - Hana Blažíková, Ensemble Tourbillon, Petr Wagner - Vienna 1709: Opera Arias For Soprano And Viol	2014	CD, Album
	A. Carrara & Son Orchestre Musette Du "Tourbillon"*, Orchestre Mordrez - Belfranco Du Lido Des Champs-Elysées - Ce N'Est Qu'Un Mirage / The Peanut Vendor		Shellac, 10", 78 RPM