The tourbillon — a rotating mechanism designed to counter the effects of gravity, first patented in 1801 — is almost a ‘basic’ offering these days for high end watchmakers. But back in the late 1970s, they were rarely seen; more likely to be found in books than on a wrist. At that time, quartz dominated the watch consumer market, and for a while the survival of Swiss watchmaking as we know it today was in the balance. The tourbillon — a rotating mechanism designed to counter the effects of gravity, first patented in 1801 — is almost a ‘basic’ offering these days for high end watchmakers. But back in the late 1970s, they were rarely seen; more likely to be found in books than on a wrist. At that time, quartz dominated the watch consumer market, and for a while the survival of Swiss watchmaking as we know it today was in the balance. http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1056593/francois-paul-journes-minimalist-approach-to-watchmaking-is?utm_term=0_df23dbd3c6-7d51489369-83000994&utm_content=bufferc7edb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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