Appreciate Watch Technology Innovation and Leap from Development of Tourbillon
- March 31st, 2010
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With the improvements and innovations of time and technology, Tourbillon can be divided into the following three generations:

Tourbillon
The First Generation Tourbillon
The first Tourbillon was invented by Swiss watchmaker A.-L. Breguet (1747-1823) in 1795. This Tourbillon must include two indispensable essential components, Tourbillon’s Carriage and Tourbillon’s Bridge. In this combination, the Balance’s Bridge must rotate together with the Tourbillon. According to different combinations, the first-generation Tourbillon watch can be divided into two categories: Coaxial, the center of balance and the center of Tourbillon are on the same axis; Eccentric also known as non-coaxial, the center of balance and the center of Tourbillon are not on the same axis.

Flying Tourbillon
The Second Generation Tourbillon
In 1927, the German watchmakers Alferd Helwig produced Tourbillon pocket watch without Tourbillon Bridge, which raised the watch’s mystery and dynamic artistic beauty when it is running. But, in this combination the Balance’s Bridge still needs o rotate together with the Tourbillon, The second-generation Flying Tourbillon also have two categories: coaxial and eccentric. The difference of the first generation and the second generation Tourbillon is the Tourbillon Bridge. Flying Tourbillon removed the fixed bridge. Although the manufacturing process became more difficult, in is more beautiful than the first Tourbillon, like the water lily on a tranquil water surface. Therefore, the Flying Tourbillon is a classic element often designed at the top level watch.

Mystery Tourbillon
The Third Generation Tourbillon
Firstly invented and manufactured by Chinese watchmakeing master Kiu Tai Yu in Hong Kong in 1993, the Mystery Tourbillon not only removed the Tourbillon’s Bridge but also removed the Tourbillon’s Carriage. In addition, in this new structure, Kiu Tai Yu improved the Balance’s Bridge, it needn’t rotate together with Tourbillon, which firstly greatly reducd the weight of Toourbillon. In history of Tourbillon Manufacturing, Kiu Tai Yu initially replaced original metal Balance’s Bridge with sapphire glass. It is called Kiu’s Mystery Tourbillon and Chinese Tourbillon.



