Tourbillon

The increasing ubiquity of the complication has meant that watchmakers have to continually raise the bar on the dramatics of this most mesmerising of escapements. In 2012, Franck Muller released the Thunderbolt Tourbillon. By 2015, they raised the bar yet again with an exceptionally large architectural tourbillon in the shape of the Vanguard Tourbillon collection

Record setting Richard Mille RM 27-03 joins record setting tennis star Rafael Nadal on historic win, setting a new milestone and provenance for auction values.

If timepieces could speak, this one might sing that it is titanium

Currently the lightest chronograph in the world of watchmaking, Richard Mille has certainly upped the ante in the game for its competitors.

This is by definition a superwatch, with tourbillon, chronograph and perpetual calendar all co-existing in blissful harmony. As a bonus, the chronograph is of the split seconds variety.

The Credor Fugaku Tourbillon Limited Edition scores with a one-two punch of technical and artisanal mastery.

The Zenith Academy Tourbillon Georges Favre-Jacot combines two of the most visually stunning inventions in haute horlogerie.

With an extra balance here and a second gear train there, watches go after horological perfection by stepping out of the proverbial box