Tourbillon
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tourbillon-189-3243472
title:
Tourbillon
text:
In horology, a tourbillon is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement to increase accuracy. Conceived by the British watchmaker and inventor John Arnold, it was developed by his friend the Swiss-French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet and patented by Breguet on 26 June 1801. In a tourbillon the escapement and balance wheel are mounted in a rotating cage, with the goal of eliminating errors of poise in the balance giving a uniform weight. Tourbillons are still included in some modern wr
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourbillon
date created:
2005-02-23T22:07:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:02:47Z
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