In horology, a tourbillon (; also tourbillion, ) is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement to (debatably) 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 horology, a tourbillon (; also tourbillion, ) is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement to (debatably) 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.
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