Nw that my wife and kid are asleep and I still cant sleep because I just came back from Europe , I can write again....... maybe this time, I will write about tourbillion!
Besides Tourbillion "the flywheel" is nice looking and of course, very expensice, actually have you wonder what's the merit? For long time, it has been taken the top famous table technical and creation representative to create this masterpiece. This kind of high difficulty's scheduling craft is actually invented by a generation of clock and watch Masters. It is said that it started with Breguet in 1795, and they applied for the patent in 1801. its major function for tourbillion flywheel is to solve the earth's attraction so as to synchronize watches and minmize the time error which produces in the different position. All this problem occurs because earth gravity will cause balance wheel's movement acceleration or slows down, enables the table to have the light error in the different position. To solve this difficult problem, Breguet has invented Tourbillion flywheel gear which follows one kind of special clock and watch mechanism. They holds and releases respectively the gears, the balance wheel, and so on. You may also notice a time basket in tourbillion watches. When this time basket rotates, it also holds and releases respectively the structure to revolve the balance shaft, was also the flywheel module's center which makes 360 degrees non-stop revoluation.
Did I blurr you??? ok, I talk English now.... in simple terms.... lets move on..
At present, there are about 3 main types of tourbillion....The first kind is the BREGUET type tourbillion flywheel which has the revolving frame, and the fixed bridge-floor, the balance staff and the flywheel axle center is in the identical axle center. The second kind has the internal rotation frame, not fixed bridge-floor, has the eccentric type to fly. The third kind is to rectify the big feather invention “to rectify the mysterious tuo flywheel”, it has first cancelled the revolving frame and the steady rest, but with transparent crystal glass and it mounts the gem axis eye, substitutes for balance wheel's on fixed bridge-floor (i.e. clamping plank).
Lost liao????....... Dun worry... just remember one thing about tourbillion watches... It will always remain expensive and when you service your tourbillion, make sure your watch tech know how to assemble back!... Of course, if your watch tech knows how to service your tourbillion, dun expect your bill to be cheap lah....
