tourbillon

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A whirlwind.

(horology) A rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that attempts to compensate for the effects of gravity.

A kind of firework that gyrates in the air.

Any part of a machine with a spiral movement.

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The system, which is regulated by a double-barrel system, incorpo-rates the magnificence and extreme precision of a flying tourbillon, nested in a gold ring at 6 o’clock. Source: Internet

More than 200 years ago, the development of the tourbillon provided an ingenious solution for a technical problem that had previously impacted the accuracy of a watch. Source: Internet

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