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Recent Examples of tourbillion
This is a minute repeater tourbillion, a perpetual calendar retrograde.
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Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023
The watch is also the first edition to feature a double-hairspring tourbillion movement in a Streamliner case.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2022
Meanwhile, the reverse dial shows the calendar indication and tourbillion escapement.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022
The physical examples will run on the watchmaker’s manual winding JCAM19 movement and feature a flying tourbillion.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2022
Like the other three series models, this Twin Turbo Furious uses the JCFM05 manual-winding tourbillion movement, made up of 832 components.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2021
That’s quite impressive for a standard tourbillion.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2022
Inside the watch’s anti-reflective case, its vital components are on display in a slightly asymmetrical arrangement, from its tourbillion between 6 and 7 o’clock and its small seconds counter between 9 and 10 o’clock.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2021
Meanwhile, the red gold alternative is primarily meant to offer a more conventional setting for the tourbillion, according to the watchmaker.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2021
Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023
The watch is also the first edition to feature a double-hairspring tourbillion movement in a Streamliner case.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2022
Meanwhile, the reverse dial shows the calendar indication and tourbillion escapement.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022
The physical examples will run on the watchmaker’s manual winding JCAM19 movement and feature a flying tourbillion.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2022
Like the other three series models, this Twin Turbo Furious uses the JCFM05 manual-winding tourbillion movement, made up of 832 components.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2021
That’s quite impressive for a standard tourbillion.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2022
Inside the watch’s anti-reflective case, its vital components are on display in a slightly asymmetrical arrangement, from its tourbillion between 6 and 7 o’clock and its small seconds counter between 9 and 10 o’clock.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2021
Meanwhile, the red gold alternative is primarily meant to offer a more conventional setting for the tourbillion, according to the watchmaker.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourbillion
Noun
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Ours is the work of helping others hold those artifacts and insights in their hands, however briefly, and of considering what ought to be reserved from the ever-sucking vortex of oblivion—and why.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Even Andrew Madley, the referee, fell victim to the vortex of Paqueta’s aura when he was accidentally brought down by the Brazilian.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Once the debris was cleared, a whirlpool formed and pulled the man down, a witness told firefighters, WISH reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2025
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Stay Here: Mont Cervin Palace is a 150-room Michelin Key property complete with three restaurants, chateau-style interiors, and a whirlpool with views of the mountains.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Tourbillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourbillion. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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