As we approach the end of 2018 and prepare for 2019 ? surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches ? we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at eight watches from 2018 that offered interesting takes on that classical mainstay of high horology, the tourbillon.

Released at Baselworld 2018, the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5367 represents the latest chapter in the Breguet brand’s historical relationship with the tourbillon, a horological invention patented by its founder, 18th century watchmaking pioneer Abraham-Louis Breguet. Technically, the model has been in Breguet?s catalog since 2013, but this time around, a grand feu enamel dial has been added, and the power-reserve indicator removed, to create an impressively austere dial layout, albeit one still boasting the classical Breguet elements such as vintage-look Arabic numerals, classical blued Breguet hands, and an off-center tourbillon cage, whose hand-beveled tourbillon bar topped by a stabilizing spinel. The case, in either 18k rose gold or platinum, has a fluted caseband and an exhibition caseback displaying the movement, self-winding Caliber 581 with an 80-hour power reserve. At only 3 mm thick, this peripheral-rotor-driven caliber contributes to the watch’s “Extra-Plat” thinness of 7.45 mm. More info and photos here. Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-...