Harry Winston has unveiled its newest Histoire de Tourbillon timepiece, the last of the series of watches launched annually by the brand that has given the world of horology some of the most extravagant timekeeping instruments over the years. however, Harry Winston says it?s the last of the series bringing an end to the Histoire de Tourbillon saga. The final hurrah, as you may call it, or the swan song, the Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 10 is a masterpiece that reaches unprecedented levels of watchmaking engineering and offers something that?s never been attempted before. It?s the first watch ever to be equipped with four tourbillons in a single movement. And no, not two bi-axial tourbillons but four individual tourbillons inside the case of the watch.
The tourbillion?s job is to compensate for errors in timekeeping due to the effects of gravity and help the timepiece be more accurate. While a single tourbillion is more than sufficient, watches with two tourbillions have become quite common these days. Three tourbillions are a rarity, however, we have even seen watchmakers experiment with two bi-axial tourbillions like the Greubel Forsey Quadruple Tourbillon. However, no watch brand has ever ventured into the territory of equipping a watch with four individual tourbillions until now, because it?s simply pointless. The new Histoire de Tourbillon creation is the first wristwatch to hold four independent, adjacent tourbillon escapements, positioned in perfect symmet...