BESPOKE LUXURY MAGAZINE
Another slim, skeletonized tourbillon piece we can’t take our eyes off at the moment is the RM 17-01 Tourbillon Carbon TPT Richard Mille introduced to its canon late last year, as well as the RM 52-05 Tourbillion Pharrell Williams manual-winding piece, designed in collaboration between Pharrell and Mr. Mille. Retro-classicists will favor Audemars Piguet’s take on this fascinating sub-genre: the Royal Oak Tourbillon ExtraThin Openworked, introduced in steel and pink gold in 2016. The jury’s still out—and engaged in heated debate—when it comes to whether there’s still any point in a design movement that doesn’t serve much purpose in modern timekeeping, but the sheer artistry of the tourbillon as a watchmaking technique is undeniable. Which, for true horolophiles, is reason enough to invest in one.
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