723K views · 9.2K reactions | A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by rotating the escapement and balance wheel to help counter the effects of gravity. | Insider Tech | Facebook

2.8M views · 31K reactions | A masterpiece in the making  IWC watchmaker Sabrina Herzog assembles the Portugieser Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph, uniting a flying minute tourbillon, retrograde date display, and flyback chronograph on an Obsidian black dial. Limited to 100 pieces.  IW394009  watches.iwc.com/20d982 #IWCwatches | #IWCportugieser | IWC Schaffhausen | Facebook