actual size 16 cm
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- Parts
- 175
- Build
- 7 hrs
- Level
- Expert
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Giant Watchmaker's Tourbillon
€67.50
In stock, ships within 2 business days
Breguet's tourbillon (1801), enlarged 10 times. The cage turns on itself, carrying the escape wheel, the lever and the balance, which keep beating as it rotates; rate errors caused by gravity cancel out from one position to the next. 195 parts, 9 hours to build, expert level.
- Parts
- 195
- Build
- 9 hrs
- Level
- Expert
- Footprint
- 14 × 14 × 20 cm
- Weight
- 620 g
- Glue and battery
- None
Expert: a build over several sessions
Order today: shipped by Thursday 12 November at the latest.
Free delivery in France on orders from €99.
- Missing part replaced free
- Ships within 2 business days
- 14-day returns
- Illustrated manual included
Ages 14 and up. Contains small parts.
Giant Watchmaker's Tourbillon in detail
The story
Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon in Paris in 1801. In a pocket watch, carried upright, gravity always pulls the balance to the same side and upsets the timekeeping. His idea: rotate the whole escapement on itself, so that these errors cancel out with every turn.
What you'll see move
The tourbillon is enlarged here so you can follow it without a loupe: the cage turns slowly, carrying the escape wheel, the lever and the balance, which keep beating as it turns.
Specifications
- Number of pieces
- 195 pieces
- Assembly time
- 9 hrs
- Difficulty
- Expert
- Dimensions
- 14 × 14 × 20 cm
- Weight
- 620 g
- Material
- PLA with 30% wood fibre
- Hardware
- Micro-screws and ball bearings included
- Glue required
- None
- Battery required
- None
In the box
- 195 wood-fibre composite parts, ready to assemble
- Micro-screws and ball bearings
- Illustrated step-by-step assembly manual
- No glue and no batteries: everything fits together and turns by hand
14+
Ages 14 and up. Contains small parts: not suitable for children under 3, choking hazard.
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- Build
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