Tourbillon

Three new Breitlings from the Premier collection




Three new Breitlings in the high-end watchmaking range. Each of the three variants was inspired by one of Breitling’s founders. The Premier collection was conceived by Willy Breitling Conceived while the world was still involved in the Second World War. Wristwatches were tools used by pilots, navigators and engineers to do their job and they had to (and still have to) be reliable tools. But Willy Breitling also tried to elevate the wristwatch to an elegant object. The Premier line, launched in 1943, kept all the function of its chronographs, but enriched them in form. The Swiss Maison is now launching the Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42. A tourbillon complication is the centerpiece of a new trio of wristwatches.

The Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 is the perfect expression of Breitling’s design and expertise. In the tourbillon, you see the mechanism that lives every second. It is the beating heart of the watch.

I tre orologi Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42
I tre orologi Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42

Georges Kern, CEO of Breitling

A tourbillon houses the balance wheel, balance spring and escapement in a rotating cage, setting the whole assembly in perpetual motion. This action corrects, and effectively cancels, the force of gravity, which affects the accuracy of a watch differently. Breitling worked with special movement maker Manufacture La Joux-Perret to develop the B21 movement, which combines a tourbillon with a chronograph to make this trio of watches so distinctly Breitling.

Il fondello aperto in vetro zaffiro è bombato per consentire il pieno apprezzamento del movimento B21
Il fondello aperto in vetro zaffiro è bombato per consentire il pieno apprezzamento del movimento B21

Precious metals and an open domed caseback characterize the Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42, which is available in three variants, each dedicated to the founders of Breitling. The Léon Breitling features a solid 18K red gold case with a silver dial and a semi-gloss brown alligator leather strap. The Gaston Breitling combines an 18K white gold case with an anthracite dial and a black alligator strap. The Willy Breitling, on the other hand, is a solid platinum vision with an admiral blue dial and black alligator strap. Each watch features the stylized square pushers and Arabic numerals that are the hallmarks of the Premier line. Their symmetrical dial design, interplay of numerals and tonal colorways perfectly balance the undisputed star of the show, the tourbillon, which takes center stage at 12 o’clock. The open sapphire crystal caseback is domed to allow for full appreciation of the B21 movement, where the oscillating weight and tourbillon back appear in contrasting 18K gold.
Il Gaston Breitling abbina una cassa in oro bianco 18 carati con quadrante antracite e cinturino in alligatore nero.
Il Gaston Breitling abbina una cassa in oro bianco 18 carati con quadrante antracite e cinturino in alligatore nero

The release of the Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 marks the return of the Founders Squad, made up of Léon, Gaston and Willy Breitling, who come to life in the new Premier Tourbillon campaign. The three generations have left their legacy in the brand and their imprint can still be felt in every aspect of these watches. Léon is the craftsman, whose work sets a new standard of precision. Gaston is the innovator, whose design has become what we know as the modern chronograph. And Willy is the man of impeccable taste, who introduced the wristwatch from purpose to style. The Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 is for those who love mechanical watchmaking.
Il Léon Breitling presenta una solida cassa in oro rosso 18 carati con quadrante argentato e cinturino in pelle di alligatore marrone semilucido
Il Léon Breitling presenta una solida cassa in oro rosso 18 carati con quadrante argentato e cinturino in pelle di alligatore marrone semilucido

Un tourbillon ospita il bilanciere, la molla del bilanciere e lo scappamento in una gabbia rotante, mettendo l'intero gruppo in moto perpetuo
Un tourbillon ospita il bilanciere, la molla del bilanciere e lo scappamento in una gabbia rotante, mettendo l’intero gruppo in moto perpetuo

Il Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 indossato
Il Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 indossato







A new Tourbillon by Vhernier

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The Tourbillon ring by Vhernier is renewed with a gold and titanium version. And Drew Barrymore … ♦ ︎

The Tourbillon ring by Vhernier is a classic that is renewed over time. The Piedmont-based Maison in Milan focuses on a refined design, for true lovers of the sophisticated exclusivity of the essential. It is also the case of the Tourbillon collection: two large overlapping and offset bands merge into a clean design, a fluid composition, a force in perennial movement.

The novelty is that Vhernier for the first time combines its characteristic pink gold with the opaque gray of titanium.

Vhernier, Tourbillon ring, rose gold, titanium
Vhernier, Tourbillon ring, rose gold, titanium

This is also a sophisticated combination, as the style of the brand provides. The new version is added to the more classic versions composed of two bands in rose gold and white gold, sometimes illuminated by thin pavé diamonds. Among the lovers of the Vhernier style there is also Drew Barrymore, actress and director, who wore the Abbraccio ring for the premiere of The World’s Best, an international talent competition that debuted on the US CBS television network after the 2019 Super Bowl. Lavinia Andorno





Anello Tourbillon in oro bianco e diamanti
Anello Tourbillon in oro bianco e diamanti

Orecchini Tourbillon in oro rosa e bianco
Orecchini Tourbillon in oro rosa e bianco

Orecchini Tourbillon in oro rosa e diamanti
Orecchini Tourbillon in oro rosa e diamanti

Drew Barrymore con l'anello Abbraccio
Drew Barrymore con l’anello Abbraccio







With Vhernier a Tourbillon in the ears

New earrings and rings are added to the Tourbillon collection of Vhernier ♦
Couple’s life is complicated: hugs are followed by misunderstandings, and then others embraces. In short, life is a tourbillon, a reel, with joyful, engaging and other more problemsmatic moments. Perhaps thinking about this interweaving that never stops has been born years ago the Tourbillon Ring of Vhernier. It is one of those jewels that can boast an unmistakable design. In fact, the Tourbillon collection has been successful, to be constantly renewed and enlarged. With spring 2017, for example, the rings have been added to the earrings: two overlapped and offset semicircles that caress and enrich, adaping kindly to the ear. Not only that: the line of rings added the variants in white gold and the pieces in yellow gold with a thin edge in brilliant. Giulia Netrese
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Orecchini a clip Tourbillon in oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini a clip Tourbillon in oro bianco e diamanti

Anello Tourbillon in oro bianco e diamanti
Anello Tourbillon in oro bianco e diamanti
Orecchini a clip Tourbillon in oro rosa e diamanti
Orecchini a clip Tourbillon in oro rosa e diamanti

Orecchini a clip Tourbillon in oro bianco e rosa, e diamanti
Orecchini a clip Tourbillon in oro bianco e rosa, e diamanti







Twist for couple with Vhernier

Notice to lovers of modern design, innovative and valuable: to Valentine’s Day, Vhernier is going with the proposal of four rings. These are different versions of the ring Tourbillon, the French word that translates as reel. And, after all, is not it a whirlpool of mixed feelings that wraps a couple’s life? It’s not casual the ring Tourbillon is formed by two superimposed parts, as wrapped in a hug. It consists, in fact, two bands in gold, with a soft design, which are intertwined, even in the company of a pavé with white diamonds. Gold is in shades of pink and white. Margherita Donato




Anello-Tourbillon oro bianco e rosa
Anello-Tourbillon oro bianco e rosa

Anello Tourbillon in oro bianco e diamanti
Anello Tourbillon in oro bianco e diamanti
Vhernier, anello in oro bianco e pavé di diamanti
Vhernier, anello in oro bianco e pavé di diamanti

Vhernier, anello in oro rosa e pavé di diamanti
Vhernier, anello in oro rosa e pavé di diamanti