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- Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:17 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: TOURBILLION
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Re: TOURBILLION
In my previous occupation, I was a jeweler. The word tourbillion is used among watchmakers. A traditional watch movement centers around the balance wheel, pallet fork, and escape wheel. The balance wheel, as the name suggests, needs to be perfectly in balance. A few centuries ago, some watch designe...