The Blancpain L-evolution Tourbillon Carrousel
Blancpain has introduced a new caliber to their L-evolution collection this week in Basel, and it unites both the tourbillon and carrousel complications into a single movement. The new watch is called the Tourbillon Carrousel, and it’s a modern take on the dual regulator with an openwork movement. Both the tourbillon and the carrousel are individually powered by their own barrels, and each are visible within the asymmetrical dial. Everything works together thanks to a trick differential and winding mechanism. Lets take a closer look. 1 OF 3 The tourbillon and the carrousel are both regulating devices that rotate in order to cancel any adverse effects of gravity on timekeeping accuracy. While a tourbillon consists of an entire carriage set into motion, the carrousel consists of a platform on which the balance wheel and its bridge go 'round. With Blancpain's Tourbillon Carrousel, the two work together. A differential is used to combine the output from each, an

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Incoming.......
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