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D A V I N C I T O U R B I L L O N R É T R O G R A D E C H R O N O G R A P H
scale. Your watch is shockproof and
waterresistant 3 bar. The engraved
rotor made of 18carat red gold winds
the watch in both directions of rotation
via IWC’s doublepawl winding. Your
watch is equipped with a flying minute
tourbillon, a unique micromechanism
that minimizes the effect of gravity
on the accuracy. The tourbillon, an
invention made in the aftermath of the
French Revolution, has always been
regarded as the ultimate challenge
in the quest for absolute mech anical
watchmaking precision. More specific
ally, the purpose of the mechanism is
to counterbalance the onesided pull
of the earth’s gravity on the balance.
