tourbillion

variants or tourbillon
as in vortex

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Recent Examples of tourbillion This is a minute repeater tourbillion, a perpetual calendar retrograde. Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023 The watch is also the first edition to feature a double-hairspring tourbillion movement in a Streamliner case. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, the reverse dial shows the calendar indication and tourbillion escapement. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022 The physical examples will run on the watchmaker’s manual winding JCAM19 movement and feature a flying tourbillion. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2022 Like the other three series models, this Twin Turbo Furious uses the JCFM05 manual-winding tourbillion movement, made up of 832 components. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2021 That’s quite impressive for a standard tourbillion. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2022 Inside the watch’s anti-reflective case, its vital components are on display in a slightly asymmetrical arrangement, from its tourbillion between 6 and 7 o’clock and its small seconds counter between 9 and 10 o’clock. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2021 Meanwhile, the red gold alternative is primarily meant to offer a more conventional setting for the tourbillion, according to the watchmaker. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2021
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Noun
  • The city is widely known as one of the most spiritual destinations in the country, home to a number of vortex sites that are considered powerful sources of energy and healing.
    Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
  • All that his administration was able to accomplish was done while also dealing with significant challenges, such as a polar vortex, the Henry Pratt mass shooting, the COVID-19 pandemic and more, Irvin said during the speech.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Ocean Spa at Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa is home to the Aquarian Baths, where the whirlpools help to release all tension and stress.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
  • Dust devils spun in the distance, moving like flying whirlpools across the scrubland.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025

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“Tourbillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourbillion. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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