Independents

New this year for Aaron Becsei is the table clock tourbillon Nr. 2 perpetual calendar tourbillon Nr. 1 3 axis tourbillon wrist watch This "Zappler" clock is only about 1.5 inches high. The very fast pendulum beat gives it it's name "Zappler" from the verb...  

I'm kicking myself now that I didn't go past Becsei's stand. Cheers Tony P

An independent maker, whom I've just heard of, with a table clock like that??! AND a triple axis tourbillon wristwatch, no less? You MUST do an article on this gentleman for the PuristS- I can't seem to find one. I find it refreshing that some still prese... 

A great work from Aaron but a bit too "baroque" for me ! Fr.Xavier

Why does a clock need a tourbillon? Aren't they to account for positional errors? While there's no doubting the workmanship, it's a little too decorative for me.

As the balance wheel and escapement are in the vertical plane in a typical pocketwatch, gravity effects this and will be a factor in the rate of the balance's rotation. Using a tourbillon on the escapement, allows for the averaging out of the gravitationa... 

Tim, you are right that the tourbillon averages the errors in the vertical positions. However a clock, unlike a watch, sits in one vertical position its whole life. So the balance could have a huge poise error and be all over the map if checked in several...