This week on Scottish Watches, we get swept up in a whirlwind with the celebration of Tourbillon Day, marking 225 years since Abraham-Louis Breguet patented one of watchmaking’s most iconic inventions.
Click here to read along and see the photos in our show notes as you listen – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2026/07/02/scottish-watches-podcast-793-a-whirlwind-of-new-watches-for-july/
We explore Breguet’s latest anniversary pieces, discuss the mechanical theatre of the compl...
This week on Scottish Watches, we get swept up in a whirlwind with the celebration of Tourbillon Day, marking 225 years since Abraham-Louis Breguet patented one of watchmaking’s most iconic inventions.
Click here to read along and see the photos in our show notes as you listen – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2026/07/02/scottish-watches-podcast-793-a-whirlwind-of-new-watches-for-july/
We explore Breguet’s latest anniversary pieces, discuss the mechanical theatre of the complication, and go behind the scenes of Taming the Whirlwind, a new documentary that tells the story of bringing an affordable tourbillon to life.
The conversation then shifts from haute horlogerie to artisanal craftsmanship with a closer look at Awake’s stunning Son Mài Frosted Leaf Royal Blue, where centuries-old Vietnamese lacquer techniques meet genuine gold leaf to create a standout dial.
Throw in Jaeger-LeCoultre’s latest Polaris, an inventive wandering-hours from Canuck Timepieces × AndoAndoAndo, Samsung finding itself in hot water over copied watch faces, stories from eBay Live plus a ton more and you’re set for this week of watches!
Abraham-Louis Breguet.Patent granted on the 26th of June 1801.Breguet Reference 3357 introduced in 1988.
Breguet Classique Tourbillon 7357
Breguet Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255Breguet Tradition Tourbillon 7047Breguet Marine Tourbillon Équation Marchante 5887Chasing Microns – An Horage StoryTaming the Whirlwind – An Horage Story about the Tourbillon that should not exist | Full DocumentaryAwake Son Mài – Frosted Leaf « Royal Blue »Awake Concept Mission To Earth.Geneva Watch DaysSwatch Group seeks $170 million from Samsung for ripping off Omega and Tissot designs for smartwatch dialsRikki is wearing his Horage Tourbillon 1.Horage Tourbillon 3Scottish Watches Podcast #226 : How To Become A Watchmaker and Design Movements With MarcellaScottish Watches Podcast #784: Formex Have Rewritten The Rules – Again!Horage K2 Micro Rotor Scottish Watches Podcast #592 : Say Hello to Skye – The Brand New Scottish Watches x Formex Limited Edition WatchDave is wearing his Formex x Scottish Watches Essence 39 mm “Skye” https://www.instagram.com/zamattsu/ Radio 4 broadcasts on Long Wave to end on 27 June 2026
Jaeger-LeCoultre 40mm Polaris DateCanuck Timepieces × AndoAndoAndo The 4th DimensionThe Wormhole.DWC TerraScottish Watches Podcast #792: No Scottish Watches – No PartyScottish Watches Podcast #790: Making Stolen Watches Too Hot To HandleScottish Watches Podcast #788: The Elliot Brown 2026 Debrief – A Lot Has Changed!
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