Tourbillon (disambiguation)
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Tourbillon is the French for whirlwind, it may refer to:
- Château de TourbillonChâteau de TourbillonThe Tourbillon castle is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Basilique de Valère, located on the opposite hill...
, a castle in Sion, Switzerland - TourbillonTourbillonIn horology, a tourbillon is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement. Developed around 1795 by the French-Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet from an earlier idea by the English chronometer maker John Arnold a tourbillon aims to counter the effects of gravity by mounting the...
, a type of mechanical clock or watch escapement - Tourbillon (band)Tourbillon (band)is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005 by Luna Sea members Ryuichi Kawamura and Kiyonobu "Inoran" Inoue , and D-Loop member Hiroaki "H...
, a Japanese band - Tourbillon (brand)Tourbillon (brand)Tourbillon are shops owned by the Swatch Group. Mainly based in Switzerland, they sell high range manufactured watches and jewellery. They officially represent Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz, Glashütte Original, Leon Hatot, Omega and Swatch.- Places :...
, a chain of shops owned by the Swatch Group - Tourbillon (horse)Tourbillon (horse)Tourbillon was an French Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire. He was bred and raced by one of France's most prominent horsemen, Marcel Boussac...
, French champion racehorse sire