The fine jewellery tourbillon from haute horlogerie label Richard Mille takes all of its cues from the swirling form of a spiral, a mathematical shape expressed in many organic forms around us in the natural environment.
The spray of diamonds emanating outwards in 14 rays from the tourbillon escapement at 6 o'clock can also be associated with the spiralling vortex one perceives in myriad galaxies, including the Milky Way, as well as an allusion to the power of the whirlwind or the spirally formed patterns of organic growth observed among certain sea creatures, plants, trees and animals.
