Tourbillon 1

For those of you lucky enough to have snapped up one of the 260 Tourbillon 1's in existence we have a little surprise in store. Since the completion time of the Tourbillon 1, we have naturally continued to create new watches. Some folks checked in from time to time asking if there would be any u

In 2021 Horage had achieved the impossible. Our engineers and watchmakers through brutal determination managed to deliver the first Tourbillon 1's that spring. The second pre-order window was open till August 1st, 2021 to allow those just discovering Horage a chance at ordering Tourbillon 1 in addit

Tourbillon 1 is a project that helped define and solidify Horage as not just a watchmaker, but Switzerlands youngest and latest movement developer. Being fully immersed in the project we hadn't the time to lift our heads from the workbench to realize what it was we were truly working on. Of cours

It's Friday March 26th and a very important day. Today, we completed the very first production Tourbillon 1's and this means the first customers will start seeing their watches arrive very soon. Silvan Deutschmann has been the lead on the Tourbillon 1 development and it just so happened that he

What a month it has been and thank you to all of you that have supported us either through words of encouragement, a visit to our facility or a purchase of the Tourbillon 1. On July 30th 2021 I wrote this forum post updating you all on the status of Tourbillon 1. The post outlined how pleased we

The Tourbillon 1 is well underway with series production and I am sure you are just as relieved as our team is. This week we have another video for you of Lenny building the first watch with our in-house touribllon. Lenny oversees watch assembly and most importantly he regulates all movements to e

Despite taking on what was deemed an impossible feat our engineers have had a little fun behind the scenes. Bringing a tourbillon from the drawing board to production in 8 months has to be one for the record books. Possibly there are others that have done this, but our knowledge of the industry

This was the question Benson Ko a long time watch collector and Horage enthusiast inquired about. He had signed up for the April 24th Challenge Taiwan a Half-Ironman and said he hadn't ever seen a tourbillon at such an event and therefore he wanted to see how the Touribllon 1 would stand up to

We are back with the second part of the Tourbillon 1 movement build. This week the Tourbillon 1 project lead Silvan Deutschmann is on the tools and building up one of the gold movements. Tourbillon 1 In-house Build Part 2 - The Movement Our production facility is quite a special place in that

While most were at home indulging in holiday delicacies the team here at Horage and THE Plus have been relentless in the quest to finish the Tourbillon 1. "Rolling up the sleeves”, is an understatement, but we are determined to replace the prototype in this image with the new and improved 100% in-

It's quite remarkable to think how much more we get to involve the community in the production of the Tourbillon 1.  Everyday we have updates on new components arriving and the next stage of production going into effect. The more and more one understands the production process the more they can ap

It’s an incredibly exciting time of year and we are so pleased to finally be opening our Tourbillon 1 pre-order this Saturday, October 17th, 2020. Many have asked what time the pre-order will start and we have done our best to find a time that works with the majority of time zones around the worl

Grab some popcorn and your favourite corner to read as we have a major update on Tourbillon 1 for you today. We are nearing the tourbillon development finish line.  Aesthetically speaking the looks of the Tourbillon 1 will remain as close as possible to the original, however we presented an update

It’s getting really exciting seeing the Tourbillon 1 development come together.  Currently we are nearing completion of the engineering drawings. The timing is actually working out very well as many of you know that the entire Swiss watch industry takes a holiday mid-summer.  With so many on holid

The times are changing… Today we have a very big announcement for all of you that have taken part in our Tourbillon 1 pre-order and for those wishing to take part in our second pre-order run. HORAGE founder Andreas Felsl, Florian Serex and I sat down for a round table announcement after a very lon

Lockdown, Breakups & Resurrection. 2020 was an incredibly challenging year for everyone around the world and our team at Horage was of no exception. We had started that year positive with a tourbillon in our hands and the first pre-order underway. At that time we were still even more so unknown

If you missed part 1 of this series be sure to catch up by having a read of it here as we pick up somewhat around where we left off. As mentioned at the end of part 1 we started the tourbillon project with La Joux-Perret (LJP), but later would have to take on the project in its entirety by oursel

September was quite a month at Horage. Tourbillon 1 pre-orders came to an end, Tourbillon $1 winners were drawn and Supersede our next micro-rotor project was presented to the watch community. Those that have been with us for the majority of the Tourbillon 1 journey understand that we invest fir

The HORAGE Tourbillon $1 Draw Join the Live stream draw at 14:00CET on Sunday September 12th, 2021 on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/442064792550293/posts/4447142862042446/ In the second half of August, we held an unprecedented contest for the watch community. Starting at just a one dollar

After and insane two weeks sprinting to the finish line of Tourbillon 1 and Tourbillon $1 it is a relief to sit down and provide an update on whats next for these two projects and of course a look at what is next for the K2 micro-rotor. Whats Next for Tourbillon $1? A total of 1227 people have ta

This Sunday August 1st, marks the communicated time for the Tourbillon 1 orders to close. Unfortunately time has been against us in this final stretch not the least because of Covid restrictions having created a lot of back and forth, thus making events and launch dates unpredictable. Just thi

The Tourbillon 1 development is going as planned and likely a little ahead of schedule.  My apologies for the delay since the last update, however we have many exciting things in the works such as a new ring Horage founder Tzuyu and watchmaker Marcella are bringing to market.  You can check that o

The Tourbillon 1 journey is moving into an entirely new chapter of development and we are thrilled to take you along for the ride. Tourbillon 1 In-House Development Begins With the Tourbillon 1 now in-house we have many exciting developments planned for you. In this first of many videos Horage f

Today we have a double video update! It's been a few weeks since our last update and like any good engineering project we have incurred a few hiccups along the way.  Hiccups are good in the world of engineering as they enable one to catch what could become service inquiries before they arise on cu

The tourbillon development is moving along. It was great to hear all the feedback on this week’s “Part 3 - The Cage” video of Andi and Florian. If you missed it, I have included the link at the bottom of this post. We aim to be far more transparent with our design and development processes with yo

The Tourbillon 1 pre-order is off to the races and so is the production of the first pre-order round watches. It's always exciting when bridges get put into production and the Tourbillon 1 movement bridges are an integral design element of the watch. The team at THE+ have been working on bridge

The second Tourbillon pre-order is back!   We truly appreciate everyone's patience as we have been working non-stop on the development of the new Tourbillon 1 movement.   Much has gone on since our first pre-order starting March 1st, 2020 specifically with us taking the entirety of the movemen

We are back with Part 3 of our new in-house tourbillon development. With many of Tourbillon 1’s standard components coming from our K1 and K2 movements we had a major task to complete when it came to the Tourbillon cage. This week Andi is double wristed and together with Florian they dive into

We are taking a deep dive into the new development of the Tourbillon 1 movement and cage. Such a project has us focused on not just building the movement and but also creating content as we go along. There is no luxury of time at the moment as we have a commitment to all of you to deliver a complete

Inside Watch Tok - With Florian Serex It will leave little doubt in ones mind that Florian Serex has invested a lifetime in the Swiss watch industry.  At the time of choosing a career path his father gave him one option, watchmaking.  However like the bees that call his farm home, Florian went t