For US$4 million, you can own this timeless masterpiece crafted with the attention to detail of a hundred-year-old Swiss watch. Its stationary and entirely analog gauge cluster centered in the steering wheel is comprised of over 600 individual pieces of titanium, billet aluminum, crystal glass, rubies and sapphires, oozing very much with Breguet-like affluence. So as not to disrupt the Tourbillon's bespoke interior, hidden in the center console is a high-definition screen that can be deployed on-demand in either portrait or landscape mode, displaying the vehicle's data or the reverse camera.
"If you see a piece of what you think is titanium, then that’s what it is," said Bugatti president, Christophe Piochon. "It is clear from looking at any of Ettore Bugatti’s creations that every component – even if it is never seen – is a work of art, and that was our intention with Tourbillon, too." No expense is spared in the Tourbillon, which translates to "whirlwind" – which has nothing to do with a breeze at all.
A tourbillon is a gravity-defeating device inside of an extremely high-end mechanical watch that improves time-keeping accuracy as it rotates, ticking the second hand. It is symbolic as the absolute highest degree of craftsmanship and quality in watch-making. Very few watch manufacturers are capable of producing this acutely complex and expensive type of timepiece.
Bugatti has long applied this level of craftsmanship to its cars. Ettore Bugatti once said, "Nothing i.
