A small bird and 850 diamonds share the wrist. Bird on a Flying Tourbillon is Tiffany’s meeting of jewellery artistry and mechanics: a watch that takes its motif from the well-known Bird on a Rock brooch. According to the manufacturer, the diamonds have a total weight of more than four carats, and the series comprises 25 watches. [1]
At the centre of the decorative story sits a specially developed flying tourbillon movement. Tiffany describes the model as the house’s first watch with precisely this type of specially developed movement. The mechanics therefore become part of the same composition as the bird motif and diamond setting, rather than being hidden behind a simple dial. [1]
The connection to jewellery is deliberate. Jean Schlumberger’s Bird on a Rock was introduced as a brooch in 1965. Tiffany later translated the motif into watches, and in 2024 Bird on a Flying Tourbillon arrived. It is, then, a look back at a distinctive model, not a new launch today. [2]
What is interesting is the scale. A motif first known as a standalone piece of jewellery must now work alongside time display and mechanics in very limited space. The watch is a concrete example of how a jeweller can let its own visual universe shape watch design.
The official pages used do not state a price or current availability. The series of 25 indicates the production limit, not how many remain available to buy. [1][2]