I have heard about that one, but look at this piece. I included it in the bit for MHT on timepieces.
This thing is a tourbillion, perpetual calendar, minute, quarter and hour repeater with alarm, equation of time, star charts, sunrise, sunset..... more stuff than you could ever want froma watch, and all done with VC style!
http://www.modernhometheater.com/fea...107/slideshow/