vric Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) I will do this quick since it's a fantasy Rep. There's no JLC equivalent to this one.. but still, this rep design is near perfection. This replica use a tourbillon made by Seagull. It'd fairly well build and reliable. The only problem is, if you ever have a problem, you will have an hard time finding a watchmisth with the skill/competence to repair this. I remember few year ago when Tourby started to show up (at over $1k a piece.. and it wasn't near as nice as those we have today) Narikaa had one broke on him. He found a small shop near him able to repair it for like $7.. So, I guess if anything goes wrong, there's someone somewhere that can fix this movement. While most Tourbillon rep as small, being 38-39mm wide, this one is 43mm and wear nicely due to the dial using most of the front of the watch. There's 2 version of this watch.. One have a cutout in the black plate to see through the watch, and this one doesn't. Sadly, it look like the see-through version is not available anymore.. A shame, but still great watch. One of the weakest point of this rep is the strap and the deployment. The strap is what you would expect from a $100 watch, not a $500 rep! This one will have to be change, and while you are at it, change the deployment. I'm not sure if it's the usual JLC deployment you have on all rep, but this thing feels cheap and is uncomfortable. I will change that too. Overall, if you want a classy looking tourbillon watch, I think this is one of the best the rep world have to offer. This one have great size, clean dial and good AR (not the best, but certainly double sided and what you would expect from the best rep around). Beside the cutoff on the back plate, I can't thing of anything that could have been made better on this watch. A keeper for sure! Edited May 28, 2010 by vric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 That is an amazing watch! I only wish they would drop the 'REGULATEUR' off the dial, as I think it would be even better! But it's got great aesthetic balance; very classic design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vric Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Kinda agree, but an another hand, it's not like someone will call you about the Regulator part of this rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Great JLC design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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