gran Posted May 31, 2010 Report Posted May 31, 2010 So what is the very best Tourbillon replica around? It seems there are at least 3 different true Tourbillion movements in replicas...from PTS and from Sea-gull and maybe other chinese factories as well Personally I am considering getting the central tourbillion such as the AP pictured partly because of the size also the JLC is quite nice me thinks..both 42mm size me thinks I would especially like input from anyone who has this replica: AP Jules Audemars Flying Tourbillon ...strange name when it is a central Tourbillion It likely has the a PTS 3900-series calibre in it. A dual mainspring centre-axis tourbillon movement. Power reserve 60 hours. 28,800bph escapement. Made by Hangzhou Watch Company Happy Timekeeping Gunnar
slickdick Posted May 31, 2010 Report Posted May 31, 2010 Well... no movement expert here, but i got one of those no brand tourby's from Homer back in the days, and it has power reserve of about 40 hours and beats at 21,6. Seems like the PTS 3900 is a bit more sophisticated.
gran Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Posted June 1, 2010 I will really like to get some more input about youre Experiencs with true Tourbillon containing reps... Movement info: The PTS 3900 tourbillon (Hangzhou Watch Co) has double-mainspring found in at least one AP replica. There is also a PTS 3310 tourbillon (maybe this is in the JLC regulateur replica?) and a Dixmont-Guangzhou DG81 (also sold by PTS Resources)has auto-winding (which should produce much the same effect by keeping the mainspring at optimum tension so long as the watch is worn). Sea-Gull has the ST80 tourbillon (and Sea-Gull ST8007SA). The ST80 is also available with auto-winding...more?
Highflyingclive Posted August 29, 2010 Report Posted August 29, 2010 Gran, maybe things have improved but when I last looked, the Chinese tourbillon seemed a lot bigger in diameter that the ones in gen watches. That was usually a Seagull movement, I think.
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