doc savage Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I tried to look these up to see if anyone has mentioned these already, but the search feature wasn't working for me. So I haven't browsed the offerings of our lesser-known dealers lately, and since I can't sleep I was hunting for the elusive masculine dress watch. I turned up some interesting stuff on tonyxkf's site. Just to rehash some previous discussion, Tony likes to label EVERY rep with a pricey movement (i.e. A7750) as Swiss, which is annoying. He also sets his prices high (almost double what he will take for them in many cases), so don't just buy stuff and check out--you have to negotiate the total. On a more positive note members who have dealt with him report that he treats his customers very well. I haven't personally bought from him yet, and have no interest in promoting him as a dealer. If he is selling a watch then your preferred dealer can probably find it. Another thing I noticed is that he recently added a bunch of PP Nautilus watches and they are described as MBW, I never paid much attention to MBK reps but it would be interesting if that's what they really are. Hopefully it isn't another example of tonyxkf mislabeling things. OK, here's what prompted this post: VULCAIN AVIATOR GMT MANUAL WIND WORKING ALARM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Working manual wind alarm movement? I would love for someone to try this out, I'm curious what it sounds like. The gen is supposed to have a pusher where the 4:00 crown is, and I think the gen is a little smaller, but who is going to know what a Vulcain is supposed to look like? This comes in six different dial variations. Is it an alarm or a GMT? Narikaa sold something similar a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 So here's another one with the same movement: IWC GST Mechanical Alarm Working with Brown Dial This comes in black, white, or brown dial. Fantasy watch? Is it an alarm or a GMT? Narikaa sold something similar a while back. Description says working alarm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Ok, these are old reps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Search function still broken.... So what's the alarm function like? I didn't know it was available in reps at all. I remember seeing this in the Omega catalog, nothing to get exited about but if you ever wanted a bling PO with faux chronos here it is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Breguet True 1 Minute Swiss ETA Flying Authentic Tourbillon Rose Gold For $1150, I strongly doubt it's Swiss, but it's nice to see a Chinese tourbillon in a rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hi doc, thx for the update. Have a look in my signature if you want to hear the alarm It's a Seagull movement. I had one in a JLC watch. Funny, really. But you would like to hear more music out of this movement... I don't know if these are old reps, but at least they are different from what we usually see. It's typically my field : cheap [edit] I love the Breguet tourbi ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc savage Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hi doc, thx for the update. Have a look in my signature if you want to hear the alarm It's a Seagull movement. I had one in a JLC watch. Funny, really. But you would like to hear more music out of this movement... I don't know if these are old reps, but at least they are different from what we usually see. It's typically my field : cheap [edit] I love the Breguet tourbi ! That's the same movement all right. It sounds like a buzz than a ring, but I guess you get what you pay for. Now this is an alarm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Actually this is a minute repeater. ("just" does music, as you can't set the alarm time) I have the rep of this IWC... But of course without the minute repater feature : that' as expensive as Tourbillons. These are all masterpieces of horology ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 genuine Jaeger-Lecoultre alarms actually buzz as well; I suspect the additional crown is for winding the alarm. I'm not sure about "vulcain" though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 You're right corgi : the upper crown is here to set and wind the alarm. The original sound is a bit better...slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Another thing I noticed is that he recently added a bunch of PP Nautilus watches and they are described as MBW, I never paid much attention to MBK reps but it would be interesting if that's what they really are. Hopefully it isn't another example of tonyxkf mislabeling things. These are the same which Andrew and Joshua brought last year as MBW : but they are chinese copies of THE copy. Therefore the wording is abusive, although it is surely presented like this by the manufacturer, and I'm sure most dealer don't know what an MBK is. So they use the description. Anyway, the wording MBK is not copyrighted, so everyone must be careful about what he's buying. The "Chinese MBK" is not better than the other reps : good, but not better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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