Horological Meandering

Memorigin Tourbillions

Hi, I am not sure if this is the right forum for this post, if not please advise.
Anyways, owning a tourbilloin would be every Watch collectors dream. But sadly not all of us would be able to achieve this.
So there are new Brands offering a more affordable price for all to experience having one.
Have a few questions:
- what would be the difference of a branded tourbillion to a cheaper one?
- is the value of the cheaper one will be just a waste of hard warn money?
- is the craftsmanship any good for the cheaper ones?
-will be worth spending your money for one?
- etc... Please feel free if you have other questions in mind...

One brand I am looking at is the Memorigin , it is a Hong Kong based company which specialize with tourbillion watches.
Here a sample of their masterpiece:
Tourbillon Zodiac Dragon
Description:
CASE TYPE: Black/SS/RG
MOVEMENT: Movement model: MO 1223;Movement diameter 33mm; thickness 6.78mm
STRAP: Croco strap with butterfly buckle
DIAL: 181 pieces of subassembly module and 19 jewels 12 diamonds on the dial; Exquisite dragon embossment on the dial
FUNCTION: The tourbillon located at 6 o’clock rotate at a speed of 60s for one circle;40hours power reserve;The balance wheel and the escapement system encircle the center of balance wheel
Please review this particular model also.

💰3 Marketplace Listings for Zodiac›

There are at least a few Purists I know of . . .

By: Dr No : August 29th, 2012-13:12

. . . that own tourbillons made in China. For all of them, I gather it's more of a novelty rather than a deliberate acquisition. What I mean by that is that no one collects these watches; curiosity is usually assuaged by owning a single example. If the in...

Interesting... and a couple of questions

By: kkwn98 : August 29th, 2012-14:00

I haven't seen these Memorigin tourbillons in question, so I can't really make any meaningful judgments about them. They do, on the website anyway, look to be nicer than the Seagull/other Chinese tourbillons that are often seen when Chinese made tourbillo...

Your thoughts are more developed . . .

By: Dr No : August 29th, 2012-14:13

. . . and informed than my own :-) . It would be far better to ask Don for his perspective. I'll ask him to review this thread. Just so that it's clear, I've never seen Mr Kiu's work in the metal, and the few Seagulls I've seen were not at all inspiring. ...

Thanks

By: kkwn98 : August 29th, 2012-15:43

I appreciate your reply. I doubt my thoughts are really all that developed in this area, but I am curious about these tourbillons. I agree that most of the Chinese tourbillons currently on the market are nothing to write home about, but since the making h...

"home made"

By: DonCorson : August 30th, 2012-12:59

Not home made, but hand made. Mr. Kiu's tourbillons were really made by hand. Not industrial fabrication sterily decorated to perfection by hand. For my money that is an advantage, age old hand crafts still being made today. The sweat and soul of one man ...

Thanks for doing the heavy lifting, Don . . .

By: Dr No : August 30th, 2012-13:27

. . . much appreciated! Art

Thank you!

By: kkwn98 : August 30th, 2012-16:22

Don, Thanks very much for taking the time to share your thoughts on this. I think you're right, "hand made" is definitely the better term to describe Mr. Kiu's tourbillons. I appreciate your thoughts on today's industrial tourbillons. Truth be told, I had...

Website

By: xonarc578 : August 31st, 2012-05:15

Thanks very much Sirs for a very enlighting discussion. You can check the site sirs for more infos about this specific brand and watch. [external link removed as per forum rules] Please check it out sirs. Good day!

picture

By: xonarc578 : August 31st, 2012-22:52

Sorry to post an external link sir. BTW, this would be the picture of the Zodiac Memorigin Watch Tourbillon Please comment on the workmanship and design sirs. Thanks! ...