Horological Meandering

Thanks

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 has now been established, presumably the finishing and refinement will follow in due course? To my untrained eyes, these Memorigin tourbillons look better than the Seagull variety. Maybe they, or someone else, are ready to take the next step up on quality?

As for Mr. Kiu's tourbillons, I'm on shaky ground - I saw them and him in 1999 and 2000. I recall thinking they were very nice, but looked somewhat "home made", compared to the Pateks and Vacherons of this world. No doubt because they were, in fact, home made . Apart from his obvious talent, perhaps Mr. Kiu was also in the right place at the right time? I think tourbillons back in 2000 (and before) were still very much grande complications, more so than they are today (although I still love them).

It certainly would be great to get Don's thoughts on this,

Kind regards

This message has been edited by kkwn98 on 2012-08-29 15:58:50

Memorigin Tourbillions

By: xonarc578 : August 25th, 2012-18:13

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 afforda...

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! ...