Sold - Samson Seagull Real Chinese Tourbillon

Summary

Of all the mechanical watches made in China, the ones that command our interest the most are their tourbillon. Note the term tourbillon is often used incorrectly to describe a watch with a hole in the dial showing a traditional watch escapement. That is not a real tourbillon. A real tourbillon is a complicated mechanical movement with a rotating cage housing the watch balance and accompanying pallet, and this cage rotates 360 degrees. The idea of the tourbillon is to neutralize all the positional affects on the balance by having it rotate constantly.  There are two types of tourbillons, offset ones where the balance is slightly offset in the cage and a centre tourbillon where the balance is centered in the cage.  Swiss tourbillons are the finest available but can cost from $30,000 upwards and are therefore unattainable for many collectors. The Chinese tourbillons are far lower cost, reasonably well made— enough to be enjoyed by the collector— and allow the collector experience a watch complication they may not otherwise be able to. The Chinese movement manufacturer Seagull makes some of the finest Chinese tourbillon movements. This watch contains the Seagull movement. We changed the crystal to a high quality domed German-made one because we felt the watch would be better looking and more enjoyable with it. We show pictures of that work. We paired the watch with a beautiful ZRC strap made in France. 

Brand

Samson

Type

Manual Wind, Tourbillon 

Calibre

Seagull Tourbillon

Case Material

Stainless Steel

Size

38mm

Strap

New ZRC leather watch strap, made in France. Regular length.

Age

We estimate the watch was manufactured in approximately 2003

Service History

We performed comprehensive testing and performance measurement.

Condition

Watch is in like new condition.

Returns

14-day return period provided that watch is returned in condition received.

Sales Tax

North Carolina residents will pay sales tax