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Yet another nail in the coffin of the tourbillon as an "exclusive" "complication".
Dec 10, 2022,15:51 PM
Whatever you might think about the aesthetics of the new Zenith defy extreme, it is an impressive technical achievement. The movement is not really new, but the price, at significantly below 100K is ...
60-second tourbillon for timekeeping functions, 5-second tourbillon for chronograph
What do you guys think? How will this watch affect the perceived exclusivity of the tourbillon?
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I believe Frderique Constant has one
By: myles721 : December 10th, 2022-15:59
for under 4K. If you define exclusive by 100K or more than I would say the tourbillon hasn’t been exclusive for a long time.
The original affordable Swiss Tourbillion...
By: BigFatPauli : December 10th, 2022-16:27
I remember in the in the 2006 or 2007 when this came out people started asking if the expensive tourbillion was dead. It was $39,000 USD retail. Same narrative, different watch, old news. ...
This one
By: ChetBaker : December 10th, 2022-21:48
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Yes, it is exactly the same movement ...
By: als1678 : December 11th, 2022-03:52
Well, maybe some technical improvements. But LVMH decided that tag Heuer is not the right brand and made it years late the zenith flagship.
One of my favourites....
By: guycord : December 11th, 2022-12:21
The Freak X is not a tourbillion but a 1-hour Carousel. A similar mechanism arguably and a finish to put it in 10-20k range? I see no reason why some of the simpler tourbillions should be overly expensive and command massive amounts if industrially finish...
Broken for a while
By: chikai168 : December 11th, 2022-13:57
Hi, As others have said, that ceiling was broken a long time ago. Ignoring Chinese made tourbillons, we have Horage and BA1110D Swiss made tourbillons at less than £5000. Finishing will be industrial etc but it is Swiss made and I find the BA111OD design ...