[OFFICIAL] RWI Tourbillon Club

[Luthier]

The best Tourby movement is Seagull ST-8000, hands down. But it's expensive one, and it's low beat. Cage size - 13mm, off center hands.
#2 in my book is Hangzhou 3300, that we can see in early JLC reps, hi-beat, 16mm cage, off center hands.
Liaoning already stopped to make tourbies. Guangzhou Dixmont make ST-8000 under license, and 2 in-house tourbies, one manual, one auto.
Shanghai... Well, it looks, like cheap "open heart" movements, because of that bar holder across the cage... Meh...
ST-8002, auto version of ST-8000, same construction.


HZ-3300 series:

 

[fire00071]

The SS rep HERMUTAGE is out of stock with all dealers! So I will have to go gen...:cheese:

the gold is avail... and it looks fine check the vid

 

[theflyingdutchman]

the gold is avail... and it looks fine check the vid

Nice video, but it showes the poor finish of the tourby case bridge e.g. see @ 21 or 43 secs... what a shame!

 

[cwazy1]

meh, i wouldnt expect any better from rep makers haha

 

[theflyingdutchman]

meh, i wouldnt expect any better from rep makers haha

Check this pic... a bit better!

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[cwazy1]

yeah that cage is pretty nice.. but there are not any bridges on that one.

 

[Z3BR4]

The AATOS Tiago is a nice Genuine watch for under $500 that uses the PTS-3310. It looks remarkably similar to a Seagull ST-8000. I may pick one up.

 

[theflyingdutchman]

yeah that cage is pretty nice.. but there are not any bridges on that one.

True! It was just to show a clean rep finish! But, I am a picky guy... plus as said the SS is sold out anyway!


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[cwazy1]

SS??? cmon... we all know you love your gold

 

[Z3BR4]

Also comes in this variant...

 

[theflyingdutchman]

SS??? cmon... we all know you love your gold

Yes, but RG plating for daily wear is not durable! This watch would be for in office wear and after a few months the case back will be through...

That is why I recased all my RG HBBs with RG ceramic plates. And after 2 years wearing... NO ISSUES!

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[cwazy1]

ohhhhh... hmmm... place a plastic sticker on the back.. that should keep it from wearing through

 

[theflyingdutchman]

ohhhhh... hmmm... place a plastic sticker on the back.. that should keep it from wearing through

Your the 2nd person to suggest this today, but there also is the buckle, crown ....


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[Luthier]

The AATOS Tiago is a nice Genuine watch for under $500 that uses the PTS-3310. It looks remarkably similar to a Seagull ST-8000. I may pick one up.

Not entirely correct. First - it's Hangzhou 3310. PTS Resources is just a trading company in Hong Kong, who often gives their own names to movements, that they buy from differenr factories.


And second... How it looks remarcably similar to ST-8000?

 

[Luthier]

? Your the 2nd person to suggest this today, but there also is the buckle, crown ....


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I also recommended you to polish gold off.

 

[Z3BR4]

Not entirely correct. First - it's Hangzhou 3310. PTS Resources is just a trading company in Hong Kong, who often gives their own names to movements, that they buy from differenr factories.


And second... How it looks remarcably similar to ST-8000?

Oops Luth, I thought your second schematic picture was the ST-8000 but I realized its the 3300.. That would explain the similarities lol

The 3310 looks like it has the day/night and GMT(Second timezone) hand whereas the 3300 doesn't. I thought your picture of the 3300 was the ST-8000 so I got confused

 

[Luthier]

I was confused too, from the beginning, so, I had to reshuffle all my Hangzhou catalogs.

 

[seriph]

I spend a considerable part of each day confused

 

[cwazy1]

lol touche

 

[fire00071]

Hi tribe,

those babies are soon coming to daddy...

I needed additional simple yet elegant tourbys, i initially wanted black dials but , the FM that i liked was not avail, i also hesitated with the Cartier Ballon bleu white dial and JLC porcelain crane bleu one ( i think i will eventually get them...)

anyway some raw qc pics, will post better ones when at home and dressed on proper straps... cheers and thanks again for advices

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