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Roger dubuis excalibur tourbillon by BBR - Full review
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Received QC pics today and ordered a BBR 0393... But I'm doubting if it is one...
For example: Closed hands and missing yellow wheel left from the main spring.
What do you thi
nk?
For example: Closed hands and missing yellow wheel left from the main spring.
What do you thi
nk?
Received QC pics today and ordered a BBR 0393... But I'm doubting if it is one...
For example: Closed hands and missing yellow wheel left from the main spring.
What do you think?
For example: Closed hands and missing yellow wheel left from the main spring.
What do you think?
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Received QC pics today and ordered a BBR 0393... But I'm doubting if it is one...
For example: Closed hands and missing yellow wheel left from the main spring.
What do you think?
That looks to be a jbf not a bbr. On the most recent bbr (v3) the yellow gears are missing, which is a goof thing. But the closed hands to me say jbf. The jbf is also much bigger in both diameter and thickness.
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Yeah i wrote that in either this review or the other one i did. Im guessing it would be harder for the factories to make a stable movement with the two plates not joined together. Its like it on the jbf too. That or they just looked at a picture of the front of the watch and assumed thats how it is.
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More likely the latter. Not likely that they bought a gen piece and repped it.
Yeah its very true. Seems harder to machine the room out for the gears and the barrel etc. Theres always v99 to sort out the flaws!
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For anyone who care, heres the updated thread with the v3 comparison.
https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...s-excalibur-tourbillon-v3-vs-v1-vs-gen-review
https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...s-excalibur-tourbillon-v3-vs-v1-vs-gen-review
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Excellent work on the review.
I suppose we have to distinguish between 'serious' reps and 'play' reps. Factories spend alot of money on some reps buying the gen, cloning movements etc.. as good as this rep looks you get the feeling that its not a serious rep. Its expensive not because its particularly well replicated but because of the tourbillon. I bought this watch with the thought of making this the jewel in the crown of my rep collection but unfortunately its not quite there. Oh well, there is always V4 to look forward to
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Excellent work on the review.
I suppose we have to distinguish between 'serious' reps and 'play' reps. Factories spend alot of money on some reps buying the gen, cloning movements etc.. as good as this rep looks you get the feeling that its not a serious rep. Its expensive not because its particularly well replicated but because of the tourbillon. I bought this watch with the thought of making this the jewel in the crown of my rep collection but unfortunately its not quite there. Oh well, there is always V4 to look forward to
Honestly as much as the quality leaves a lot to be desired on the v3, its definitely there on the v1. If they can combine the quality of everything on the v1 with the looks of the v3, its an unbelievable watch and 100% nwbig. At this point in time though im fully sticking with a v1 silver watch because it just feels a lot nicer.
Got to wear the watch under the right lighting conditions.
Is that a Gen? It really looks too good!!
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Thats a rep, you can tell from a few things but the easiest is the front and back plates are joined together.
The skeleton frame is very shiny and bright. That's why I thought it was a Gen... I do see a lot of different pictures here (and also my QC pics) which do not show the shiny frame at all... But I guess that would be the right light conditions then.
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Yeah. The right lighting conditions really highlights the perlage. But i suppose that's the same for any watch
My BBR turned up this morning. After reading the above review I was really apprehensive and had somehow lowered my expectations. Will this Excalibur end up directly in M2M?? Such a shame as I was really looking forward to this watch ordered from Lucy early March. QC process was long as we had to refuse two pieces for various problems.
However my watch do not exhibit the winding problem described above - winding is smooth with the ‘right’ clicking sound.
The clasp however feel and sound cheap - but it might be fixable.
I LOVE it!
Now let’s do the pictures so the talking:
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However my watch do not exhibit the winding problem described above - winding is smooth with the ‘right’ clicking sound.
The clasp however feel and sound cheap - but it might be fixable.
I LOVE it!
Now let’s do the pictures so the talking:
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