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Title: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: ckoh35 on February 15, 2014, 09:57:53 PM: Dear members,

I am thinking of purchasing a Ingersoll tourbillion, there are few models with affordable price, lahota, pierce and Wilson. can anyone share their experience on this brand?

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Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: JeepWH on February 16, 2014, 08:08:17 AM: http://www.malaysiawatchforum.com/index.php?topic=1722.0

Check this page out, might expain some of your queries. BTW, Ingersoll is now owned by a China company, and some of its models uses chinese movements.
Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: ckoh35 on February 16, 2014, 07:03:56 PM: thanks for yr info, it is the cheapest tourbillion watch i have seen.
Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: jason_recliner on February 17, 2014, 05:21:07 AM: If you really must have a tourbillon, try and find a Sea-Gull branded piece. Sea-Gull make the better (affordable) Chinese tourbillon movements, and it's nice to have the manufacturer's name on the watch. Sea-Gull also do a decent job on the rest of the watch - I had a M222S for a few years and it was really well made.
Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: JeepWH on February 17, 2014, 06:20:11 AM: Yeah had been rather curious about Seagull watches for quite some time now, wondering if anyone can tall me if its available in Malaysia. Thanks
Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: ckoh35 on February 17, 2014, 07:57:43 AM: I was told that igersoll tourbillion is also using seagull movement but ingersoll has a better desin
Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: musclehedz on February 17, 2014, 11:07:52 AM: you might wanna try the shop in Bangsar Village. They had a few Seagulls there the last time i was there a few months back....Not sure about now tho...

Quote from: JeepWH on February 17, 2014, 06:20:11 AM
Yeah had been rather curious about Seagull watches for quite some time now, wondering if anyone can tall me if its available in Malaysia. Thanks
Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: JeepWH on February 17, 2014, 01:43:44 PM: Will check it out. Thanks musclehedz.
Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: JeepWH on February 17, 2014, 01:45:57 PM: Quote from: ckoh35 on February 17, 2014, 07:57:43 AM
I was told that igersoll tourbillion is also using seagull movement but ingersoll has a better desin

Although Ingersoll is owned by a chinese company, the HQ and manufacture is still in Switzerland. And if i'm not wrong, part of the takeover deal was that they had to maintain a Swiss staff ad R&D team. Therefore, the design is more refined, along the likes of other swiss watches.
Title: Re: ingersoll tourbillion
Post by: jason_recliner on February 17, 2014, 02:40:32 PM: Quote from: JeepWH on February 17, 2014, 01:45:57 PM
Quote from: ckoh35 on February 17, 2014, 07:57:43 AM
I was told that igersoll tourbillion is also using seagull movement but ingersoll has a better desin

Although Ingersoll is owned by a chinese company, the HQ and manufacture is still in Switzerland. And if i'm not wrong, part of the takeover deal was that they had to maintain a Swiss staff ad R&D team. Therefore, the design is more refined, along the likes of other swiss watches.

Maybe, maybe not. The Sea-Gull I had was really rather nice. The case was about as well finished as my colleague's Meistersinger, for example. Regardless, given the option I personally would still rather have a manufacturer on the dial than some Swinese brand name.