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11 October 2019, 08:30 AM | #1 |
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Hand engraved movement under $10k, Glashutte Original and who else?
I notice a number of Glashütte Original movements are finished with hand engraving on the movement (balance cock). I was not aware this level of detailed finishing was available on watches below $10k. I thought this was reserved for hand worked pieces from the likes of the Trinity, and ALS on pieces north of $100k. Do any other brands offer this sort of detailed finishing on movements at this price point?
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11 October 2019, 09:53 AM | #2 |
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The degree of finishing on GO is not the same as what you'd find on ALS.
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Honestly the hand engraved balance cock is sort of meh to me and I had a Lange. I do think GO puts out a great watch for the money. Not a fan of their logo rotors which kind of ruins the back side for me.
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Couldn't agree more regarding the rotor. It's somewhat tacky.
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I believe ALS hand engraves the balance cocks on all their movements; not just for watches north of 100k.
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I love GO, I think they put out a great product and punch well above their weight. That being said, I believe that the only hand finishing is the balance cock, and no, it's not near the same level you'd see on an ALS. But.... IMHO, GO get's you 80% of the way there at 10% of the price.
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Should we start a hand engraved movement thread?
Should we start a hand engraved movement thread? I saw this reverso and have gone down the rabbit hole looking for others that have similar "hands on" finishing.
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That's from the platinum Sun Moon, which is a gorgeous watch. Alas, I only have the white gold version which has a machine finished movement and isn't skeletonized but it's still a lovely movement and a lovely watch. |
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depends on what watches you’re talking about of course but I don’t think it’s accurate to say 10% of the price. there are new or substantially new ALSs can be had for ~15k on the grey market... |
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13 October 2019, 03:11 AM | #11 |
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I think for Dornbluth even the name and serial # on the movement is hand engraved. Some start at $4,000.
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I would prefer the Saxonia for 16k. 6k more for better finishing, better brand and better quality. That said GO does make fine watches.
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Torsti Laine. All types of wonderful and custom (dial and movement) in that price range.
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