2010年9月24日星期五

the lower-end mechanical Ulysse Nardin Replica watches

Not because the lower-end mechanical Ulysse Nardin Replica watches dont want to, but simply because the spent hours and watch*** competences will cost them too much money and in the end, you will have to pay for them. It is just a concession, and perhaps THE concession, you have to make when opting for a watch from a lower segment. This perhaps explains why there is so much price difference in an IWC Flieger chronograph that uses a modified ETA/Valjoux 7750 movement and a Sinn 356 Flieger.So, what kind of movement decoration is there? Using the picture of an Audemars Piguet movement below, I will try to give some explanation on the techniques used: Engraving: As *** as it sounds, it isnt. Engraving is decoration done by either hand or machine, creating in relief or by hollowing, just like the family Ulysse Nardin Replica watches weapons and wording in the rotor of the AP movement as pictured above.

For most of us watch freaks, big part of the fun is in the mechanical movement. Handwound or automatic, doesnt matter, as long as it has a mechanical heartbeat instead of a battery operated electronic circuit (exceptions aside). Most brands use movements built by companies such as ETA, Soprod, Lemania etc. Other companies, the so-called in-house manufacturers, develop and produces their own movements. Sometimes, they even let other watch brands use their movements (like Jaeger-LeCoultre for example, Piaget or Girard-Perregaux and there are much more examples from the past).Besides functionality, complications or materials used, what (can) make them special or even stand-out, is the level of decoration of the mechanical movement. We all know that Patek Philippe does an outstanding job and even applies a superb level of finish to those parts you will never see when looking at the movement. Hiding under a bridge, rotor or whatever part you know that Patek Philippe took care of those parts as well as the visible parts.We also know that lets say watches under 1000 euro (or USD, as you wish) cant possibly have the same movement decoration as an Audemars Ulysse Nardin Replica watches Piguet almost ten times that amount of money.