Later this week we will be presenting our “on-the-wrist” review of this watch from Chinese manufacturer. Whilst not yet on the mainstream radar this Hong Kong based brand is really making a concerted effort to break into the luxury Cartier watch market by offering watches that have been constructed fully in-house, including the automatic Cartier Replica Watches which features a tourbillon complication.

This got us thinking: what is the real value of a tourbillon and its associated variations? Will the introduction of these Chinese made alternatives impact negatively on this value or has the damage already been done through the excessive use of this not so rare complication by over-exuberant Cartier brands attempting to establish their watch making credentials?

Undeniably the tourbillon has to be one of the most commonly used complications in watch-making today, though that’s not to say that its still not an impressive piece of tag heuer replica watches. Notwithstanding that fact, at its heart its purpose is purely aesthetic and offers no tangible benefit to the wearer other than something attractive to look at on the watch dial.

It should be acknowledged here though, that there are those who take the art of the Cartier to another level. Brands such as Breguet or individuals like Cartier are names that immediately spring to mind. Cartier mind-blowing creations including the Triple-Axis Flying Tourbillon and the Cartier provide exemplary illustrations of what a true master is capable of achieving with the tourbillon complication.

However, it seems that for most brands the humble tourbillon is the complication most often called upon to help them make the step from mainstream watch maker into the world of haute omega replica watches. Arguably this is because of the known complications available (and trust us, there are many more yet to be invented, just look at Cartier gloriously original Upside down watch) the tourbillon is one of the easiest to make relative to the level of impact it has on the wearer.

For example, a perpetual calendar, whilst far more useful simply does not have the same visual appeal as a Cartier complication, although many would say that the latter is a redundant technology.