Braun’s President Austin Lally told me recently that
watches are a conversation starter, and I totally agree.
It would be quite hard to beat a Sekonda tourbillon in the
conversation-starting stakes. Yes, such a genius mass-market watch does exist and was launched only a few
months ago. It’s yours for only around £1,400.
Of course, there’s a catch. The movement is made in China,
but it is a proper tourbillon, I’m told by my mole at the Marcus boutique on
London’s Bond Street.
Marcus houses one of the world’s largest collections of
high-end watches – I once tried on a $2m-plus Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4, just for the hell
of it. My head spun for days... But Marcus Margulies, the owner of this fabulous
namesake boutique, also owns Sekonda.
I feel like buying one and wearing it at the forthcoming
edition of SalonQP, the luxury watch fair being held in London from November 7-9. Imagine
the exhibitors’ faces when I tell them I’m sporting a tourbillon and show them
this masterpiece. I’m liking this idea...
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| Sekonda Skeleton Tourbillon face |
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| Hand-winding Skeleton Tourbillon movement |
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| Mineral case back glass |
For watch-lovers, here are the watch features:
Hand-winding Skeleton Tourbillon movement.
Calibre HS 2233 Tourbillon mechanism.
19 jewels.
Sapphire crystal face glass.
Mineral case back glass.
Diamond cut hands.
Stainless steel case.
40-hour power reserve.
Good work, Marcus!
