A Brief Guide of Buying Chinese Tourbillon Watches Online

Expensive
Ever since their invention of Tourbillons in 1795 they have always been expensive. The prices of these watches are normally in six figures. Only the privileged riches can afford to own a piece of these watches.

Affordable
The watch industry in China has been producing a large proportion of the world’s timepieces. The TianJin Watch Factory, known for its Sea-Gull brand, alone is claimed to be making a quarter of the timepieces and movements for the whole world every year. To enter the luxury watch market, they have brought Chinese made tourbillon watches in to the equation. They typically cost 1/3 – 1/4 of Swiss watches. At the lower end of the spectrum, some pretty decent models are selling under $1,000 dollars. High end Chinese one, the Seagull ST8080G double tourbillon for example, is priced at around $35,000. A Swiss made of the same quality is probably not cheaper than $100,000.

 Online
Good quality Chinese made have found their way into luxury watch shops worldwide. Your local jewelry boutiques probably are selling them. Nevertheless, they are good places to have a look and feel at the “real thing”. However to take the full advantage of cheap prices, buying online is probably your best bet. After all, you are the one paying for the running cost of a brick and mortar boutique when buying from them.

eBay can be quite a good place to start looking for good online deals. It provides the best buyer protection that will keep you on the safe side. There are a few sellers with good feedback selling Chinese tourbillon watches. Buying from Chinese online shops are in fact the cheapest option, however you have to know exactly what and who you are dealing with. Finding reputable dealers is not an easy task. Sometimes even if the shops are offering full refund policies, returning an expensive watch can be frustrating and time wasting.

Things to be aware of
eBay sellers have the trick of mixing large quantity of cheap and well selling items into their selling portfolio to boost their feedback scores. When buying expensive items like tourbillon watches, it is advisable to look into their detailed feedback to see what other customers say about the items you are buying.