I don't know about the Roven Dino, but ANY gold plating will wear off
eventually. You'd be much better off going with brushed alternating with
polished on the "S"ports/"EL"egance model. I personally HATE the S/EL --
that's just MY opinion, but do yourself a favor and buy a used, quality
wristwatch -- don't go for the "yuppie" crowd watch. It's a waste of money.
In the long run, you'll be much better served by some other watch -- check
out some of the online auctions and trading posts -- I guarantee you can
find a watch of better quality and appearance for the same money -- it might
be used, but it'll hold it's value better and will serve you better. Sorry
for the rambling... ':+>
Best regards,
Terry L. Allison II
www.watchzone.net
Howdy!
Interesting newsgroup. Just started reading yesterday. (Because I've got
the
hots for a watch...)
I've fallen in *LOVE* with the style of the TAG Heuer S-el series watch.
(See this URL for a picture...
http://www.tagheuer.com/share/main.cfm?sect=products ) From what I've read,
I should probably offer a disclaimer: I'm interested in a work of art, but
financially, can't affort the "luxury" of a fine mechanical watch. Thus I
guess I'm really after a piece of jewlery, that also happens to function as
a
timepiece...
MY QUESTION: Anybody ever heard of the "Roven Dino" brand name? I found
one
yesterday that looks exactly like the TAG, has the same weight and
apparently
the same quality of the bracelet and the case (and crown, crystal, back,
etc.). The salesgal in the store said that Roven Dino is the actual
manufacturer of the bracelet that TAG uses. Anybody know if this is a true
statement?
AND ANOTHER QUESTION.... What about gold plating? The bracelet says it's
got
a "5 micron" plating of 18K gold. My father-in-law says it's gonna wear
off,
and I'm gonna be pist, and frustrated I got stainless and gold. Anybody
got
any experience with this?
Thanks in advance for answering my (newbie) questions. If any of this is
off
topic, let me know -- and if you can suggest a more appropriate forum, I'd
appreciate it!
Thanks agian,
Scott
"The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of governmental
power,
not the increase of it." Woodrow Wilson
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I am selling an old, vintage Cartier tourbillon watch on Ebay, #123997188994. The auction is for a working, vintage, tourbillion, 18k rose gold Cartier watch. This is a self-regulating, wind-up vintage watch by Cartier; you wind it forward by 24 hours. It is not automatic like 2019 Cartier watches, as it does not adjust automatically for time changes. It is not self-winding, like those from the 2000's-2019's automatic tourbillon watches by Cartier. It will not complete a 24 hour cycle on its own without you winding it forward to allow it to unwind during the day. When you put it down at night and walk away, you will have to wind it forward another day's winding the next morning. It is not battery-powered at all. It is the older horology model of mechanical engineering by winding coil and quartz moonstone. You have to wind this watch forward by 24 hours until the earth phase matches your time and it will run down, keeping time beautifully with its moonstone for self-regulation. I find it keeps perfect time.
This is a beautiful watch, and it has an added feature of vintage Cartier watches. This working Cartier tourbillon watch has a 30 minute counter, a timer, if you will, meaning you can flutter the poussoir back and forth 3-4 times and it will go for only thirty minutes before stopping the tourbillon spinning motion. If you are watching the tourbillon motion, you can see that the 30 minutes have passed; this harkens back to when it was an act of sheer will to keep track of time before a digital age. After your 30 minute has passed, finishing its countdown, you can wind it forward by 24 hours to match your moon phase and it will continue working for the day. It is a genuine Cartier. Only Cartier could be so precise.
This vintage Cartier watch is prior to the four digit model number, and denotes its foreign Swiss made logo correctly with the Cartier 205 model listed with 25 jewels. The watch band is numbered 24 and engraved.The Cartier band width is marked. It is 18 mm thick with a double adjustable, semi-matte, alligator skin folding buckle over clasp.
This is a vintage Cartier with the clock face hand-painted scaling similar to the older Carter Tortue XL Platinum Tourbillon chronograph mono poussoir, mono pusher, but it is not a mono poussoir. It is a triple poussoir with each of the three separate wheel chronographs having its own poussoir. My watch does not employ "manufactured" mechanical engineering; it is not self-winding. It is closer in physical similarity to the Cartier Rotonde men's silvered open-work fixed 40mm hand wind watch, as it has the same hand wind and silvered open-work design with the standard split Roman numerals and lined 5-6-7 markings that Cartier was known for in its original open-work. It is a specific style Cartier deployed before today's 2019 watches, many of which have been upgraded to be "automatic" watches. This is not an automatic. This watch is the original moon phase tourbillon. It is not automatic, but self-regulating after wind-up for as long as you wind the coil. This is a vintage calendar moon phase watch with working moonstone quartz, not a brand new one. I want to be very clear that it sold as is, but it is in excellent condition. If you know of anyone, who might be interested, please bid. It is available until 12/09/2019.
Sincerely,
Stephanie McKnight