Beijing TB10 6mm Tourbillon at the Chinese Watch & Clock Fair

I had a great time at the Chinese Watch & Clock Fair in Shenzhen last week, where I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Ron Good, founder of the Alberta Museum of Chinese Horology in Peace River, who, through his years of collecting and spending time in China, has established a great connection with some important insiders of the Chinese watch industry. Fortunately for me, I was in the right place at the right time, and he generously invited me along with some of his friends to look at some watches.

We stopped at the Beijing Watch Factory booth where we viewed the new Beijing TB10 tourbillon. As I've mentioned before, tourbillons aren't exactly my thing. In fact, I'll be honest and say that I typically don't like seeing any of the movement through the dial of the watch. For me, it distracts from the legibility of the watch, which sort of defeats the purpose of telling time. That's just my personal taste.

So, putting tastes to the side, I do think this watch is still extremely attractive. It maintains that old-school simple Chinese two-hand style with simple greys and stainless steel, but packs the tourbillon punch into a case that's only 6mm thin. The movement itself is only 2.9mm.

Check back soon for more good stuff from the 2015 CW&CF!