Jiusko in Shenzhen & the Jiusko 153LS0107 Tourbillon

Before arriving in Shenzhen for the 26th Annual Shenzhen China Watch and Clock Fair/CWCF, I had arranged to meet Mr. Moshe Gluck, the AD for JIUSKO in the USA  as we'd spoken and texted many times, but never met face-to-face. So...this photo of Moshe and me was taken at the JIUSKO booth by JIUSKO staff while we were both attending the CWCF ;-)

Here's another of the friendly crew at the JIUSKO booth in Shenzhen: Hong Zheng, Moshe, me, and Joan and The Mannequins.

It was a treat to meet Moshe, and to discuss the business and industry while visiting the show. The hospitality for us all at the Jiusko booth was terrific and my thanks to Hong Zheng and Joan of JIUSKO!

Full disclosure: While at the Shenzhen fair, the Glucks very generously offered me a birthday present, and it doesn't near convey my appreciation to tell you all I'm much more than grateful. As you're about to see, this was an astonishingly kind gesture on their part.

On to the gift: the JIUSKO 153LS0107 tourbillon watch...housing a Hongzhou 3335 tourbillon movement including the presentation box and certificate from the Gem Testing Center of All-China Federation of Commerce. The watch will be a cherished addition to the AMCHPR collection.

(This link goes to the ChineseWatchWiki article on Chinese Tourbillons, which provides more details on the various types of tourbillon movements.)

Here's the specs as listed on the Amazon website:

• Part Number     153LS0107
• Item Shape     Round
• Dial window material type     Anti Reflective Sapphire
• Display Type     Analog
• Clasp     Stainless Steel Deployment Butterfly Buckle
• Case material     Stainless Steel, Screw down caseback
• Case diameter     42.5 millimeters
• Case Thickness     12.5
• Band Material     Genuine Alligator Leather
• Band length     Men's Standard
• Band width     22 millimeters
• Band Color     Brown
• Dial color     Silver
• Bezel material     Stainless Steel
• Bezel function     Stationary
• Movement Mechanical Self-Wind (Hongzhou 3335)
• Water resistant depth 100 Meters

It's a very eye-catching watch, comfortable on the wrist, and the whole feel is very solid. It appears to be keeping very accurate time to my eyes, although I haven't  formally timed it.

I won't be playing tennis wearing it because tourbillons are complicated movements and somewhat more prone to shock damage than standard mechanical watches but especially for after work, social, and  up to more formal occasions, this will be a  wonderful conversation-starter for watch lovers and just a very cool complication to own.

As I noted, earlier, I'm  extremely grateful to my friends, Moshe and Shannah at JIUSKO. I continue to count myself as one of the truly most fortunate people on this planet.

The video shows the tourbillon movement in action.

Tourbillon watches built outside of China are usually (as in almost always) prohibitively expensive ($30K and well up) and highly sought after by many seasoned high-end collectors, which is why it was a huge shock to the horological world when China began producing true tourbillon watches that -- although still not inexpensive  -- were much more affordable than their European counterparts, allowing sophisticated watch lovers with smaller budgets a chance to own a complication that, until relatively recently, was only available to the very well-off. 

The JIUSKO 153LS0107 is an eye-pleasing, well-built, more affordable way to more enjoy this very entertaining high-end complication.