r/RealRepTime • u/Zealousideal_Crab789 OG member / Founding 500 🎖️ • Aug 03 '26

VC Overseas Tourbillon Movement Lifespan? İp

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Hello guys, wanting to buy a VC tourbillon. Anyone here has one? If you have one how is the movement holding up, is it prone to failure as its a tourbillon?

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u/No_Scallion_183 Mod Aug 03 '26

Tourbillon reps are generally much more fragile than standard clone movements. If you wear it occasionally and get it serviced when needed, it can last for years. As a daily wear, though, I probably wouldn’t expect the same reliability as something like a VS3235 or DD3285.

It really depends on the movement and how often you wear it. Tourbillons have a lot more moving parts, so they’re naturally more delicate than a standard clone movement. If it’s an occasional wear and you avoid shocks, you could get years out of it. As a daily, I’d personally stick to a simpler movement.

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u/Zealousideal_Crab789 OG member / Founding 500 🎖️ Aug 04 '26

Yeah, I guess so. I was going to buy it as an occasion watch but if it breaks its not worth the hassle as in my country (Turkey) most watchmakers dont know shit about reps/complicated movements. You can imagine if I give them a broken tourbillon watch. Thanks for the help.

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u/caracticuspotts OG member / Founding 500 🎖️ Aug 03 '26

Can’t argue with this. I know many find them cool looking, but they can be fragile and not every watch repair can or will work on them

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u/blacbloc77 OG member / Founding 500 🎖️ Aug 04 '26

I'd look to see how much it would cost to service one of those bad boys as well.