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RSW High King Tourbillon Watch

A new tourbillon from RSW is here. This new version of the High King timepiece will sport a tourbillon style escapement. I previously wrote about the RSW High King collection here. The case is 44mm wide in steel with some 18k pink gold accents. Design is very avant garde, but still legible and wearable. Like other High King watches the movement features a retrograde date dial as well as a power reserve indicator. The movement is manually wound, but has a power reserve of 120 hours - which along with the power reserve indicator makes it not too tough to live with.

While the design is interesting, I don't feel as though it offers enough over the standard High King models. The price for the RSW High King Tourbillin is 79,000 Swiss Francs - quite high for a mostly steel watch with a relatively standard tourbillon. Plus, the tourbillon really doesn't offer a design over the standard model to merit that incredible price increase. At 20,000 - 30,000 Swiss Francs this piece would be a much more attractive option.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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RSW High King Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

RSW is finally starting to get more of the recognition that it deserves. I've been a fan of the brand for a while, but others are starting to now notice them. Looks like you can now find RSW at the famous "luxury cool item" shop Colette in Paris. Here you'll see their newer High King watch. Yea, the name is rather cheezy - but will appeal to Celtic lore fans, as well as megalomanics - I mean "royal" megalomaniacs. Or perhaps this watch can be the "chief" watch in your life?

RSW is all about unique modern designs, but those that are still fully functional and easy to live with. The sad reality with many watches that have "unique" designs is that they simple fail to be as useful or easy to read as more "traditional" ones. RSW pieces have all the right parts in all the right places, but everything else is open for "new types of interpretation." The High King (why do I keep wanting to say "hiking") comes in a 44mm wide case in four styles that mix gold, steel, and PVD black steel.

The watch bezel is skeletonized - sort of - while the dial is a combo of symmetry and asymmetry. I think it is a cool look. RSW places on the watch their special fold out crown - which is neat - while the movement has an interesting layout. You can see the open window on the dial to the automatic movement escapement, while it features the time, and a retrograde date dial. Opposite the date dial on the lower part of the dial is a power reserve indicator. I like the hour and minute hand designs, and I think that this is a very competent contender as an alternative "board room watch" for those tired of seeing a circulation of the same five brands. Look for the RSW High King soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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