Once again , a Seiko NH35 movement is being described by the ‘watch expert’ Bordell as a ‘vintage Russian ‘ movement. Sometimes it’s pure comedy. Other times it’s ****** annoying. Either it’s total lack of research/incompetence or a calculated misrepresentation.
I'm also seriously beginning to lean towards this, some of the guest experts are just ignorant, but he shouldn't be. Now compared to some of the so called experts, he is not ignorant in regards to watches, he was a partner with in an online watch retailer before he transferred his shares to his wife before he filed for personal bankruptcy then worked their until the company itself went into liquidation (of course that could be because of incompetence).
But have to question his comments tonight.
Now, him having worked in the trade and also he is there to help sell the Infinite Swiss watches, he'll be well aware they are not Swiss made as he claimed, heck the fact that the watches have Swiss Movement on the dial is a huge indicator that they are not Swiss made, plus he should also be well aware that there was always question marks over the true origins of the ISA movements. He'll also be aware that they are a new brands and very scant details about the brand available which is a big red flag, so calling them Swiss Made raises red flags about him.
Secondly, his continual insistence that the movement in the Aleksandrov is a Slava is mystifying. Now one could argue, well maybe hasn't looked closely at the watch, which IMO would be pretty poor for someone representing and being the guest expert for these watches. But the biggest red flag for me, is even if he hasn't seen the watch close up, he was continually looking over at the monitor, as the camera went back and forth from him and Mason, while Mason was showing the watch and the case back to the camera. That monitor shows them what we are seeing and unless he's blind, it's pretty obvious even from a distance that it's not a Slava movement. And I would guess his wife, a big watch lover, is also watching the shows, so would see exactly what we are seeing.
The more I watch him, the more i dislike, some of the other guests are hilarious to watch, purely because of their ignorance, but him don't find him funny in least, find him as a guest version of Mason, ie will as deceitful as he needs to be to sell a product.
