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Faris

Hi Everyone,

 

I've been lurking here for a while and this is my first post. I've always been fascinated by the beautiful watch movements seen in higher end designs and in fact I am more interested in the movement than the design of the watch case itself. I have been searching the forums in an effort to identify the most accurately reproduced movements but I've found it difficult to get a clear picture. I understand that most rep'd movements are variations of generic asian mechanisms but are there any reps that stand out as being closest to the genuine article. From what I understand some of the Panerai manual wind seem close but would love to hear from some of the more experienced folks out there.

 

kind regards,

 

Faris

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zero_deficit

Well to be pedantic asian clones (A2824, A2836 etc etc) based on their ETA equivalents are probably the most accurately reproduced movement...

 

But if you're talking about in-house movements, then none have ever been reproduced - with some exceptions such as Yuki's 3135 and some PAMs. You do however get some nicely decorated ones that look like a their in-house counterparts. Some that come to mind are:

 

P9000 - 7750 base

A8500/8400 - Miyota 8215

HUB4100 - though the gen is also based off 7750

Edited by zero_deficit

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10:10 Watch Repair

 

But if you're talking about in-house movements, then none have ever been reproduced.

Rolex 3135, available from Yuki.

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zero_deficit

Oh yeah forgot about that one

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Daywatch

Generally the hw 6497 is the one I like most, some of the decorated get unreliable because of the decorations, not so this one:

IWC Portuguesa Fa. Jones, the screws should be white not blue, but than this cost $120 only:)

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10:10 Watch Repair

Oh yeah forgot about that one

The PAM in house are repped too, although poorly.

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zero_deficit

The PAM in house are repped too, although poorly.

 

That would be those not so super clones like the p3000 right?

 

Edited my post to take into consideration that

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