INCOMING: OM Factory Royal Oak Chronograph. Thoughts?

[FoxWilde 155]

Just got an email from Andrew at Trusty Time showing off the prototype of the new OMF Royal Oak Chrono.

Haven't heard too much about this one lately. But I'm really impressed by the new dial. The old style subdials really steered me away from having an interest in these models.

http://www.trustytime.biz/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=241_247&products_id=18949

Thoughts?

Fox

 

 

 

 

 

[Jasonbaylee 192]

Great improvements in finishings. I dont mind faux Chronos but the Thickness is too impressive

 

 

"There are more than 1 road to Rome...."

 

[gran 198]

faux is faux

 

[Chiquita Fanjita 1,776]

I was looking at this on Puretimes site earlier this morning, and was really impressed with it.  So much so it could be a contender for my collection. 

I have two ARF Daytonas' so the faux chrono doesn't bother me as I never use it anyway.

[Ksaeed721 12]

is thickness corrected ? 

[drifterr 0]

Wow, just checked out his review

The thickness is terrible compared to gen, here's the link. Surprisingly the article is silent on case thickness

http://www.trustytime.biz/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=241_247&products_id=18949



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[Xpletiv 16]

Ignoring the thickness for a moment, how can they get so close and, yet, still miss?

And on such easily fixable things.

[deju 1,857]

Can someone explain the excitement? 

The case is a chunky monkey.

The date when is off.

The bracelet, which I feel on the gen is a work of art is the wrong shape. 

I’m sat here like  while you’re all 

[Foxindebox 461]

Case is waaaay too fat for me. It looks like it’ll sit really high OTW.

I’d like to see a few wrist shots though, before I completely write it off.

tbh, I’d probably prefer a quartz movement (shhhh) in a correctly sized case.

[blueoysterboy 17]

Hate to sound like a broken record but:

"they have decided to use the Asia 7750 Valjoux but do away with the functions on the 3:00 & 9:00 subdial. The main chronograph needle at 12:00 still can move. Seconds subdial at 6:00 is functional like genuine 1:1."

Great, one out of three on subdials lets them claim 1:1, more like 1:3 to me.

[FoxWilde 155]

Here's their picture of the thickness compared to gen. OMF has some slimming down to do

[rek001 12]

Seriously - give me a VK quartz driven AP chronograph with realistic thickness and attention to details and I'll buy one in every dial color.

[chronodiver 0]

Why did they strip the chronograph subdials of the 7750? Id be interested if the subdials work. Id rather have a common 7750 seconds-12hours-30minutes that works.

[Glaude 1,615]

32 minutes ago, chronodiver said:

Why did they strip the chronograph subdials of the 7750? Id be interested if the subdials work. Id rather have a common 7750 seconds-12hours-30minutes that works.

Probably to prevent the "sunken dial" problem of having a A7750 with all the subdial working in that configuration

[chronodiver 0]

Hmm...Can you replace the movement of this rep with a standard 7750 with working subdials? Id take working chrono over accurate datewheel personally.

Edited October 8, 2018 by chronodiver

[FoxWilde 155]

1 minute ago, chronodiver said:

Hmm...Can you replace the movement of this rep with a standard 7750 with working subdials?

The older models have a 7750 working chrono, but the subdial spacing was way off. These APs have really tight spacing..

[Glaude 1,615]

11 minutes ago, chronodiver said:

Hmm...Can you replace the movement of this rep with a standard 7750 with working subdials? Id take working chrono over accurate datewheel personally.

The standard layout of a 7750 is different from the layout of this watch.
You'll have to have a modified A7750 to make it work, so no can't replace it with a standard 7750

Here the regular layout of a 7750 :

There's a very instructive post about it made by an estimate member of this board, here : 

 

 

[chronodiver 0]

14 hours ago, FoxWilde said:

The older models have a 7750 working chrono, but the subdial spacing was way off. These APs have really tight spacing..

Oh I see, makes sense.

[Viking95 3]

Gen is only 11mm thick, so any 7750 will never work.