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ZF is making new Fifty Fathoms models

aguglia2018

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me friends, i want buy an 45mm all steel fifty fatoms black dial, where i need a super rep?
 

Muskandar

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This looks promising.
Anyone have a picture of what the base movement looks like?
I hope it’s not a deco movement.
That dial is really good.
Following this thread!


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Muskandar

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I'm uneducated when it comes to Blancpain movement reps - could you elaborate?

well aside from the hideous appearance, I'd imagine they are a pain to service.
If they are even worth servicing, does anyone know the reliability of these clones movements?
Actually I think its a deco plate over top of an Asian clone. I feel like I recently read something about this.. it might be in this very thread , maybe a few pages back. Can't remember.
Website says Asian 23j automatic movement.. I dunno what it is
 
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Swedish Cheese

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well aside from the hideous appearance, I'd imagine they are a pain to service.

Ok, thanks! The deco plate on the clone doesn't look the cleanest, but hey, even the genuine milspec rotor looks a bit cheap compared to the rest of the watch :)

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asiparks1

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much ado about nothing....

both roughly 2 -2 1/2 years old, I can pick them up, set the time , give them a shake, and they'll work just fine-
Whether the deco plate bothers you from an accuracy POV is another thing. I don't care at all....

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bigtiddygothgf

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If there is an update it will be posted here. Follow the thread and wait for update notifications. ^-^


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yeah I guessed there just must have been no news worth sharing, but it's been months since the last update so I figured I'd ask. hoping that ZF is still working on it and hasn't abandoned the project. I reckon the AP's, Tudor's etc are probably higher up their priority list to pump out first before they tackle the BP's. hopefully we get some news soon.