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I thought I would give this a try, ordered from Trusty Time — wears very nicely at 10.2 mm thick, about 0.8-1.0 mm thinner than gen. Lugs are 20 mm vs. 21 mm for gen, but case is the same 41 mm as gen. Dial color and textures for sub rings and center seem to be a reasonable approximation of gen: the center sunburst is very good, the rotating outer minute ring is spot on and turns smoothly and less loosely than the gen; however the middle textured ring is a bit too coarse compared to the finely granulated texture of the gen, and the applied numerals and Swiss Made markings are not identical to gen. Despite differences in case and lug dimensions, the finishing is excellent and gen-like in quality. Brushed and polished surfaces meet in sharp edges and with beautifully chamfered lug surfaces. Looks great mounted on 20 mm Hirsch Leonardo...
Gen on left, rep on right, note differences in 6 and 9 shape, and positioning of “SWISS”
All in all, very wearable and a reasonable replication effort. Better than most fashion mechanical watches at that price point.
Fix the numerals 6/9, “SWISS” positioning, case thickness and lug width and it could be almost 1:1.
A gen dial would take care of half of these issues. Not sure I would go through the trouble to franken given the case dissimilarities, but very fun to wear right out of the box, and a very prestigious looking beater that you can wear and wreck without fear of consequences
MY9015 Movement deco not horrible
Gen on left, rep on right, note differences in 6 and 9 shape, and positioning of “SWISS”
All in all, very wearable and a reasonable replication effort. Better than most fashion mechanical watches at that price point.
Fix the numerals 6/9, “SWISS” positioning, case thickness and lug width and it could be almost 1:1.
A gen dial would take care of half of these issues. Not sure I would go through the trouble to franken given the case dissimilarities, but very fun to wear right out of the box, and a very prestigious looking beater that you can wear and wreck without fear of consequences
MY9015 Movement deco not horrible
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