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***Pictorial review*** GF Franck Muller Casablanca 8880 serie from Trusty

mike00

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Lately I am growing into some others brands which not realy caught my attention in the past. Is it the age perhaps?[emoji57]

A good friend of mine has a tourby Franck Muller and I started to love the modell more and more. Once I saw Trusty (Andrew) launched the Casablanca I had to order one. 3 days shipping from The far east to the netherlands WOW!... Now that's rocket fast. Regarding the communication with Andrew... also smooth and fast as always.

I saw the specs and I knew it had to be a special watch. Great time to buy reps, they are getting better and better by details and quality. Back to the watch. The FM wears extremely comfortable, probably due to the shape of the case and size. Also it is a great everyday watch. Many people don't know the brand to well so it is a nice starter in conversations sofar. The winding is very smooth and the watch keeps great time sofar. The crystal is just simply AMAZING!!! They claim the Sapphire glass crystal grade on the watch is swiss high grade Level 10! I think my pictures will tell they are probably right and it is top quality. I also love the way how the dial pops out depending on the light angle. The Dial Guilloche effect and also the layers of the coating & applied wordings seems to be 1:1 same to the manufacture standards of the real deal. The caseback is also made with great eye on details. I will also add some pics Andrew posted earlier with the Rep compared to the Gen

Specs from Trusty (http://www.ttw-1388.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_183&products_id=17936)

MOVEMENT: Asia 2824-2 Automatic (28,800bph) with Decorated Rotor
CASE DIAMETER: 39.5mm X 55.3mm
THICKNESS: 14mm
DIAL COLOR: White Guilloche Dial with Black Applied Numerals (Process used is same technique as Genuine with special coatings applied to surface of dial after the dial engraving is done & then dial numerals is painted on top)
CASE MATERIAL: Solid Stainless Steel 316F (Caseback is specially CNC machined for every piece to ensure no gaps when we fit in the case)
BRACELET: Black Croc Print Calf Leather Strap with Tang Buckle (Buckle is copied 1:1 like genuine with insignia on the underside)
FRONT GLASS: Sapphire Crystal, Same Swiss Grade Quality Sapphire which is a grade better than the usual sapphire glass used. Installation of the Sapphire Glass uses same techniques as Genuine watch
CASE BACK: Solid case back with detailed engraving
BEZEL: Solid Stainless Steel Bezel
HACK MOVEMENT:
CLASP TYPE: Tang Buckle
DATE INDICATOR:

OTHER REMARKS:

Waterproofed to 30m direct from Factory

Hope you will enjoy my pics!

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And for the nitpickers along us, some Rep (left) vs. Gen shots.

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Does it get any better...i am impressed!


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mike00

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Thanks for the review.
How is the strap?

Strap is okayish by looks, i am satisfied. But, i will keep my eyes open for a Gen strap. The quality is soso...


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indywatchguy

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As always excellent review and pics Mike! Thanks for sharing!


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The strap looks pretty good from your pics.. too bad this watch is a tad too big.. but wow it’s exact!


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Lately I am growing into some others brands which not realy caught my attention in the past. Is it the age perhaps?[emoji57]

A good friend of mine has a tourby Franck Muller and I started to love the modell more and more. Once I saw Trusty (Andrew) launched the Casablanca I had to order one. 3 days shipping from The far east to the netherlands WOW!... Now that's rocket fast. Regarding the communication with Andrew... also smooth and fast as always.

I saw the specs and I knew it had to be a special watch. Great time to buy reps, they are getting better and better by details and quality. Back to the watch. The FM wears extremely comfortable, probably due to the shape of the case and size. Also it is a great everyday watch. Many people don't know the brand to well so it is a nice starter in conversations sofar. The winding is very smooth and the watch keeps great time sofar. The crystal is just simply AMAZING!!! They claim the Sapphire glass crystal grade on the watch is swiss high grade Level 10! I think my pictures will tell they are probably right and it is top quality. I also love the way how the dial pops out depending on the light angle. The Dial Guilloche effect and also the layers of the coating & applied wordings seems to be 1:1 same to the manufacture standards of the real deal. The caseback is also made with great eye on details. I will also add some pics Andrew posted earlier with the Rep compared to the Gen

Specs from Trusty (http://www.ttw-1388.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_183&products_id=17936)

MOVEMENT: Asia 2824-2 Automatic (28,800bph) with Decorated Rotor
CASE DIAMETER: 39.5mm X 55.3mm
THICKNESS: 14mm
DIAL COLOR: White Guilloche Dial with Black Applied Numerals (Process used is same technique as Genuine with special coatings applied to surface of dial after the dial engraving is done & then dial numerals is painted on top)
CASE MATERIAL: Solid Stainless Steel 316F (Caseback is specially CNC machined for every piece to ensure no gaps when we fit in the case)
BRACELET: Black Croc Print Calf Leather Strap with Tang Buckle (Buckle is copied 1:1 like genuine with insignia on the underside)
FRONT GLASS: Sapphire Crystal, Same Swiss Grade Quality Sapphire which is a grade better than the usual sapphire glass used. Installation of the Sapphire Glass uses same techniques as Genuine watch
CASE BACK: Solid case back with detailed engraving
BEZEL: Solid Stainless Steel Bezel
HACK MOVEMENT:
CLASP TYPE: Tang Buckle
DATE INDICATOR:

OTHER REMARKS:

Waterproofed to 30m direct from Factory

Hope you will enjoy my pics!


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Looks amazing! May I ask what is your wrist size?
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These pictures made me want one of these. They look good!


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pulp fiction

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Great review! Do you guys think it will be an easy mod switching to a 2892 movement? Different holder? A gen crown perhaps? I don't get why watches like this or B&R that are so close to gen don't just go the extra mile of matching it with the correct movement.
 
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