So do you guys think its recommended to get this VSF movement fully serviced asap to improve its longevity?
In addition to what I said above, this movement has been disassembled and scrutinized by members here that have thousands of hours working on movements. That inspection resulted on the experts opinion that this was a very stable and reliable movement.
Go read about it if you don't believe me.
Some new member joins and two days and two posts later is saying this thing is junk and will last at best a month or two. There is just no basis for this.
The only new thing in the rep world in the last year and a half that even comes close to VSF's Omegas is the Noob movement for the Daytona.
Good lord you guys are blowing this WAY out of proportion. All mechanical watches are going to break or need service some point. If you want a $10 Timex then go buy a $10 Timex. If you want a genuine Omega PO go buy one for $7500 ish and then about 1x every 5 yrs or so you can pay Omega for a $500 service.
Enjoy reps for what they are & just know you are entering a world of luxury watches at the very lowest price point possible. If you can't deal with the possibility of a $150 fix at some point down the road you shouldn't even be buying any watch at all.
If you like Omega and and you want a really nice watch just buy one of the VSF models and enjoy it. I currently own 2 and have flipped 2 others. They all were extremely nice and they all work flawlessly. I would not hesitate to buy another.
…the thing is, the reason most of us buying reps is because we dont have 7000$ for the gen
we buy a 400$ vsf rep, if the movement breaks and you need the movement from vsf for 200$… thats 50% of what its worth
if you service a 7000$ watch for 500$ … peanuts in comparison
so its not just "cant deal with a 150$ fix" but simply common sense
…the thing is, the reason most of us buying reps is because we dont have 7000$ for the gen
we buy a 400$ vsf rep, if the movement breaks and you need the movement from vsf for 200$… thats 50% of what its worth
if you service a 7000$ watch for 500$ … peanuts in comparison
so its not just "cant deal with a 150$ fix" but simply common sense
Wow, there are actually people here who use their brains. +1
I get what you are saying and it's not like it doesn't have any merit. At the same time the Omegas that VSF have been making over the last year or year and a half or what ever are without question some of the nicest reps out there. Most of them have a movement that they went out of their way to clone the gen and make it look super great. In addition to looking super great they are, by most accounts, stable and reliable.
When there are new guys that have been here for only a few days giving advice to other guys that have also only been here a few days sometimes this advice is bad advice.
In my opinion the Omegas from VSF are worthy of buying & I would not be concerned about the clone movement. If something happens and it stops working I would deal with it at that point.
That is obviously just one guys opinion, but it is my 2¢
Wow, there are actually people here who use their brains. +1
Then all of you "brainiacs" should only buy reps with Miyota 8215 inside because they are dirt cheap, super-easy to maintain and kinda look like gen.
Luckily, there aren't much people "with brains" like you. If it were, most of the reps would still be quartz powered, like 15 years ago.
what a stupid response
luckily everyone can make their own decisions..
but whatever
My words were directed toward Shogo (hence you didn't get quoted), but if you recognized yourself there, not my fault.
Response is in the same manner as your initial statement. You say that you're buying 400$ rep because you cannot afford 7000$ gen. I get that. I also understand that you are unwilling to pay 150$ for new movement in case first one fails.
But that doesn't make VSF reps low quality or less desirable to buy, like Shogo dude is dragging all over Omega threads and what you insinuated along. Why we have such high number of QC issues or failed movements in recent Omega threads regarding VSF reps ? Simple: They are hot stuff now and they are selling like candies, most likely more than all other factories combined x 4. Therefore we are seeing more complaints than on other factories at the moment. Simple mathematics and statistics.
If you browse old threads you'll see people complaining about clone ETAs too.
And my statement holds - if we don't buy new reps with new movements and stick with old, tested, but with visual flaws - then how will rep scene evolve ?
It's your choice to skip VSF, nobody is denying that. But just because you cannot afford new movement doesn't mean that VSF should stop developing new iterations.
As someone who has had a failure and bought a replacement movement i would do so again as the watch is truly beautiful. As an update, the new movement is running well and worn almost everyday.
And so you know i am unbelievably hard on my watches.