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The ULTIMATE ZF RM035 Thread
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jcguo0516
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oh damn, didnt even notice, but i guess its not an issue, i just emailed them, since I'm in China, even if it has any issue PT has great customer services, return wont be an issue for me
Karlus
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Ok, dumb question: What else can be modded after the ABD case? Are we talking different color straps or something?
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Apparently it is possible if the watch is manually wound. Found this in the description on intime.
https://www.intime05.co/richard-mil...eleton-dial-on-red-rubber-strap-nh05a-v3.html
I assume its something to do with the movement. The only flaws I can pick out at the moment are the pink jewels, "RICHARD MILLE" text at 2 o'clock and the inscription above the jewel at 5 o'clock. If they provide an option to fix these flaws, this watch would be potentially NWBIG.
The new rm035-02 ZF v3 looks insanely close to the original when considering price, the only real let down for me is the movement.
It's not automatic, it's manual wound. It runs at 3hz, not the original 4hz. And the balance wheel on the 'dial' at 5 is fake and doesn't move.
These flaws aren't a deal breaker by any means, but I'm curious why they went with the NH05A. I don't recall ever seeing it in a rep watch before.
Is it reliable? Is there something unique about it that made it the choice of movement for some RM reps? What are the benefits?
The rep producers always surprise us, so maybe it's not crazy to assume they'll rep the movement one day.
But is it worth holding out a for?
It's not automatic, it's manual wound. It runs at 3hz, not the original 4hz. And the balance wheel on the 'dial' at 5 is fake and doesn't move.
These flaws aren't a deal breaker by any means, but I'm curious why they went with the NH05A. I don't recall ever seeing it in a rep watch before.
Is it reliable? Is there something unique about it that made it the choice of movement for some RM reps? What are the benefits?
The rep producers always surprise us, so maybe it's not crazy to assume they'll rep the movement one day.
But is it worth holding out a for?
I think he's referring to the winding gears (that connect the crown to the mainspring), not the balance wheel. The balance wheel at 5oclock never oscillates like a gen watch.
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XLR8R
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Custom carbon case it is better than what ZF is offering, Custom carbon crown, custom titanium dlc coated screws, movement mainplate dlc coating, jewel change to clear ones on the front and don't quote me on that not sure but velcro strap? Can't recall man.
We gotta realize that ABD fully customized watch is not a mass produced thing. I mean it is mass produced but not in the level of what the factories are doing so that's why they are expensive. I don't think price will be cheaper at Intime for fully customized one but hey any improvement is welcome on the RMs i guess.
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jcguo0516
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The balance wheel does not move! The barrels do when wound.
Pretty sure they’ll add a carbon inner bezel, and remake the gears for the customized version. You’ll be able to choose a color, maybe closed or open back and maybe they offer different cases like the white quarts or it’ll be a new version
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The Seiko NH05A is an automatic movement (which like all automatic movements can be wound manually also). That’s the movement they’ve put in this watch.
It is an obvious choice because of it’s small size:
- the diameter at 17,5mm makes it perfect to decorate and imitate a highly skeletonized movement because it’s small enough to hide beneath decoration plates and doesn’t take up much space.
- Its thickness of only 5,92mm makes it perfect for decorating and mounting on top a big rotor without adding significant to the case thickness.
Also it’s obvious because of it’s cheap price and because of it’s reliability.
Downside is, it’s not made for driving big, bulky hands and hence the known issue of hacking of the seconds hand.
Reps are always restricted because of the movement there isn’t freedom to make it like the gen.
The frequency is irrelevant IMO as the balance wheel isn’t front faced at 5 and isn’t visible.
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the carbon minute track/inner bezel is not used in the gen 35-02. The carbon minute track is made for the Tourbillon RM12.
To answer the specific question on reliability...Seiko is about as reliable as it gets!
I understand, so the movement is ideal for enabling factories to rep the skeletonised watch design.
A good compromise between reliability and aesthetics.
JM, in your opinion do you think this watch is NWBIG by this point? (The ZF and ABD v3 collab)
Cheers mate.
NWBIG to the extent that this is a $300,000 watch? Absolutely
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