I guess the question would be how reliable is the modified 7750 that will be in this ARF. The Chronograph may be one of those functions when I use it sparingly to avoid mishaps (which is what I read should be done for the 4130 movement anyways). If something goes wrong, I wonder which is easier to repair: a modified 7750 or a replica 4130.
If the watch looks the same on the wrist, I may be tempted to save the ~$300 with this compared to the Clean factory and save it to service the watch down the road.
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I have two ARF V2 (frozen chrono) delivered in December which were described as a4130. They are modified 7750 from my limited understanding. I am very happy with them, particularly for $488 and they look/feel great on the wrist. Both have gone straight to service however as I suspect the movements are filthy (believe not uncommon with ARF? ) which isn’t confidence inspiring.
I comment here just to say that it wouldn’t be the ability to use the chrono that would make me change to the Clean version, it would simply be to have a quieter movement. The rotor is quiet noisy to say the least. Not noticeable on the wrist but put it on a hard surface and you can hear it from a distance. That said my gen Speedmaster is exactly the same.
All that said I am very, very happy with my ARF’s, they look pretty spot on to me with a solid feel and represent good value by comparison. I’ll probably end up buying Clean when the quality control re: movement assembly improves but I wouldn’t ignore the ARF’s completely. As this gentleman says, the $300 difference ca; go towards servicing etc…..or another watch:thumbsup:
