This situation can explain why jf is ultra slow this days delivering ROO’s....
Maybe Angus knows something
he won't say nothing...
This situation can explain why jf is ultra slow this days delivering ROO’s....
Maybe Angus knows something
but until now no further information... no leaks, no other "official" statements from known sources...
could be easily explained due to the releases of the updated A7750 ROO line which would drastically implode if a clone would come up.. So no TD will be telling us that a clone is coming... In the other way it could be a shitty rumor.
Hmm I think also reppists did pitch in at one point confirming that JF was working on a non-chrono three hander AP clone movement
Is 'reppists' trustworthy? Isn't he just one of us? Is he somehow related to the industry on a deeper level?
Dear BIONONE, has there ever been a 'totally fake' rumor in the forums? I thought all these rumors do eventually come true albeit VERY slowly.
I was thinking JF (AP clone) and V6F (3.3mm 324SC clone) just binned the project after facing numerous difficulties.
I mean just look at ZF apparently spending over $5M on the RM and the month wheel doesn't even work according to Angus.
I guess making a fine copy is more difficult than it seems not to mention a high-end movement.
rumors often occurs out of a wish. Even though this rumor started from a (in the past) trustworthy source - watchbus and other different independent but valuable insiders like mentioned.
It is of course freaking difficult to develop a clone movement and i was never quite sure about the possibility of a DD chrono module clone combined with a 3120 clone.
Even an optical 3120 clone that matches the gen size wise would change a lot but even this seems to be not as easy - looking at the panerai section and VSF/V6F recent releases of optical clones or even functional clones like the 8500 (beside the lack of co axial mechanism)
I don't know who to believe in these days when it comes to insights. On the one hand there are the insiders that gain nothing than promo and hype from spreading some information. And on the other hand you have valuable dealers that have strong connection to some leaders. And of course nobody in this position wants to damage this connection and relationship by promoting future products of the competition.
That said it is pretty hard to believe anyone in this regard... We just collected information about this topic in a few threads.
Dont want to thread crap this here.
The problem is that the rotor gets stuck on the 15400 with deco plates only some cases can be thinned.
My v2 is 10.02 and the rotor is scratching on the crystal which is not good (but it works lol).
That's why the v3 is 11-11.5 mm because they don't want the rotor to get stuck.
Ofcourse you can try modding it and put the deco plates out yeah but hm
that's correctHmm I think also reppists did pitch in at one point confirming that JF was working on a non-chrono three hander AP clone movement
he seems absent lately...
They are putting miyota movements into these now so why can't they pull this off?
simply because they still use a decorative balance bridge on top of the base movement. additionally they also use fake bridges on the other part of the movement - ZF, PPF and MKF achieved the thinness by using a custom balance bridge and very very thin deco plates for the rest of the movement. I think JF uses the stock that was once produced until there is something new needed.
...and don't forget to call it V8...
Thanks BIONONE. Maybe by V18 they will find a way.