3K upgraded its 5167A dial&hands, see pic

[cyprusdaedalus]

I just received this picture from PureTime before shipping , any idea if this can be the 3K V2 ? there is some evident differences with the original or is a good replica?

Looks like a V2 to me. Overall really nice QC just search your feelings on the 0 on the 10. Also, FWIW it's against RWI rules to post up QC's before you've GL'ed the watch.

 

[ultranik]

I just received this picture from PureTime before shipping , any idea if this can be the 3K V2 ? there is some evident differences with the original or is a good replica?

Looks like a V2 to me. Overall really nice QC just search your feelings on the 0 on the 10. Also, FWIW it's against RWI rules to post up QC's before you've GL'ed the watch.

ok sorry i will post pict as I receive the watch!

 

[ernien]

Looks printed to me? Printed being like laser etched or watever process they are actually doing. Note the PP logo on the example I posted actually looks engraved to a different depth than the face of the plate it's on. Same for the engraving on the plate holding the balance in.

It’s hard to capture by photo because the engravings are not very deep, here’s another angle.

 

[grillbrill]

It’s hard to capture by photo because the engravings are not very deep, here’s another angle.

Acceptable rep engravings should look like this:

 

[jm_brc_7057]

Acceptable rep engravings should look like this:

Buddy Is this a 5712 V1? It looks like decoration plates, not clone movement.

 

[grillbrill]

Buddy Is this a 5712 V1? It looks like decoration plates, not clone movement.

My point was the engravings quality of whatever reps. This quality may and should be achieved on clone movements imho.

 

[jm_brc_7057]

My point was the engravings quality of whatever reps. This quality may and should be achieved on clone movements imho.

True. Difficult to understand why they can engrave decoration plates of this quality en masse, but not the movement plates.

 

[grillbrill]

True. Difficult to understand why they can engrave decoration plates of this quality en masse, but not the movement plates.

Maybe due to the possibly different material used for decor plates they might more easily be engraved by rep factories/modders than real movement plates.

 

[daytonadude]

Have a Buff datewheel and a Keylog datewheel. The buff one has a bit thicker of a font.

Is there a period specific way to match these with the right color dial lume? For example, is the thicker font more in line with the early 2010s yellow lume dials?

 

[cyprusdaedalus]

3KF upgrading to a 330 movement and new clasp.

 

[RollyAP]

3KF upgrading to a 330 movement and new clasp.

Have they used the 330 clone movement in any other reps before or is this a new clone movement? Perhaps a modified 324 movement that gives it hacking seconds?

 

[cyprusdaedalus]

I don't know but I would suspect it's a modified version of the existing cloned 324 they have been using.

 

[QQ0]

I quite like the new clasp.

Now we wait for the QCs to come out

 

[THXuk]

Few pics from the new stock

 

[daytonadude]

Few pics from the new stock

So truly nothing except the clasp and printing, maybe a slightly different rotor?

Can they just engrave these movements OOTB….

 

[Tobel]

Have they used the 330 clone movement in any other reps before or is this a new clone movement? Perhaps a modified 324 movement that gives it hacking seconds?

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think it's a clone 330. I believe it's a clone 324 with markings/decorations that say 330

 

[THXuk]

That is correct

 

[jm_brc_7057]

I have the same. I’ve had it since December 2022. So I can’t really see why it’s called a new batch. I think this batch had been around for half a year.

 

[QQ0]

well, that was underwhelming...

 

[jm_brc_7057]

And btw regarding if it’s a 26-330 or a 324.

It doesn’t have the hacking seconds function.

It is just a 324 with text stating 26-330, and with the new rotor. The architecture is not like a 26-330 either. It’s like the 324.