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3KF Allegedely stopped production.

shewie

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Hello everyone,

I've been told by my recent TD (Chazing) that 3KF has stopped manufacturing and delivering watches to TD's since April this year.
I've been eyeing Nautilus 7118 Ladies RG 3KF for some time and the 3KF as far as I know is the only maker that was manufacturing these reps.

Can someone confirm with me the news? I'd rather hear also from your sources if it's true or not.

Thanks.
 

lugnuts

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I heard the same thing, from the same vendor. Unfortunately I had already paid for my 3kf in Feb. Took them 4 months to tell me that. I am now the proud owner of a ppf nautilus. I'm still bummed that I didn't get the 3kf v2 5711
 

The Rod

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Does this mean that the 324 clone movement is gone?
 

mech500

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Noob factory is dead.

Yep. But my point was that clone movement Daytonas are far from dead. Everyone and his dog is now making them.


Someone else always picks up the job when one factory dies - especially when we’re talking about one of the most desirable Watches in the world. Let’s wait and see but it is simply implausible that 5711 clone movement Watches won’t bounce back soon
 

bpbp

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Yep. But my point was that clone movement Daytonas are far from dead. Everyone and his dog is now making them.


Someone else always picks up the job when one factory dies - especially when we’re talking about one of the most desirable Watches in the world. Let’s wait and see but it is simply implausible that 5711 clone movement Watches won’t bounce back soon

I hope so,wish other factory make better version
 

X24222

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Has anyone heard more updates on 3KF? Li from Jtime said it's a lack of movements that's the bottleneck and there's no clarity on timing if/when this gets better.
 

brendan777

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From what I heard, 3KF is still making them, though supply is limited. You can still place orders, but be prepared to wait 3-4 months. The clone 324 is still being churned out by a movement factory in China, likely exclusively for 3KF. This might also mean 3KF watches are going to hold their values in the short to mid term as their movements are the only clones in town. 😅
 

e1phantom

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I asked Eric about a 3kf Santos today. He said he could get it, but it's better not to as they are not accepting RL. Take that for what it's worth.
 

Rman

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I've got a order in for a 3kf 5711 from a TD and was told that possibly in a month I would get QC pics.
 

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I heard from my TD that 3KF is actually BTF. If true that implies they’re far from gone. Maybe just busy cranking out Daytonas as fast as possible. But, I had to wait nearly 5 months for my 3KF aquanaut (had to RL twice). My TD also said it was the movement production that was the bottleneck.
 
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e1phantom

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I heard from my TD that 3KF is actually BTF. If true that implies they’re far from gone. Maybe just busy cranking out Daytonas as fast as possible. But, I had to wait nearly 5 months for my 3KF aquanaut (had to RL twice). My TD also said it was the movement production that was the bottleneck.
My non-TD said the same about 3kf and BTF.