The 26564 is on a whole new level and for the life of me, it will never be cloned. I suggest you go ahead with your plan.
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APS will release a full function AP perpetual calender with new module.
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I probably more excited over this than the open worked.
Well, 2+ months left of 2024, hope we see this soon. Any update @dashindark ?
Well, 2+ months left of 2024, hope we see this soon. Any update @dashindark ?
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All of his predictions came true. I love this kind of post. Looking forward to this new APS AP.
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but I am sceptical ... on the pictures it seems like the week hand is moving as it is a seconds hands ;-)It seems, the waiting has an end ;-)
ICHS too. I doubt this a "clone".
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The movement looks like a decorated Miyota 9015.
I am confused myself. This watch was presented today by a non-TD. But it looks like this is the old APS ICHS model from 2021. I remembered that this has not been built for some time. Would be interesting to see if this non-TD ‘found’ an old batch or if APS actually reissued the old version. That would be pretty embarrassing.
But I suspect this is just a hoax to get rid of the old batch.
To be fair, if we saw it from the same non-TD source, they didn’t exactly promote it as a new version either. They simply posted pictures. Usually, when it’s about new releases they tend to write a wall of promotional text, but for these pictures there was zero text
I’m leaning toward your theory about old stock.
Yeah. To say it with Shakespeare: The wish was father to the thoughtTo be fair, if we saw it from the same non-TD source, they didn’t exactly promote it as a new version either. They simply posted pictures. Usually, when it’s about new releases they tend to write a wall of promotional text, but for these pictures there was zero text
TIL - one of the most german Proverbs is actually based on ShakespeareYeah. To say it with Shakespeare: The wish was father to the thought
very sceptical about any movement maker cloning a real perpetual calendar. These movements have very intricate interoperating mechanisms and complicated dependencies esp. leap year functionality.
I don't ever think we would ever ever see a real perpetual calendar clone ever in the rep work. The ROI investment probably doesn't and would not make sense to any rep maker.
I don't ever think we would ever ever see a real perpetual calendar clone ever in the rep work. The ROI investment probably doesn't and would not make sense to any rep maker.
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Anyway - this AP looks like the usual hot garbage they tried to promote as being an accurate representation of a perpetual calendar…
lol then check the patek section with the 5740 where you can get yourself a perpetual calendar clone for around 9K directly from a TD
Anyway - this AP looks like the usual hot garbage they tried to promote as being an accurate representation of a perpetual calendar…
$9k USD? No thanks - dont think a single person on here has bought that. As I said - for a perpetual to be cloned to the masses we wont ever see it.
Talking custom movements blah blah - well chuck $$ at anything and it can be cloned.
Goodluck if that movement ever broke. $9k down the shitter esp if that's custom as the listings say. Your money is gone if it needs parts.
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Maybe, but your initial post said that you were skeptical about anyone cloning a perpetual calendar movement, and apparently it has indeed been cloned.
Now if you’re expecting a fully functioning perpetual calendar movement in a 1:1 Patek case that’s easy to fix and costs under $1k…well of course that’s not going to happen. If it could, Seiko would be making perpetual calendars for the thrifty watch enthusiasts. As it stands, you can get a clone steel 5740 for about 1/20th gen cost or a gold one for 1/10th. Not a terrible deal, and will probably go down in price over time.
Complaining about that is like complaining that you can’t get a car that performs like Ferrari, looks like a Ferrari, and never goes in the shop, all for $20k. Fine, but what’s the point?