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Dandong 3285 clone movement

dogwood

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I saw a post on WeChat about a new clone 3285 movement being made by Dandong movement factory. Apparently it’ll either be CF or C+F who will get it first. No photos yet. There was a rumor before about a new 3285 movement being made by Shanghai movement factory, but now the rumor is Dandong. Very interesting if true.

 
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I am gonna believe it until I see it, but in meantime I will hold my purchase of GMT if any. 3186 movement is good enough but why not upgrade it?
Btw your missed some censor for the ID but I guess it's fine lol...
 

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I am gonna believe it until I see it, but in meantime I will hold my purchase of GMT if any. 3186 movement is good enough but why not upgrade it?
Btw your missed some censor for the ID but I guess it's fine lol...
Oh yeah... oops. Although the bit of censored was my name not the WeChat ID of the account that posted the rumor. I use my full real name on WeChat, so that's what I really wanted to hide.

Also, I'm with you on being skeptical until I see pictures. Hence why that's the first thing I asked for :)
 
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Oh yeah... oops. Although the bit of censored was my name not the WeChat ID of the account that posted the rumor. I use my full real name on WeChat, so that's what I really wanted to hide.

Also, I'm with you on being skeptical until I see pictures. Hence why that's the first thing I asked for :)
Oh I see, my bad I thought it’s to hide all name.
Anyway if there is 3285 I will be sure to get my first GMT, all other aspects are perfect now just waiting the final piece
 

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It would be the first rep GMT movement to take a gen 126x GMT dial natively. Can a 226x dial movement be far behind? They are both 3285 in gen, like the Sub and DJ41 are both 3235.
 
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VS according to this video but like others I would wait and see:

 
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VS according to this video but like others I would wait and see:

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing the video. Interesting comment from the narrator... He says the same launch date. Possible that both my guy and the guy int he video heard the same false rumor, or perhaps there's fire behind all the smoke. Time shall tell.
 

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It would be the first rep GMT movement to take a gen 126x GMT dial natively. Can a 226x dial movement be far behind? They are both 3285 in gen, like the Sub and DJ41 are both 3235.
Indeed! A true 32XX series GMT movement would be something to get excited about.
 

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I see Trusty advertising a Noob GMT with a movement that he describes as Asia Clone 3285 Automatic GMT movement with decorated bridges & rotor with correct hand stack (Hour Hand Adjustable) - Functions 1:1 like the Genuine Rolex Calibre 3285


Is this it?
 

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I see Trusty advertising a Noob GMT with a movement that he describes as Asia Clone 3285 Automatic GMT movement with decorated bridges & rotor with correct hand stack (Hour Hand Adjustable) - Functions 1:1 like the Genuine Rolex Calibre 3285


Is this it?
This watch was added to the website almost 3 years ago. A lot of watches might claim to have a clone movement or function :1:1 like the genuine but buyers need to do their due dilligence prior to purchase, it's just standard advertising for Trusty.
 
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I see Trusty advertising a Noob GMT with a movement that he describes as Asia Clone 3285 Automatic GMT movement with decorated bridges & rotor with correct hand stack (Hour Hand Adjustable) - Functions 1:1 like the Genuine Rolex Calibre 3285


Is this it?
Noob is dead. It's been a year now.

They died together with VSF.

VSF revived, noob didn't.

RIP NooB
 

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Sorry I fell for Trusty's marketing. I should have figured it out based on the Noob factory description.
 

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Strong rumours in china has it that it will be VS that will be releasing 3285 in Q4. Not C or C+...

Even so, take it with a pinch of salt untill we see it. Before c+ was released, it was rumoured to be 3285 too.

Thats also what i read from different sources.
November GMT Master 2 from VSF with Clone movement.
 
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Would be awesome a VSF GMT, what vsf stands for:

- 1:1 case
- dandong movement
- NO grease bezel construction
- great crystal / cyclops with black hole effect

Added with a few cf or arf parts:

- batman CF is fine. Pepsi not, i dont like the dirty Red color.
- arf bracelet
- clean factory dial + hands
 

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As long as we're smoking pipe dreams, I would love to see a VSF Explorer 2 with a Dandong 3285. We know that VSF got Dandong to produce a large and small date wheel version of the 3235, so perhaps they've asked the same of Dandong for the 3285. I know the Explorer 2 is a niche watch and has nowhere near the market potential as the GMT 2, but a man can dream can't he?
 

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I for one would love to see a quality explorer 2.

Come on.... Polar white dial no?!?!?!

A VSF polar dial Explorer II?

Futurama Buy GIF
 
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