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notice to all: the 3285 clone movement does not fit into the cases for the 3185. The case must be enlarged slightly with the lathe
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Dandong 3285 clone movement
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A few pics of the Dandong 3285.
I’ve seen this called the DD3285 on WeChat to differentiate it from the other new 3285 from the “new” Shanghai movement factory that’s based on the vr3235 movement.
How do people feel about that as a naming convention:
The DD3285:
I’ve seen this called the DD3285 on WeChat to differentiate it from the other new 3285 from the “new” Shanghai movement factory that’s based on the vr3235 movement.
How do people feel about that as a naming convention:
- DD3285 for the 3285 movement that’s made by the Dandong movement factory and is based on the vs3235 which we are now seeing in Clean Factory GMTs. Easily identifiable by regulation and beat adjustor arms facing outwards.
- VR3285 for the 3285 movement made by the “new” Shanghai movement factory and which is based on the vr3235 movement, and which we’ve seen in the new C+ factory GMTs. This movement is easily identifiable by the fake hairspring stud facing outwards and the regulator and beat adjustor arms facing inwards.
The DD3285:
I think DD3285 for the Dandong makes sense, but why not keeping that convention and naming the Shanghai one the sh3285 ?A few pics of the Dandong 3285.
I’ve seen this called the DD3285 on WeChat to differentiate it from the other new 3285 from the “new” Shanghai movement factory that’s based on the vr3235 movement.
How do people feel about that as a naming convention:
- DD3285 for the 3285 movement that’s made by the Dandong movement factory and is based on the vs3235 which we are now seeing in Clean Factory GMTs. Easily identifiable by regulation and beat adjustor arms facing outwards.
- VR3285 for the 3285 movement made by the “new” Shanghai movement factory and which is based on the vr3235 movement, and which we’ve seen in the new C+ factory GMTs. This movement is easily identifiable by the fake hairspring stud facing outwards and the regulator and beat adjustor arms facing inwards.
The DD3285:
I mean either it's vs3285 / vr 3285, or it's dd3285 and sh3285, but mixing the nomenclatures is a bit confusing imo
My reasoning for not suggesting SH3285 was because there is the SH3186 movement which has a bad reputation, so I didn't want to preemptively tarnish the 3285 from "new" Shanghai movement factory. Although in general I agree that naming movements after the movement factory rather than the watch factory is a good idea.
My reasoning for not suggesting vs3285 for the new Dandong 3285 is that the movement is appearing (first?) in a CF watch, so the idea of calling it a vs3285 might somehow imply that it's a movement associated with VSF. Again, in general I think it's a bad idea to name movement after the watch factory that first uses the movement; this is how we still have the "Noob 4130" movement even though Noob is no longer in business. But it's not like we can go back in time and re-name movements since that would only cause more confusion. And creating a "new" standard naming convention is only likely to make things worse:
This is a “new” Shanghai 3285 aka a vr3285. It’s easy to tell from the fake hairspring stud on the balance bridge.Can you help me please?
Wich 3285 is mine?
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Thank you ;-) obviously we still don't know which of the two 3285 is better right?
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i believe it’s universally agreed that the Dandong movements are the best. The quality of manufacturing is superior with better fit and finish and amplitude. That‘s why there’s a lot of excitement with the new Dandong 3285 release. There are lots of VR movements out there that are running well though. No clone is perfect, but the DD movements get closer than most.
Keylog74
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I think this review cleared this.
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New Released Clean 3285 Movement(from Dandong) Compared With GEN and Shanghai 3285 Movement
Hello everybody I’m back with the fresh new released Clean 3285 movement(from Dandong) compared with GEN and Shanghai 3285 movement. This timhe power reserve of Shanghai movement is 40 hours. However, we couldn’t know the exact duration of Shanghai movement due to our hasty time . I hope it...
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Movements from dandong has always been top notch. Especially in the Rolex calibers. Don't forget, the 324 and 3120 clones are from dandong too.
Some pics of the movement here.
Some pics of the movement here.
Gully
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Gully
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There is no “old” vr3285… there was only a vr3186 that was engraved with “3285” but it was obviously still a 31xx design since its rotor didn’t run on bearings.
Based on track record - and being that both sh and DD 3285 are new.
I'll choose to the dd3285 in a blind test easily anyday.
Also, there is a link up on top that showcases the individual parts for sh vs DD. U can take a look there.
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I've just ordered the latest GMT 126710 "Pepsi" from clean factory with this new (DD3285) movement. I'll post some QC pictures asap! Curious this will be the right movement to a "almost" perfect match with gen.
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I think the naming conventions should be
DD3285
SH3285
This is how CTime has referred to the SH version in their teardown comparison.
The VR GMT movements were so named because they first appeared in VRF GMTs, and the factory was purportedly involved in the development and release. There has been no such VRF involvement with the SH3285 that we've heard about.
DD3285
SH3285
This is how CTime has referred to the SH version in their teardown comparison.
The VR GMT movements were so named because they first appeared in VRF GMTs, and the factory was purportedly involved in the development and release. There has been no such VRF involvement with the SH3285 that we've heard about.
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Yes, it's about time we grow up and start using these as proper names for the movements. It makes much more sense, especially seeing how these movements are crossing over into different factories.
