Hello all, I have been doing quite a bit of research in preparation for a Daytona purchase. Thru my research, I thought I had it nailed down that the DD4130 movement was the preferred movement. I based this on the stickied post in this section titled "Comprehensive Guide to Clone Movements found in Rolex Reps".
I started correspondence with a TD & was quite surprised by the TD's reply to my inquiry.
Quoted below is my inquiry & the TD's response.
ME
"Hello,
Looking for a stainless Daytona with a DD4130 movement. Black or white dial & a black ceramic bezel, prefer a stainless bracelet but would be willing to entertain an Oysterflex."
TD's response
"Why do you want that movement in the watch?
And as far as the 4130 "clone" movement, that movement is a terrible movement. It is not a matter of if it will die, it is a matter of when. It's an unstable and expensive movement. My conjecture is that these watches are sealed. No one can see the movement. What can be seen is if it keeps good time, has a nice sweep, and is it reliable. And if you think an expert will open one of these watches and mistake a rep clone movement for the GEN movement, guess again. The copy movement will not fool any expert. I have tried the watches with those movements, and every single one I tried ended up dead pretty quickly. I had my repair guy look at them, and he cannot get the parts for them. There is no "standard" 4130 movement, and each different one takes different parts, so finding the parts is a guessing game."
This left me scratching my head & doing more research.
Looking for guidance on where I went wrong thinking the DD4130 was the best/better choice.
What say you?
I started correspondence with a TD & was quite surprised by the TD's reply to my inquiry.
Quoted below is my inquiry & the TD's response.
ME
"Hello,
Looking for a stainless Daytona with a DD4130 movement. Black or white dial & a black ceramic bezel, prefer a stainless bracelet but would be willing to entertain an Oysterflex."
TD's response
"Why do you want that movement in the watch?
And as far as the 4130 "clone" movement, that movement is a terrible movement. It is not a matter of if it will die, it is a matter of when. It's an unstable and expensive movement. My conjecture is that these watches are sealed. No one can see the movement. What can be seen is if it keeps good time, has a nice sweep, and is it reliable. And if you think an expert will open one of these watches and mistake a rep clone movement for the GEN movement, guess again. The copy movement will not fool any expert. I have tried the watches with those movements, and every single one I tried ended up dead pretty quickly. I had my repair guy look at them, and he cannot get the parts for them. There is no "standard" 4130 movement, and each different one takes different parts, so finding the parts is a guessing game."
This left me scratching my head & doing more research.
Looking for guidance on where I went wrong thinking the DD4130 was the best/better choice.
What say you?