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Interesting thread from watchbus about AP clone movement
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Noob already has a 3120 decoration out.
Royal Oak Offshore Diver Real Ceramic Noob Best Edition on Rubber Strap A3120
They have not decorated the A7750 chronos yet. It will require a different plate than the A2824 plates. I actually dislike plates, with their functionless jewels and escapements, and hideous fake screws. I hope this will not be an excuse to hike prices even higher.
Last year saw the news they making split chrono movement. Until now somehow it's disappear. I hope this won't be the same case.
Yea..., I was referring to the decorated 7750 and the A3120 mentioned in that Watchbus thread is for JF version of A3120 since JF hasn't put out any decorated movement yet on their AP.
So my bet is still no clone, only decoration.
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That would be my bet as well (which is in line with what I heard), but I have no idea how they would fit any plating in that case with as thick as the sec@12 movement is already
Looks like they are working through CNY at J12. Here is the latest photo from their AP division:
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I hope JF is actually cloning a chrono movement instead of putting a decorated plate on an 7750...so all of us will have a correct position dw on all 42mm ROO...in the perfect world...
Lol, well played.
Looks like they are working through CNY at J12. Here is the latest photo from their AP division:
:hehehe:
Lol, well played.
Looks like they are working through CNY at J12. Here is the latest photo from their AP division:
:hehehe:
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After rereading this article about the 3120, I am 99.9% sure that there will be no A3120 ever.
Concept to Caliber: The Story Behind Audemars Piguet's Manufacture Caliber 3120 | WatchTime - USA's No.1 Watch Magazine
Concept to Caliber: The Story Behind Audemars Piguet's Manufacture Caliber 3120 | WatchTime - USA's No.1 Watch Magazine
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you underestimate the chinese
it will take a long time, but im pretty sure something will happen
Ehh, I was impressed once when I saw this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn0UHZuOEeY
Then I got my 15400 Miyota and realized it was nothing special after all, if the chinese could do it for 400 bucks.
If the Chinese clone the 3120, it will be a major achievement... I hope they do it too. But the escapement mechanism will be extremely difficult to clone.
That's true, the robin escapement looks very complex. We talk about 1/100mm tolerance, I doubt chines factory's can build a movement like that. But I still hope I'm wrong.
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