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List of popular movements found in rep watches

wisedennis

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Is the superclone 3235 different than the 3135? Every watch I look at on JTime has this as the movement.
3235 has a larger power reserve and a bit larger than a 3135. Typically 3235 fits into 12Xxxx watches while 3135 fits into 11xxxx 6 digits Rolex.
 

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V2023.9.26 updates: added 4 comparison and ranking pictures of the movements.
 

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The key number to concern yourself with during movement QC is amplitude. Amplitude is an indicator of four things:

  1. how well the parts of the movement were manufactured.
  2. how well these parts were assembled.
  3. how clean the parts were when they were assembled.
  4. was proper lubrication applied during assembly.
All of the factors above will affect the watch’s amplitude. Low amplitude is an indicator that the movement is not well made, not well assembled, not clean, or not properly lubricated.

Lift Angles of some common movements:
  • ETA 2824 — 50 degrees
  • ETA 2836 — 50 degrees
  • Rolex 3135 — 52 degrees
  • Rolex 3187 — 52 degrees
  • Rolex 3235 — 53 or 55 degrees (55 for vs3235)
  • Rolex 4130 — 52 degrees
  • Miyota 9015 — 51 degrees
  • Patek 324SC — 51 degrees
  • Patek 240 — (I don’t know, if you do please comment)
  • AP 3120 — 53 degrees

(Another good post from Reddit)
 

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I am always worried the movement will give it away on my John Mayer Daytona. I almost want to shut off the movement lol
 

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How good are the rep movements in general compared to gen? To a trained eye can that be a giveaway or not really
 

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How good are the rep movements in general compared to gen? To a trained eye can that be a giveaway or not really
A trained eye…like a watchsmith that works on a lot of gens…might catch a rep, but most watch aficionados couldn’t tell a good rep movement from Gen.

Unless they’re into reps, in which case they’d probably ask what factory it’s from.
 

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What does it mean DD? I had a watchmaker ask me if my 3285 was DD?
 

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What does it mean DD? I had a watchmaker ask me if my 3285 was DD?
See the “Naming Conventions” section of the comprehensive guide to Rolex rep movements.

 

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See the “Naming Conventions” section of the comprehensive guide to Rolex rep movements.


Thank you very much. So much to know!!! I appreciate the help :)
 

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List of Pam In-house:

In-House Movements​