new high beat

[deepseadave]

hi guys just been looking at the new high beat big bangs 28,800 bph and i dont think they look as good as the older cheaper low beat ones.

i mean the old ones we really good the rotor was not spikey and the regulator had what looked like a fine adjuster on it.
the hublot website say that fake ones will have a spikey rotor and be missing the fine adjuster.

why always one step forward two steps back?

 

[jj69]

It's not a step in any direction. The high beats have always looked like that. You're free to buy whichever version you prefer, but if you want a watch that is reliable and is capable of telling the correct time, it has to be the high beat. The low beats usually function okay, as long as you're willing to live with a watch that loses or gains 5-20 minutes a day. That's just the way they are, and it's part of the reason why the high beats cost so much more.

If you're obsessed with the way the underside of your watch looks, I suppose you have to get the low beat (or do extensive mods to the high beat). Personally, I'd rather have a watch with a high quality movement that keeps accurate time.

hi guys just been looking at the new high beat big bangs 28,800 bph and i dont think they look as good as the older cheaper low beat ones.

i mean the old ones we really good the rotor was not spikey and the regulator had what looked like a fine adjuster on it.
the hublot website say that fake ones will have a spikey rotor and be missing the fine adjuster.

why always one step forward two steps back?

 

[I am Sam]

but if you want a watch that is reliable and is capable of telling the correct time, it has to be the high beat.

Sir, I highly beg to disagree with that note, keeping in mind the older movements, high-beat does not necessarily means accuracy.

 

[seanf]

Sorry, jj, but I'm with I Am Sam. I've never heard anything about the low-beat movements being inaccurate en mass. Sure, you'll get bad watches and bad batches from time to time. But I'm not aware of anyone ever saying that the movement itself is bad. And I would venture a guess that the high beat movements will have just as many issues than the low beat movement. As a general rule, it's not really about the movements. It's about how they were assembled (i.e. in the basement of an apartment building by a 10 year old-- no proper lubrication, not properly regulated, no water proofing, etc.).

 

[JellyJoe]

It's not a step in any direction. The high beats have always looked like that. You're free to buy whichever version you prefer, but if you want a watch that is reliable and is capable of telling the correct time, it has to be the high beat. The low beats usually function okay, as long as you're willing to live with a watch that loses or gains 5-20 minutes a day. That's just the way they are, and it's part of the reason why the high beats cost so much more.

If you're obsessed with the way the underside of your watch looks, I suppose you have to get the low beat (or do extensive mods to the high beat). Personally, I'd rather have a watch with a high quality movement that keeps accurate time.

A low beat doesn't lose 5-20 minutes a day lol, unless its badly out of regulation or you left a hand remover in the case.
You can ask Fakes who has some experience with low beat movs.
I brought low beat movs to decent accuracy (+-10-15 secs a day) without staying there tweaking for weeks.
Of course a 36k BPH Zenith El Primero will definitely be more accurate than any asian 21j, but its cost would be 500+ times the asian one, so no wonder.

 

[Francisco]

High beat movements can be modified for having a better HBB rep, as shown here:

http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/showthread.php/using-decals-for-modding-hublot-34038

Regards,

Francisco

 

[fakemaster]

The low beat 7750 is a perfectly fine movement. I actually prefer it to the high beat. Especially right now.

 

[jmd33]

All my reps are low beat and I've gotten them all to run in COSC

 

[indyberetta]

They all vary. I have found the quality of the low beat HBB reps to not be as good, but the movements have all worked fine.

It is all up to the buyer...most of the high beat reps have better looking dials and cases, but Hublot gens even vary so usually no need to fear anyone being able to spot a rep. Most people don't even know what Hublot is!

 

[jj69]

Sorry, jj, but I'm with I Am Sam. I've never heard anything about the low-beat movements being inaccurate en mass. Sure, you'll get bad watches and bad batches from time to time. But I'm not aware of anyone ever saying that the movement itself is bad. And I would venture a guess that the high beat movements will have just as many issues than the low beat movement. As a general rule, it's not really about the movements. It's about how they were assembled (i.e. in the basement of an apartment building by a 10 year old-- no proper lubrication, not properly regulated, no water proofing, etc.).

You're right - and wrong. The problem with the low beats is, of course, the assembly. Most of them movements come through completely dry. If you're willing to pay to have them serviced, then they should run as well as any other Asian movement. The high beats run fine out of the box, without having to pay for a service they day you get it.

I've owned at least 15-20 different reps with low beat 7750s. A couple were decent, but losing 5 minutes a day is completely normal. On the wrist, it's not usual for some of them to suddenly lose 10, 20, 30 minutes without warning. I had one that ran so fast, it gained over an hour a day.

By comparison, I've owned over 25 high beats and I only had a problem with one of them that my watchmaker was able to fix for $25. That's a track record I'm not willing to ignore.

 

[I am Sam]

The high beats run fine out of the box, without having to pay for a service the day you get it.

Sorry I don't agree with you again. At the moment I have two hi-beat clones pending repairs, almost DOA. Though it was QCed by the dealers. I have seen more problem threads related to high beat (7750 precisely) as compared to others. Contrary to your experience, all the low beat movements I have fits your statement but I would not say they run fine OTB.