I think ceramic bezel will not give us the same nostalgic feel due to its glossiness
and for me, no date complication please
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and for me, no date complication please
Why no date? I think vsf's 300m movements are pretty much nwbig, but I could be wrongI think ceramic bezel will not give us the same nostalgic feel due to its glossiness
and for me, no date complication please
Genuine_Tourbillon
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Totally wrong.
The genuine Omega 88xx movement is in a different world compared to the ETA2824 used in a VSF SMP300.
They're not even remotely comparable.
JohnnyDangerous
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That's why this would be best to buy on the second hand market... then the price is closer to edible
Genuine_Tourbillon
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Cheaper to buy from Japan, you can get a 6 month old NTTD for around £4000 if you know where to look.
AlphaWolf
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This might be a stupid question, but... How to know if i got exact manufacturer, version of the replica I ordered? NTTD rep prices would vary from 300s to 500 depending on manufacturer and version. Lets say I'll order VS Factory V4, is there way to confirm it from the QC pictures?
I was under the impression that the A8800 movement was very close to the genuine 8800 movement, much like how Clean's DD3286 is to gen.
Never mind, I confused movements. The A8800 is an asian eta 2824-2 movement, but that movement is solid AF, so why bother going gen? Plus it's easy to fix and can be swapped out easily!
Genuine_Tourbillon
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Better power reserve, Co-axial, free sprung balance wheel with s14 hairspring , 15,000 Gauss resistance, meta Chronometer. Ultra reliable.
Absolutely no contest.
Why go gen?
Better power reserve, Co-axial, free sprung balance wheel with s14 hairspring , 15,000 Gauss resistance, meta Chronometer. Ultra reliable.
Absolutely no contest.
lazy to set date
I know many skip setting date on their watch when collection balloons, but I can accept incorrect date on my watch
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No easy way. Either learn yourself what to look for or buy from a dealer you trust is the easiest way. Otherwise you learn the model deeply and the different variations. Ain't no shortcuts.
I wouldn't be hyper worried lol there isnt any v3 VSF NTTDs left those were gone a year+ ago.
True. For 4k, I might even consider it. Heck, my bicycle costs more than that. But I can't find them for that price on chrono. And it's Omega; for some reason this brand never appealed to me, even before I discovered replicas. I can't place the why, because objectively speaking, they are good watches. It like Tudor; they just rub me wrong.
typo, I can't accept incorrect datelazy to set date
I know many skip setting date on their watch when collection balloons, but I can accept incorrect date on my watch
Nope. It's just a regular Asian movement that is decorated to look like an 8800. Nowhere close to a gen 8800.I was under the impression that the A8800 movement was very close to the genuine 8800 movement, much like how Clean's DD3286 is to gen.
Yeah, I was confused. As I said in my previous reply, it's an asian eta 2824-2 movement.
Yes I saw that after I posted that reply. My bad.
In my ZF SMP300, I swapped it out for an SW200. The eta 2824 had an issue in mine and after the swap, it's perfect.
Nice! Did you do the swap yourself and did you change the date wheel so that it had the correct font?
I didn't swap it out myself since I'm incompetent. I got a watchmaker to do it for me. He used the DW that came with the ZF.
