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New PPF 5712 with PP240 Super Clone.....

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Some really good info here, thanks for sharing! I myself can only click my moonphase once per day, but it also rotates fine with time so this is good info for me to take when I eventually get mine serviced
My watch run itself every day every functions…no need to adjust nothing….
 
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I recently had the chance to service the clone 240 movement. I posted a detailed (picture heavy) breakdown in my watchmaking journey thread:

 

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It looks nice! Great watch.

The late dials like your one are darker than the early ones that have the greenish tint.
Thank you! It has a tone that I absolutely love, I'm looking for an alternative to wearing 1:1 on trips abroad, but I guess I'll wait for the SWF for the dial
 
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An absolutely golden break down by one of the reddit watch makers petehudso... quality content for all

Lol… yeah, that’s me (I’m petehudso on Reddit and Dogwood here). I linked to a slightly longer version in my Journey thread above — Reddit limits you to 20 pics per post, RWI let me post a few more pics.

Link again for convenience.

 

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Well as of yesterday my PPF v2 is likely dead, power reserve mechanism seems to have failed. It can wind but seems theres no power delivery to the balance spring in general. Pallet fork and balance aren't stuck so definitely something within the spring barrel or the barrel arbor may have failed. Can rarely get a few hours of power out of it so I'm kinda hoping that it may just need a deconstruction and rebuild with lubrication.

When I first received it the moonphase didn't actuate except once per day so I have a feeling whatever happened during DHL shipping it may have taken a hit and this is an escalation from that. Obviously before all this was working fine but seems there still some bugs in the clone- YMMV!
 

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Of course after posting that I've somehow managed to get it running for 24 hours. Now just thinking a regular service might be all it really needs. No idea whats going on, this movement is definitely a strange one but I love it :LOL:
 

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Let me share w you guys the custom v2 I just got built, and at the same time get your thoughts and opinions on it
The case was thinned to gen spec
Custom dial, custom date wheel
Gen moonphase disk

Everything is perfect to my eyes, but the dial seems a bit greyish. I do not own a gen to compare it to. Any input?





 

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Let me share w you guys the custom v2 I just got built, and at the same time get your thoughts and opinions on it
The case was thinned to gen spec
Custom dial, custom date wheel
Gen moonphase disk

Everything is perfect to my eyes, but the dial seems a bit greyish. I do not own a gen to compare it to. Any input?
Custom datewheel??? 🤔
 

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