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Tales of two Fiddy

lan61t

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So here's the fiddy pic of the fiddy that i got from GZ, the one on the left.

In a glimps they look the same, but after further inspection they look quite different.

Can someone give an insight about this?

Here's the differences that i found on two watches
V1 (My Fiddy) VS V2 (My Bro in Law's Fiddy)
1. Swan Neck VS No Swan Neck
2. Non Decorate VS Decorated
3. Bigger Dome VS Shallow Dome
4. Crystal / Glass VS Plexi
5. Dial look more to the edge VS Less to the edge
6. Numeral looks different
7. Case looks different
8. Thinner Back Case VS Thicker Back Case
8. and the most important is V1 is DEAD... I decided to UDS (UnDeadStock) the watch for the first time on Christmas Eve, but i found out that the watch died on the following day.

It was working fine, but if i moved the watch in vertical position the winder suddenly stop. Anyone know the reason behing this?

Here's the Pic
Left V1 VS Right V2
2frontfc4.jpg

2frontfc4.jpg

2sidedp1.jpg

V1
swanneckok8.jpg


V2
decoratedzv9.jpg
 

Dizzy

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nice straps!!!

My fiddy had some problems before.. it kept stopping and i looked inside it and found that one of the blue screws came loose and god jammed in the movement.. all the screws were loose. I didnt think i should use locktight on the movement screws haha so i just snugged them up.

Open it up and have a look
 

Relojero

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Where did your brother get the hands??? they look GEN
Awesome... even the movenet but the swans neck... Who made that one V2 ( inlaw)
 

lan61t

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Dizzy said:
nice straps!!!

My fiddy had some problems before.. it kept stopping and i looked inside it and found that one of the blue screws came loose and god jammed in the movement.. all the screws were loose. I didnt think i should use locktight on the movement screws haha so i just snugged them up.

Open it up and have a look

peter did a great job on those straps :)

I dont think i have the courage to open this one, but i'll try on the weekend, hehehe, wish me luck
 

lan61t

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fakemaster said:
Wow. The same yet completely different.

i second that, we were amazed when we compare those two, at a glance they look similar, hehehehe
 

lan61t

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Relojero said:
Where did your brother get the hands??? they look GEN
Awesome... even the movenet but the swans neck... Who made that one V2 ( inlaw)

someone gave it to him as a present, at first he thought that it was gen, because of the decorated back, until he found out about the pin in the middle, the crown guard is not smooth and there's no swan neck.
 

Time4Direct

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these are from 2 completely different factories
The decorated movement watch with swan neck is a base model from one factory the decoration are stick on plates
The swan necked watch is new from another factory It is high beat 21600 and the best "H" asian available today there are many differences from the decorated movement one is the swan neck of course but also the beveled gears

The dials are also completely different the lume on the decorated movement if a recent one will be almost to super lume standard the swan necked watch will be regular rep lume

The decorated watch has swiss grade hands

cases are also different the decorated being closer to Gen 127 the swan more like the 217

Either are avaialble from us at $99 both have their pros and cons
Both are great value and a great base for further modding if you want
 

trailboss99

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99 bucks for a Fiddy? Either sounds a good bet at that price.

Col.
 

lan61t

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Time4Direct said:
these are from 2 completely different factories
The decorated movement watch with swan neck is a base model from one factory the decoration are stick on plates
The swan necked watch is new from another factory It is high beat 21600 and the best "H" asian available today there are many differences from the decorated movement one is the swan neck of course but also the beveled gears

The dials are also completely different the lume on the decorated movement if a recent one will be almost to super lume standard the swan necked watch will be regular rep lume

The decorated watch has swiss grade hands

cases are also different the decorated being closer to Gen 127 the swan more like the 217

Either are avaialble from us at $99 both have their pros and cons
Both are great value and a great base for further modding if you want

wowww, thanks for a great inside.

so in conclusion,
Decorated (v2) is much better it has Superlume, Correct Case, Swiss Gears but lack the swan neck.

Am i right?