Top Clean VS-3135

[swissmadetime1966]

Two weeks ago I ordered a Top Clean VS-3135 from Aliexpress.com or, I tough I bought a Super Clone...
It doesn't work, the rotor spins nice and quiet but that's pretty much all that happens.
Stone dead, zip , nada... complete Stone dead...

After a short troubble-shooting i realised why...
Shit happens, it's a part of the life but when 2/3 of the teeth are missing life is tough.

See fot yourself.


Regards

Nils-Håkan

Sweden

 

[Karbon74]

Try to file a dispute

 

[tbandy]

If that is the only problem, ask them to send you the replacement part (Ratchet Wheel ) easy to replace.
I don't know why but this a very common problem, I've received brand new watches with that problem.
The only concern is, where are does pieces of metal in that movement.
I think you are better to request a replacement of the whole movement !

 

[Bardo]

Two weeks ago I ordered a Top Clean VS-3135 from Aliexpress.com or, I tough I bought a Super Clone...
It doesn't work, the rotor spins nice and quiet but that's pretty much all that happens.
Stone dead, zip , nada... complete Stone dead...

After a short troubble-shooting i realised why...
Shit happens, it's a part of the life but when 2/3 of the teeth are missing life is tough.

See fot yourself.


Regards

Nils-Håkan

Sweden

Yikes, no way there’s enough tension to sheer the teeth through use, definitely seems like a manufacturing issue that the seller should correct. Bad luck!

 

[swissmadetime1966]

Thanx for your feedback, I have opened a refund case and hopefuly the seller takes care of this.
This was the first time i bought a clone (Replica) movement and I was prepared for anything to happend.

From what I understand when reading on some forums, it's a rather common problem not only with Clones, Selitta and Eta have it as well.
It's probably an easy operation to change the Ratchet wheel and after a deep cleaning it will most likely work perfect.

I'm waiting to renovate the movement untill i have some feedback from the seller...

Regards

Nils-Håkan
Sweden

 

[Reaps]

Which store did you buy from? Only buy from stores that are 92%+ with at least 500 follows, and try to buy 3135s/movements that have had "SOLD" before.

As Karbon said, you can file a dispute and upload pictures of what you recieved. DO NOT close this dispute ticket for ANY reason (no matter what seller says) until you get a partial refund or resolution. You'll probably get some money back at the bare minimum.

 

[swissmadetime1966]

Hi.
I bought the movement from Keanu Reeves Store.
The reason was that they are shipping from France that saves me like 2 weeks delivery time.
Maybe a bad choise but the price was fare, $100

 

[BostonPilot]

Can we get an update? Did you get refunded?

 

[swissmadetime1966]

Update:

I decided to keep the movement, I had a spare Ratchet wheel anyway and to avoid another month without a fully functional movement, I took a chance... That was my moove...

But in the very end , it became to be a very bad moove.

After i replaced the RW, everything was working perfect, I installed the movement in a HR case with a nice Sea Dweller Double Red dial and I was quite pleased with the result...

But, it was only the second hand that was moving... Ok... What have i missed now?
I had no parts left after the swap of the RW
and it was de facto alive after the transplantation. That is of course no guaratee that it is doing what it's support to do, show the right time.

I handed over the movement to a friend of mine who is a pro watchsmith an later on that night, he texten me...

I'm not sure if it was my attempt to swap the Ratchet that caused what he found after disassembling the movement, but who ever it was assembling that movement, he, or she. had a very bad day at work.

Broken screws, untightened screws, gears that was warped and so on...

So... This was my first purchase of a VS Factory 3135-clone and I was obviously not the choosen one...

Maybe i'll try another dealer, maybe i don't. But for now, i will continue building my watches with original eta 2824-2 movements...

Cheers

Nils-Håkan
Sweden