I've been following the clone 324 SC movement ever since Angus announced of it's existence on February 2, 2017. All we have so far is a blurred picture of the movement given to Angus by V6F, and that was time ago. Angus just recently announced that the project is still alive and well, despite rumors that the project had been cancelled.
According to reppist , the interest of the more affluent Chinese rep market for the Patek Philippe brand is quickly becoming more popular. This is evident by the increase of Patek Philippe models being introduced lately. So yeah, the clone 324 SC movement is coming.
Latest photo?
Hopefully the 324 clone will do for pp reps what the sh3135 has done for Rolex reps. I’d seriously consider a 5711 Franken. The risk is the movement won’t have any replacement parts or few people to service it if anything goes wrong
Hence I hope V6F do their best at it. Having the movement means correct thickness, crown position, and case shape. If they could replicate the dial well and the DW, well that might just be a super rep.
hope they will add 100,- to the final costs to get the finish in every aspect right (especially the look of the movement even if geneva standard is merely impossible hehe)
Yeah, personally, I am willing to pay ~$1000 for a out-of-the-box super rep 5711. It's quite a bit of money for a replica, however if V6F get's everything right and it ever reaches super rep status my wallet is open. I am really excited for the movement, since not only could it be used for the Nautilus, but for the Aquanut.
Prices increased the last years - that said there is room for improvements (just look at the build quality of XF V2 15707/15706 compared to JF - they want 398bucks for it while XF is 30 dollars less expensive with a massive difference in finish)