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ZF RM55, new super clone movement
- Thread starter puretime
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Just wanted to say my observation about BBR vs ZF still is correct. ZF is the superior version by far but if you're unsure about the RM style and if you'd like it, save $500 and get the BBR instead.
RM055 seems to be a hard sell on the M2M section, at $1k it's expensive replica and it's a hard sell for this kind of watch
RM055 seems to be a hard sell on the M2M section, at $1k it's expensive replica and it's a hard sell for this kind of watch
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Dollar_short
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I'm really surprised that they still don't have a gat dang ceramic version out
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ObscureShape
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Not a super expert watch maker, so others can chime in if I'm wrong, but I think it's to do with weight calibration/balance to get the wheel oscillating perfectly.Does anyone know the purpose of this indent on the balance?
Looks like YSF has released a version with brushed movement ribs. The curved rib on the back of the movement is also full length. Case shape looks less accurate compared to ZF though
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Not a expert but it's interesting, if other factories have access to this movement and are also able to make their own customization, maybe there will be alot more competition for this!Looks like YSF has released a version with brushed movement ribs. The curved rib on the back of the movement is also full length. Case shape looks less accurate compared to ZF though
Pretty interesting that they released a terrible case pattern considering all the current commentary around the ZF case. If they had released this in a ceramic case, they might have stolen a few orders from ZF beating them to market? Rep game is always interesting, but still exciting for us RM lovers.
fletch512
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And the YSF is incredibly $400 less than the ZF. Intake's pictures are pretty flat, so hard to tell how good/bad the NTPT pattern is compared to the ZF, which already isn't that great. Bu the movement decoration definitely seems to be an improvement both front and back. Would love to see a video of this watch, if anyone finds one.
As noted above, if they would just come out with a ceramic case that's decent, this would be a killer deal.
As noted above, if they would just come out with a ceramic case that's decent, this would be a killer deal.
@Reaps is correct, these marks where material has been removed from the balance wheel are "poise" corrections. The purpose of them is to make that mass distribution as symmetric as possible on the balance wheel. On reps you'll typically see at most two poise corrections. On a gen you may see up to ten. Poising is done on a rather expensive machine and is time consuming. The better the poise of the balance wheel, the more consistent the timekeeping of the watch will be across various orientations.Does anyone know the purpose of this indent on the balance?
GiantSquid
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Dang, whole lot cheaper, just a matter of time before one of them does a ceramic IMOLooks like YSF has released a version with brushed movement ribs. The curved rib on the back of the movement is also full length. Case shape looks less accurate compared to ZF though
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